You can buy just about anything imaginable on a Beijing shopping trip, and often for
impossibly low prices. It's normally a short hop from Beijing's luxury
fashion malls to funky boutiques, vast markets and small antique dealers. The shopping
districts of Wangfujing and Xidan draw Beijing's trendy young
shoppers, while Sanlitun is worth a trip for the popular Ya Show fashion
market.
Beijing shopping districts
Go west of the Forbidden City to find cheap but funky fashion in the shopping malls
and boutiques around Wangfujing and Xidan. In the west, find
Beijing's best luxury shopping, with stores like Gucci and Versace. Head on
a shopping trip to the east find local designers at Sanlitun's 3.3
mall, then onto nearby Ya Show fashion market for Beijing's best designer
copies.
Market shopping trips to Beijing
If you love markets, Beijing is a shopping heaven. Buy everything from ethnic outfits
to Peking Opera masks, propaganda posters and old gramophones in south-east
Beijing's Panjiayuan market, a must in any Beijing shopping trip.
For girly shopping, head to Beijing's Silk Market in
Jianguomen for a hundred shopping trips' worth of accessories
and Beijing's best Tiffany copies. Hongqiao Market, a shopping
paradise next to the Temple of Heaven, brims with a bizarre mix of beautiful pearls,
silk, electronics and Beijing's biggest fish market. For an unforgettable
food shopping experience, head to the Donghuamen Food Market to buy scorpions
and dried seahorses.
Beijing shopping: best buys
Get suits tailor-made or dresses copied for outrageously low prices at east
Beijing's Ya Show market. Liulichang Culture Street is the
place to go shopping for traditional scrolls and other treasures. Whenever shopping
in Beijing, remember to carry cash and bargain for everything. And leave suitcase
space for the trip home.
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