Tea time

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Located just next to the Water Cube and the Bird's Nest, China's National Aquatic Center and National Stadium, the hotel's lobby is decorated in a very Chinese style. There are ancient Chinese paintings, traditional furniture and music performed on the Chinese traditional instrument pipa.

The teas are brewed by professional tea sommeliers. They serve the very best raw pu'er from Yunnan, baked oolong from Fujian, and a sweet and aromatic Guangdong oolong.

The dim sum platter has the best of Cantonese - lobster dumpling, prawn shaomai, crispy tart with mashed jujube.