Beijing’s Biggest Shopping Outlets to Open Next to Universal

By Alistair Baker-Brian, August 22, 2023

Beijing’s biggest shopping outlets and a 5-star hotel are set to be built next to Universal Beijing Resort in the capital’s Tongzhou District.

According to Beijing Daily, the project has been in the pipeline since October 2021 and recently received approval from the relevant authorities in Tongzhou, with the opening date set for May 2025.

A 3D-generated image of Universal Beijing Resort with the area to the right labelled as Zhangjiawan Depot where the outlets and 5-star hotel will be constructed. Image via Weibo/@文旅通州

Located at the Zhangjiawan Depot on the east side of the Universal Studios theme park, the project will be connected to Huazhuang Subway Station on Line 7 and the south section of Line 1 (Batong Line). In future, there are also plans to connect the area with an inter-city rail line.

Inside the mega-project, you’ll find 170,000-square meter shopping outlets, as well as a 35,000-square-meter 5-star hotel. As well as luxury shops, the outlets will also include dining, bars, leisure facilities, a live house and more.

The project is the latest effort to develop Tongzhou District as a sub-center of Beijing. Universal Beijing Resort officially opened its doors to the public in September 2021. Other projects in the pipeline for Tongzhou include Asia’s largest underground transport hub…

A transportation hub serving Universal Beijing Resort itself…

And extensions to the Beijing Subway including Line M101 and Line 22 – the latter of which will connect the Beijing CBD with Sanhe City, Hebei Province and Pinggu District...

[Cover image via Weibo/@JSSept]