New in Beijing since 1998 is the Sun Dong An Plaza, reputed to be the largest shopping mall in Asia at a total of 2.1 million square feet. It is Beijing's most modern shopping plaza, with 14 levels, 60 escalators, 40 passenger elevators and five glass-sided sightseeing elevators.



In July of 2000, shopping in the basement area was expanded with the opening of "Old Beijing Street." Having been there, my wife and I can say that the food offered on that "street" is far more extreme than that at the night market.