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Capital Library 首都图书馆 Daily 9am-7.30pm. 88 Dongsanhuan Nanlu, Chaoyang District (6735 8114) 朝阳区东三环南路88号 Freshness 生鲜馆 Daily 9am-10pm. Inside Longtou Gongyu, 8 Nanxinyuan Xilu, Chaoyang District (8732 8650) 朝阳区南新园西路 8号龙头公寓内 Matsuko 松子 Daily 11.30am-2pm, 5-10.30pm. 1/F, 8 Nanxinyuan Xilu, South of Longtou Gongyu, Chaoyang District (8731 9890) 朝阳区南新园西路8号龙头公寓南栋一层
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