Taotao Peng
Where are you from?
Tianjin
How many children do you have?
I have one son (9) and one daughter (18 months).
How long have you been living in Beijing?
Six years.
Where do you like to shop?
H&M for the kids and Zara for myself.
Where do you like to eat?
I like the Yunnan restaurant Yun’er Xiaozhen (云洱小镇) on Beiluogu Xiang.
Do you have a favorite spot in Beijing?
Gulou area.
Describe your style.
Casual
Where is your outfit from?
My shirt is Esprit and my
necklace is from India.
Favorite outdoor activity:
Going to parks.
Favorite Park:
Jingshan Park
Zhou Li
Where are you from?
Hangzhou
How many children do you have?
One daughter (15 months).
How long have you been living in Beijing?
About one year.
Where do you like to shop?
For kid’s clothes, mostly H&M and Taobao. I also use Taobao to buy things for myself.
Where do you like to eat?
Anywhere that is clean and easy to take the baby.
Do you have a favorite spot in Beijing?
Sanlitun because it’s open. And Ditan Park is great.
Where is your outfit from?
Everything is from Taobao, including my Vans shoes.
Favorite outdoor activity:
Walking around the park. And my husband likes biking – he biked from Kunming to Lhasa.
Favorite park:
Ditan Park
Lue Zhiqiang
What do you do?
I’m the owner of Yugong
Yishan.
Where are you from?
Beijing
How many children do you have?
One son (4 years and 5 months).
Where do you like to shop?
His mother usually buys our son’s clothes. She shops online, at sites like Taobao.
Where do you like to eat?
Paulauner – a German
restaurant near Liangma Qiao and Vineyard Café. We just got ice cream from Coldstone
Creamery.
Do you have a favorite spot in Beijing?
Yugong Yishan
Describe your style.
Comfy
Where is your outfit from?
My shoes are Campers, bought in Germany. My jeans and shirt – a friend gave me.
Favorite outdoor activity:
Football at Si’de Park.
Favorite park:
We like Ditan Park.
Tuija Harmaala
Where are you from?
Finland
How many children do you have?
Two daughters; they are 10 and 18 years old.
How long have you been living in Beijing?
Eight and a half years.
Where do you like to shop?
The shops in Sanlitun Village and at markets, like Yashow and Silk Street.
Where do you like to eat?
Kagen Teppanyaki, Capital M and Xiao Wang Fu.
Do you have a favorite spot in Beijing?
The eastern side, because it’s close to home.
Where is your outfit from?
My shoes are from Yashow. The rest is from Finland.
Favorite outdoor activity:
I go horseback riding at
Equuleus International Riding Club. And I play mahjong with my friends.
Favorite park:
Chaoyang Park
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