Property News · January 10, 2018

From furniture store to co-working space: the transformation of a Beijing shopping centre


For those familiar with Beijing’s recent history, the Cofco Plaza on Jianguomennei Avenue occupies an important place on the city’s cultural map.
Home to one of the earliest Starbucks in China – which is still in operation – it was a favourite haunt of one of China’s internet pioneers, Charles Zhang, the founder and chairman of Sohu Inc, giving it a prominent place in the rise of China’s internet industry.
Eighteen years on, one part of the plaza that used to…

Source : South China Morning Post
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