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Why We Love Beijing Daxing, Zaha Hadid's Record-Breaking New Airport
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Why We Love Beijing Daxing, Zaha Hadid's Record-Breaking New Airport

The late Iraqi-British architect's final airport opened in September at a cost of eleven billion dollars, claiming the title of world's largest and arguably its most advanced and greenest.

27 Nov 2019 By Official Bespoke 1 min

Here’s How Hong Kong is Dominating the Urban Development Game
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Here’s How Hong Kong is Dominating the Urban Development Game

They say size doesn’t matter but in the case of Hong Kong, it’s all about going big. From the world’s largest bridge to having the most Michelin stars under one roof, this city in China is raising the bar. Change is afoot in Hong Kong. And by change, I mean an unrivalled level of creati…

26 Apr 2019 By Official Bespoke 5 min

Shanghai Nights: Amanyangyun And Its Extraordinary Story Of Preservation And Heritage
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Shanghai Nights: Amanyangyun And Its Extraordinary Story Of Preservation And Heritage

An hour from Shanghai, Aman's Amanyangyun is built around an historic village of fifty Ming and Qing dynasty houses, painstakingly rescued, along with an ancient forest, from the rising waters of a dam.

7 Aug 2018 By Official Bespoke 1 min

Behind the Baize: Inside Macau's Booming Casinos and the Paiza Mansions' Secret Luxury

Behind the Baize: Inside Macau's Booming Casinos and the Paiza Mansions' Secret Luxury

A decade ago Macau had a single casino; now it has dozens, a testament to rising Chinese purchasing power. At its summit sit the Paiza Mansions, palatial suites that cannot be booked, only earned.

17 Nov 2013 By Official Bespoke 5 min

Two Days In Macau: Egg Tarts, Spectacle And Sino-Portuguese Charm
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Two Days In Macau: Egg Tarts, Spectacle And Sino-Portuguese Charm

A whirlwind weekend in Macau takes in Lord Stow's celebrated egg tarts, with their crème brûlée finish, and the dazzling House of Dancing Water, the latest spectacle from Cirque du Soleil's Franco Dragone.

24 Oct 2013 By Official Bespoke 2 min

Peking Dick: Anissa Helou Ventures to Beijing to Taste an Unusual Aphrodisiac

Having written The Fifth Quarter, a book devoted to the animal's less noble innards and extremities, Anissa Helou had never encountered this particular delicacy, so she travelled to Beijing to sample it for herself, purely for research.

23 Jun 2012 By Official Bespoke 2 min

Bites Of The Bizarre: Dining Among The Kitsch At Beijing's Red Capital Club
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Bites Of The Bizarre: Dining Among The Kitsch At Beijing's Red Capital Club

Few revolutions taste as good as Laurence Brahm's. At his Red Capital Club, the entrepreneur drags Chairman Mao's era into the present, the walls lined with posters, porcelain figurines and Communist memorabilia galore.

29 Nov 2011 By Official Bespoke 8 min

The Sky's The Limit At The Soaring New Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong
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The Sky's The Limit At The Soaring New Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong

Owned by developer Sun Hung Kai Properties, the Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong is the brand's loftiest property yet. From its lounges to its infinity pool, everything here is superlatively elevated, and not for those wary of heights.

28 Aug 2011 By Official Bespoke 2 min