Looking for insider tips on where to eat in Beijing? The Telegraph this week ran a feature on Chinese actress Gong Li's favourite spots in Beijing. She reccommended the elegant Courtyard Restaurant (pictured), a beautifully preserved building near Tiananmen Square which serves salmon and tuna sashimi, seared Maine scallops and King prawns in a lemongrass caramel glace. Surprisingly she suggested Quannjude as the top place to try Peking duck- when we visited the restaurant last year we were less than impressed- I thought the flavours tasted fake and regretted not trying the duck at the Hyatt Beijing. Her final tip? The Lao She tea house where you can try tea made with an expanding jasmine flower.