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places like Sanlitun will feel like more of a hassle and you'll possibly feel more a part of
Lido than the inner city.
Closer to Liangmaqiao or Sanyuanqiao, prices match the typical clientele. There are
many serviced apartments and high-level luxury apartments with premium facilities. These
include the Four Seasons residences, Capital Mansion, Beijing SOHO residences, and Li-
angmaqiao DRC, and typical rental fees at places like these range from around RMB20,000
per month to RMB60,000. It is definitely possible to find cheaper local-style apartments,
but you'll never see these on the websites of international relocation services. For a broader
awareness of what's out there, use Google Chrome to do a translated search of Home Link
(
http://beijing.homelink.com.cn/zufang
)
and see what the locals live in.
Lido's restaurant and shopping hub is near Hairun International Apartments, at the corner of
Jiangtai Lu and Fangyuan Xilu.
Lido and the 798 Art District sit between Sanyuanqiao and the airport. This location makes
it a popular choice with families who need to juggle lives of kids in Shunyi or northwest
Chaoyang with work in the city. Over the years expat homes and facilities have accumu-
lated here, and in 2012 that took another big jump with the opening of Indigo shopping mall
and business hotel East, both by Swire properties. One of the major advantages of living
