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Models, music, and Peking duck: Empress Cixi’s bro’s pad now open
A massive restaurant and club complex called Guigongfu opened (re-launched) in central Beijing last night with a fashion show, an “air” erhu performance, and a courtyard meal for 250 people. According to press materials, the brother of Empress Cixi once owned the 7000-square-meter site. It retains historical touches, from the layout to the weathered window frames, and offers a pricey respite in downtown Beijing. Guigongfu includes several large banquet halls and courtyards, eighteen private rooms with seating for four to sixteen people, and a 2000-square-meter members area called Phoenix House Club. It is a sprawling complex made intimate by long hallways, nooks and crannies, and small dining rooms. The culinary highpoint is the King of Kings duck restaurant, though Guigongfu will offer everything from Cantonese cuisine to a cigar lounge.
At a cost…
While the venue has areas open to the public, VIP cards will come in sums of RMB500,000, RMB300,000, and RMB100,000. For example, a RMB500,000 card allows you to spend RMB574,824.8 at Guigongfu. You’d think they’d round that up to the nearest kuai – or even thousand kuai – wouldn’t you?
