The French Cultural Center also has an 80-seat cinema that shows classic and contemporary French films and documentaries with Chinese and occasionally English subtitles. In addition it hosts regular exhibitions of French artists and Sino-French cooperation as well as a lecture series on Chinese and French cultural topics. The library and bookshop carry an assortment of French books, newspapers and magazines. There is also a great café serving espresso, latte, cappuccino and croissants for breakfast, sandwiches at lunch and other pastries at teatime. Lookout for the occasional wine tasting and cocktail parties that bring Beijing’s French community out in force.

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