Elegant duck brings high note to Haidian

At a time when many high-end eateries in Beijing face declining business, the recent opening of Xihe Tung Lok shows the owners' confidence in themselves.

Xihe's chain of Chinese restaurants has been quite successful. Zhang Jun, general manager of the restaurant group, favors locations in high-end shopping malls, catering to shoppers who are willing to spend and who are not so affected by the economic decline.

However, the new location on Fuxing Lu in Haidian district gives the restaurant a different advantage: There are not so many restaurants in this price range in the area.