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Wangfujing Street
Situated on the
northern side of the East Chang'an Avenue,
Wangfujing Street has a history of over 100
years. Along the 1,000 m long street, there are
a large number of shops. The Sun Dong'an Plaza,
which comes first on the list of the large
shopping centers in Beijing, covers a business
area of 100,000 sq m, and sells nearly 200,000
kinds of commodities. The Shidu Emporium, which
is not far away from the Sun Dong'an Plaza, has
a business area of 18,000 sq m and sells various
famous products. Another favorite is the
Oriental Plaza while branded goods are found at
the Palace Hotel.
Xidan Shopping
Street
Xidan has several
large shopping centers, such as Chung-yo
Department Store, Grand Pacific, Xidan Market,
Xidan Shopping Center and Xidan SCITECH. Each of
them is a multi-function shopping center
integrating restaurants, recreation and
shopping.
Xiushui Market
Close to the
Friendship Store and embassy area, Xiushui
Market is a must go place for foreign business
people and tourists. As a lane of nearly 300 m
long, it is lined with dozen of stores mainly
selling clothes, shoes, hats and silk products.
Various kinds of commodities with flexible
prices can be found in the market. This place
sells some of the finest silk products in China
while designer products too can be found here.
Transport:
Visitors may go to Jianguomen by subway and walk
about 5 minutes.
Liulichang
Culture Street
Liulichang Culture
Street used to be the place where kilns for
producing glazed tiles were situated in the Yuan
and Ming dynasties, business people of antiques
opened antique shops on the street. During the
Qianlong reign period (1736-1795), Liulichang
became a collecting and distributing center of
ancient paintings, calligraphy, ancient books,
rubbings and the four treasures of study
(writing brush, ink stick, ink slab and paper).
In 1982, Liulichang Culture Street was renovated
and now it has become a street with unique
cultural characteristics in Beijing.
Transport:
Visitors may take the subway and get off at
Hepingmen Station and then walk 250 m along
South Xinhua Street.
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SHOPPING TIPS IN BEIJING
Large shopping centers is a good place
to go if you want to buy branded goods
and high quality products but it is more
enjoyable to visit the Xiushui Market of
Hongqiao Market where tourists can find
all kinds of souvenirs and Chinese-style
costumes and bargain for a satisfactory
price .
The
shops in Beijing are open from 8.30am to
9.00pm daily. Most large shopping
centers and designated tourist shops can
convert foreign currencies into Renminbi.
Unlike at large shops, tourists are
advised to bargain at street stalls and
privately owned shops. |
Beijing
Department Store
Add: 255 Wangfujing
Street
Tel: 010-65126677
Beijing
Friendship Store
Add: 17
Jianguomenwai Avenue
Tel: 010-65003311
Ruifuxiang Silk
Co. Ltd.
Add: 15 Dongjie
Zhongli, Yongdingmennei, Chongwen District
Tel: 010-63032880
Lufthansa
Friendship Mall
Add: 52 Liangmaqiao
Road, Chaoyang District
Tel: 010-64651188
Beijing Duty Free
Store
Add: East Third Ring
Rd. S., Chaoyang District
Tel: 010-67736079
Tongrentang
Pharmacy
Add: 24 Dashilar,
Xuanwu District
Tel: 010-63030221
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