Wudaokou like A playground for Chinese and Korean students As it is close to a large number of higher education institutions and is frequented by many foreign students, Wudaokou possesses a unique cultural atmosphere and at the same time, it is one of the several places “getting more beautiful towards the midnight” in Beijing. Surrounded by Tsinghua University, Peking University, Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Beijing Language and Culture University, China University of Petroleum, China University of Mining & Technology, China University of Geosciences, University of Science & Technology Beijing and New Oriental School, Wudaokou is the “playground” for numerous students to have entertainments as well as a cultural tribe and little global village where people from more than 100 countries gather. At eight or nine o’clock in the evening, shops elsewhere already begin to close, but for shops located at Wudaokou, it is just their busiest hour. Leatherwear shops, costume shops and toys shops, such as Shicaotang, Ayou, Suren, Hongying and Wisdom, unexceptionally set their closing time at 10:30 inthe evening or even later. Visitors there include lovely students who tighten their belts to buy books at the old bookstalls, rock and roll singers who shuttle back and forth between different bars with a guitar on the back, tall Americans who ride an old-typed bicycle with 28 inches wheels and practice such Chinese expressions as “Taoyan” (which means annoying) and “Daomei”(which means bad luck), foreign students from Japan and Korea who take the lead to dye their hairs into green and grey colors and pro-Korean teenagers and Bosozoku fighters as well. Supplement – most popular in supermarket Gourmet, fashion costumes, distinctive Korean bars and shopping malls could be seen in Wudaokou area, but there is no supermarket. Otherwise, it was really a sound and perfect business circle. With the emergence of Lotus Supermarket andJiamaoShopping Center, Wudaokou is updated as a mature business circle rather than a fashionable place only for students. Surrounded by numerous universities and colleges, Wudaokou thrills the students with the emergence of Lotus Supermarket, which later has become a shopping destination within this area.

NIKE factory store

Feature: Nearly all the products in the factory store are products at discount. If you can choose your beloved one, do remember not to let it go as it must be worthwhile. Address: F1, Lotus Supermarket,DongshengPlaza,

8 Zhongguangcun-dong Road

A row of small shops

Feature: Such a row of small shops seem to be standing in silence but actually they are quite popular among students; among such small shops, Wo Shi Nvsheng (I am a Girl) Accessory Shop, with various kinds of cheap accessories, is beloved by most girls, while Yiyi Bushe (Yiyi Cottage for Clothes) is filled with fashion clothes in favor of the rural style.

Address: To the north of Lotus Supermarket, Wudaokou

The old beloved – Classic first/second-floor shops

The famous residence community within Wudaokou area – Huaqing Jiayuan, located among many higher education institutions and spotted at the prosperous Wudaokou, is really a treasure land. Ranging from costume to hairdressing, from restaurant to coffee, from mobile communication to speciality market, the practical and convenient first/second-floor shops are rooted there providing a rich variety of services for you to experience.

Feng Zhi Yuyi (Wind’s feather)

Feature: It is featured by fashion costume, some with good quality and reasonable price; others at high price. It is popular with fashion girls for no need to worry about wearing the same clothes with others. Location: 5-1 and 5-2 Huaqing Jiayuan, Wudaokou, Haidian District.