Roundup

Opening

Pan Pacific Beijing opened on Aug 20 as the first hotel managed by Singapore-headquartered Pan Pacific Hotels Group in China's capital. Close to Beijing Financial Street and popular attractions such as the Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square, the new property has 220 guestrooms and suites, stylishly designed with modern furnishings and thoughtful touches. 010-6376-7777

Anniversary

Shangri-La Hotel Beijing celebrated its 30th anniversary on Aug 18 with a party and a catwalk show staged by hotel staff with 30 years of experience. It has also launched a specially designed eight-course menu, comprising the hotel's most popular dishes over the past three decades at its Shang Palace Chinese restaurant. In addition, the hotel is offering a daily 300 yuan ($45) discount on dining and room services per room for weekend stays. The hotel, which was set up as a joint venture in 1984 and opened in 1987, has served foreign dignitaries as well as important meetings and sports events. 010-6841-2211

Program

The St. Regis Tianjin offered royal etiquette lessons at its presidential suite in mid-August. Guillaume Rue de Bernadac, president of the Academie de Bernadac, gave a lecture on upper-class social etiquette and table manners to a group of luminaries of various sectors and their children. His expertise comes from his family - his grandmother, Mme de Bernadac and her father were private tutors at the court of the King of Morocco for decades from the 1920s. 022-5830 9925

Exhibition

After its Shanghai, Xiamen and Huizhou legs, the Ai Mei Midsummer exhibition tour of doll scriptures is being held at Le Meridien Cyberport hotel in Hong Kong this week, showcasing 11 dolls representing 11 destination inspirations. Among the dolls, Hong Kong is represented by its filmmaking industry, with a pink polkadot hair band.

Culinary Delights

The Ritz-Carlton Beijing, Financial Street is offering a variety of special experiences for couples for the upcoming Chinese Valentine's Day on Aug 28. The award-winning Italian restaurant Cepe offers authentic flavors from the Apennine Peninsula and its Crystal bar in the lobby will elevate the signature Ritz-Carlton afternoon tea from Aug 26 to 28. 010-6601-6666

(China Daily 08/26/2017 page10)