The area of Sanlitun Village is being accompanied by Worker’s Stadium, embassy area and CBD. Since the late 20th century, Sanlitun has developed to a high-ranking living and entertainment area of Beijing.

It houses many bars and clubs popular with both foreigners and locals as well as international brand-name stores such as American Apparel, Apple and Adidas (it is the largest Adidas store in the world). Many foreign people have their first impression of Beijing starting with Sanlitun. Although someone said that Sanlitun in nowadays fell off and could not compete with newly-born counterparts like Houhai, it is still the heavyweight site of the city’s leisure life.

Source: beijingtoursguide.com