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Sunrise Kempinski Hotel
18, Jia, Yanshui Road, Yanqi Lake, Huairou District, Beijing
Beijing has a few extraordinary buildings, but Sunrise Kempinski at Yanqi Lake pips the lot. Shaped like a smooth pebble, it offers over 300 rooms and suites, a spa, and bars and restaurants serving everything from modern Cantonese to German pork knuckle and sauerkraut.