{"id":76182,"date":"2018-01-10T06:00:41","date_gmt":"2018-01-09T23:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/from-furniture-store-to-co-working-space-the-transformation-of-a-beijing-shopping-centre\/"},"modified":"2018-01-10T07:05:11","modified_gmt":"2018-01-10T00:05:11","slug":"from-furniture-store-to-co-working-space-the-transformation-of-a-beijing-shopping-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/from-furniture-store-to-co-working-space-the-transformation-of-a-beijing-shopping-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"From furniture store to co-working space: the transformation of a Beijing shopping centre"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nFor those familiar with Beijing\u2019s recent history, the Cofco Plaza on Jianguomennei Avenue occupies an important place on the city\u2019s cultural map.
\nHome to one of the earliest Starbucks in China \u2013 which is still in operation \u2013 it was a favourite haunt of one of China\u2019s internet pioneers, Charles Zhang, the founder and chairman of Sohu Inc, giving it a prominent place in the rise of China\u2019s internet industry.
\nEighteen years on, one part of the plaza that used to…
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\nSource : South China Morning Post
\nRead more…From furniture store to co-working space: the transformation of a Beijing shopping centre<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For those familiar with Beijing\u2019s recent history, the Cofco Plaza on Jianguomennei Avenue occupies an...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-76182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-jOK","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":70640,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/hong-kong-land-set-to-open-us1-1b-beijing-shopping-centre-this-month\/","url_meta":{"origin":76182,"position":0},"title":"Hong Kong Land set to open US$1.1b Beijing shopping centre this month","date":"November 1, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Hong Kong Land, the largest commercial landlord in Central, is making its first retail foray in Beijing - a market that drastically differs from its home turf. 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