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Plan your Beijing tour? If you are not interested in shopping at high-end Beijing shopping malls, where everything seems to be overpriced at fixed prices, then why not dig into the plentiful free or flea markets where you can enjoy bargaining with the local vendors.
If you are not familiar with the markets in Beijing, you may follow us to explore the top 10 Beijing markets below. I’m sure you will get what you want to enrich your Beijing trip.
Note: We have offered subway information on how to get to the following markets. You may use the Beijing subway map to guide you to get to these markets. Happy Shopping in Beijing!
One thing you should know is that Beijing’s overall urban blueprint has been in the process of adjusting, upgrading and standardizing. Many busy and noisy lively markets have been removed from the urban central areas and resettled in the relatively remote outskirts of Beijing.
Some lucky ones have been gentrified and placed indoors like Silk Market (now actually a huge 5-story mansion). Some of the vendors have been evacuating from the old market places and settled elsewhere. The golden “flea market” time in Beijing has been fading, gradually diluted by gentrification and disneyfication.
Normally all the markets are open all year round except Chinese Spring Festival. Most of the markets will be closed for 5 days during China Spring Festival (China’s lunar new year).
By the way, most of the department stores and shopping malls are still open during the biggest holiday in China. Most of the listed markets are mainly composed of private vendors who need to go home for family reunion for the big holiday.
Top 1: Silk Street Market 秀水街市场
Brief introduction: Placemaking in 1977. Renovation: 2019 ( JERDE is honoured to be part of the silk street renovation team). So the old silk street market has been demolished long before. The present Silk Street Market is actually a department-like store ( 5 above and 2 under ) with a floor area of 28,000 square meters.
There are now over 500 booths in the building. According to the developer of the building, the advantages of the old market are still kept intact in the present market, targeting the international tourists and local white-collar workers.
The Silk Street Market cover multiple kinds of goods, including clothing ( F2 and F3)； shoes and bags ( B1) ； silk, jewellery and handicrafts ( F4)；Coffee, Haute Couture / Jewellery/Clothing alteration service, art gallery ( F5), Grocery Supermarket ( fruit and vegetables at B2), which are favoured by consumers all over the world.
Location: 8 Xiushui East Street, Jianwai Dajie, Chaoyang, Beijing 北京市朝阳区建外大街秀水东街8号
Tel:：(010) 56767766
Opening Hours: 9am-9pm
Subway: take subway line 1 and get off at the station of Yonganli (永安里), and exit from Exit A
Public Transport: Bus No.1,9,28,37,43,120,126,403,639,640,668,728,and 729, arrival at Yonganli Station
Top 2: Panjiayuan Flea Market 潘家园旧货市场
Brief introduction: Panjiayuan Flea Market, or Panjiayuan Market, or Panjiayuan Antique Market, or whatever names you use, is a must for those who like something really Chinese. From Monday to Thursday, it is open from 8:30am to 6:00pm.
On weekend, it is open from 4:30am to 6:00pm. We suggest you go to Panjiayuan on weekends. Only on weekends, you will find some vendors coming from all parts of China to show their personal stuff or artifacts they collect and sell on the ground in a designated area in the market.
They just put a piece of blanket on the floor and put what they have on it.If you come here on other week days, you won’t see these free vendors. It is actually a huge market place for selling and collecting Chinese folk handcrafts, maybe the largest in Asia!
What you will see are jewellery, ceramics, calligraphy, teapots, ethnic clothing, Buddha statues, paper lanterns, Cultural Revolution memorabilia, PLA belts, Ming- and Qing-style furniture, old pipes, opium scales, and many more.
Check out Panjiayuan Flea Market for more information.
Location: No.18, Huaweili Road, just 100 meters west of Panjiayuan Bridge on the southeast third ring road.
地址：北京市朝阳区潘家园桥华威里18号
Tel: 5120-4671
Opening Hours: Monday to Thursday open from 8:30am to 6:00pm; On weekend, open from 4:30am to 6:00pm
Subway: take subway line 10 and get off at the station of Panjiayuan (潘家园）
Public Transport: Take bus 28, 300, 368, 607, 730, 810 or 907 and get off at Panjiayuan Station.
Top 3: Beijing Antique City 古玩城
Brief introduction: Beijing Antique City ( former Beijing Curio City) is a four-story building. It is located just to the west of Huawei Bridge on the southeast third ring road, about 300 meters south of Panjiayuan Flee Market.
It is the largest Chinese antique trade center in Asia.
Beijing antique city has a total floor space of 26400㎡. The building is elegantly decorated. At present it has antique over 600 dealers, mainly selling the classical furniture, the ancient clock and watch, the ancient rug, the ancient ceramics, the celebrity calligraphy and painting, the Baiyu ivory carving, the snuffbox.
It also offers the ancient rug, the copper ware image of Buddha, the ancient clock and watch, the ancient ceramic antique chinaware, the Tibetan cultural relic and much more.
Location: 21 Dongsanhuan Nan Lu, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China （located just to the west of Huawei Bridge on the east-south third ring road, about 300 meters south of Panjiayuan Flee Market.）
地址：北京市朝阳区东三环南路21
Tel: 010-5960901，59609011
Opening Hours: 10am-7pm
Subway: take subway line 10 and get off at the station of Panjiayuan (潘家园). Beijing Antique City is located to the south of Panjiayuan Flea Market.
Public Transport: Take bus 28, 300, 3 52, 378, 7 57, 830 or 986 and get off at Shilihe Station.
Top 4: Hongqiao Pearl Market 红桥市场
Brief introduction: The name of Hongqiao Pearl Market is a little bit misleading. This four-story building offers much more than just pearls. It actually provides everything from bags, shoes, clothes, silk, tea, table-cloth, toys, souvenirs, to pears and jewellery.
It is just located east of the Temple of Heaven. Its main entrance – the west gate faces the road across the Temple of Heaven. If you drive to the market, you are supposed to get off at its north side gate.
The market has four stories. The first floor sells digital products, timepieces and glasses, Groceries, mobile phone parts and daily necessities; the second floor offers clothes, shoes, cases and bags; the third floor provides pearls, jades and artifacts; the forth floor sells the high-end jewellery. Check out Hongqiao Pearl Market for more information.
Location: 9 Tiantan Donglu, Dongcheng District (just opposite the east gate of Temple of Heaven)
地址：东城区天坛东路9号
Tel: 6711-8984
Opening Hours: 8:30am-7pm
Subway: take Subway Line 5 and get off at the station of Tiantandongmen ( East Gate of Temple of Heaven 天坛东门). Then walk to the north you will see the market.
Take bus: 39, 43, 60, 116, 610
Top 5: Liulichang Antique Street 琉璃厂
Brief introduction: On both sides of the street there are about 100 storefronts and vendors’ stalls selling collectibles and art supplies, including woodblock prints, copies of famous calligraphy, historic paintings (reproductions) and more.
Rongbaozhai is one of Beijing’s top art shops and well worth browsing, actually Rongbaozhai is located on the west section of Liulichang Street. To get to Liulichang Xijie ( the west section of Liulichang Street) on your right side, you have to across the main street.
Rongbaozhai’s business scope is very wide, ranging from ink, paper and inkstone, to fan albums; from painting and seal cutting to mounting a picture scroll, almost everything from ordinary people to cultural celebrities, all of them are enthusiastic customers of Rongbaozhai.
Location: Liulichang Street, Xicheng District;
地址：西城区琉璃厂
Opening Hours: 8:30am-7pm
Subway: take subway line 2 and get off at the station of Hepingmen （和平门), and exit from the Exit C2 (check old Beijing Walking Tour for more information.)
Bus No.s 6, 14, 15, 25, 50, 53, 57, 102 and 105.
Top 6: Shilihe House Building Materials City 十里河家居建材城
Are you going to upgrade your home in Beijing? No matter you are a do-it-yourselfer or would like outsource your home decor, Beijing Shilihe Household Building Materials City is your one-stop market.
Though its Chinese name “City” suggests its expansiveness, the market is less a city than a street, a household building materials commercial street. It is the largest home improvement market in Beijing, similar to a cluster of Home Depot stores in the States or Canada as well.
Getting there is just a breeze. It is located in the southeast corner of the Third Ring Road in Beijing. Take subway line 10 ( or Line 14 anf 17 ) and get off at the station of Shilihe Zhan ( 十里河站）and exit at Exit K2 or J , you will be on the market street ( located at 100 meters east of Shilihe Bridge, East Third Ring Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 北京市朝阳区东三环十里河桥东100米 (十号地铁K2出口).
Location: 100 meters east of Shilihe Bridge, East Third Ring Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing
北京市朝阳区东三环十里河桥东100米 (十号地铁K2出口）
Take subway line 10 ( or Line 14 anf 17 ) and get off at the station of Shilihe Zhan ( 十里河站）and exit at Exit K2 or J . Then walk along Dayangfang Road (大羊坊路）, then you will see the a group of buildings for all the stuff you will need.
For more information, please click: Beijing Shilinhe Household Building Materials City.
Top 7 Sanyuanli Market （Food & Produce）三源里菜市场
Sanyuanli Market is located in Shunyuanli, Chaoyang District, Beijing. The market was built in October 1992, with a business area of 1560 square meters and 139 booths, selling vegetables, fruits, fresh meat, aquatic products, non-staple food seasonings, grain and oil, pasta tea, general merchandise and daily necessities. The market is a standardized community vegetable market of Beijing.
Sanyuanli Market has become the food and produce shopping channel for more than 10,000 households and 30,000 residents in Xinyuanli, Sanyuanli and Shunyuanli communities, as well as the surrounding hotels and restaurants. Guests from foreign embassies, hotels and foreign-related enterprises also frequently patronize this market.
ADD: Left side of Building 2, Shunyuanli, Ease Third Ring Road, Beijing
BUS: 403,300/YUNTONG104 at Sanyuanqiao Station
Subway: Line 10 Liangmaqiao Station
Top 8: Baoguosi Culture Market 报国寺文化市场
The old open-air Baoguosi Culture Market is closed. But the marekt is there keeping some of its delicate indoor markets. Today Baoguosi Cultural Market is still a cultural market based on Chinese books, stamps and coins. So you still can see some quiet and lively antique trade business going on inside the market ( indoor buildings ).
Brief introduction: “Baoguosi” means Baoguo Temple ( Serving the country Temple ). It was first constructed in the Liao Dynasty (916-1125) in the southern part of downtown Beijing. Baoguo Si was a Buddhist temple. The main hall of the temple has been now transformed into a coin hall, a book and newspaper hall, a ticket and certificate hall, a comic book hall, etc.
Top 9: Yandai Xiejie Market 烟袋斜街
In Beijing, there still exist some places where you can see the old streets, typical Northern Chinese buildings and authentic Beijing folk culture despite of the fast pace of the local urbanization and gentrification.
Yandai Xiejie ( or Yandai Byway or Old Pipe Street 烟袋斜街) is one of such old commercial streets that showcase Beijing’s past. Yandai Byway was originally formed in Yuan Dynasty (1271 – 1368) and further developed and reached its height in late Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Yandai, literally “Smoking Pipes”, was once lined up with many shops selling smoking pipes, hence the name of Yandai.
Today the general outline of the byway is still intact with many buildings sticking to their originality – shop front residence. Beside keeping the tradition of selling smoking pipes, antiques and jade, the lean street also sells silk, tea, Beijing snacks,etc. There are trendy bars and small eateries on the street.
Location： The 232-meter-long market street is located about 50 meters south of Drum Tower. For more information, please check out How to Visit Yandai Xiejie.
Top 10 Nanluoguxiang Hutong 南锣鼓巷
Now almost every Beijing first-time visitor wants to be lost in the maze of Nanluoguxiang hutong teemed with side lanes. People want to be lost in the past, in the tradition, in the passing passengers, in a fad and in the future. Time is flying here and getting older.
The 786-meter long south-north Nanluoguxiang Hutong is lined with numerous trendy bars, yummy restaurants, unique hostels, lively themed stores and itinerant vendors.
Nanluoguxiang is easily accessible by Subway Line 6 and get off at the station of Nanluoguxiang. Then enter the south entrance to Nanluoguxiang and exit from its north. For more information, please check out How to visit Nanluoguxiang.
The markets below have been either closed or moved somewhere else due to Beijing urban development:
Dahongmen Clothing Wholesale Market 大红门服装批发市场 ( Moved)
( Closed) Important Notice: The vendors have evacuated from the market and settled elsewhere. No More!
This huge market, oft-lauded as the largest clothing market north of Yangtze River in China.
It is located on Beijing’s south axis road starting from Muxiyuan (木樨园) on the south third ring road in the north to the northern bank of Liangshui River (凉水河北岸) , about 7 km south of Tiananmen Square.
The market is composed of 24 comprehensive markets covering clothing, shoes, hats as well as food, antiques and paintings jewelry, cultural and creative products. The most well-known markets include Dahongmen Clothing City (大红门服装城) and Dahongmen Shoes City (大红门鞋城).
Address: 15 Yongnan Road (south of Dahongmen Birdge ), Fengtai District
Chinese Add: 北京市丰台区永南路15号(大红门桥南)
Contact: 67226658
Business Hours:
Dahongmen Early Morning Market (大红门早市)：4:30 am – 10:00 am
Dahongmen Clothing Wholesale Market (大红门服装批发市场) : 9:00am – 5:00 pm
Tianya Clothing Plaza (天雅服装大厦) : 9:00 am – 5:00pm
Jingwen Clothing Market (京温服装市场)：9:00 am – 5:00pm
Dahongmen Shoes City (大红门鞋城)：7:00 am – 4:00pm
Beijing Tianyi Small Commodities Wholesale Market 北京天意小商品批发市场( Closed)
(permanently closed and removed)
Beijing Tianyi Market has over 2000 suppliers from all over China with over 60,000 small products.
The market has a business area of 11000 square meters with 20 business halls and 1550 booths.
The market can almost meet your need for some cheap accessories. It is better to buy large quantities, let’ s say 10 pieces and it is easy to bargain in bulk-buy. The market sells everything such as hairstyles, electronics, souvenirs, toys, Jewels, door keys, bags, tissues, clothes, cuddly toys, cosmetics, plants, shoes, phone accessories, office supplies, bookshops, school supplies and many more!!
Business Hour: 7:30am – 5:30pm
Add: No. 259, Fuchengmen Outer Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, China, 100037
中国北京市西城区阜成门外大街259号 邮政编码: 100037
Subway line 2: Take subway line 2 and get off at the station of “Fuchengmen station”(阜成门), exit from Exit A, then walk westward along Fuchengmen Outer Street (阜成门外大街) for about 1.2 km, coming across 2 traffic lights, you will see the market on your right side ( No.259).
Zoo Market 动物园服装批发市场 ( Closed & Moved)
Important Notice: The vendors have evacuated from the market and settled elsewhere. No More!
Brief introduction: This is a huge wholesale market group which is composed of seven markets. Beijing Zoo Market is mainly composed of 7 sub-markets: 1) 金开利德 (Jinkaili) 2) 天乐宫 (Tianlegong) 3) 天皓城 (Tianhaocheng) 4) 东鼎 (Dongding) 5) 聚龙 (Julong) 6) 世纪天乐 (Shijitianle) 7) 众合 (Hezhong).
And the most popular ones are Julong, Tianlegong and Shiji Tianle.Buy them here for half-price but be geared up for bargaining hard or buy in volume.
Everything is so cheap and so plentiful here!! Anywhere from 10-50 RMB for shirts, tops, jeans, pants, skirts, everything. Jewelry for about 10-15RMB. In some places they can be more expensive, but about 90% are the cheap prices listed above.
Weekday mornings are the best time to come and be prepared to spend a few hours walking around. There are also various places to eat in the area: KFC and McDonalds, Yonghe Soy Milk, Pizza Hut, Yoshinoya, Dairy Queen, A&W, Mexican Restaurant …
Location: Around Beijing Zoo, Xizhimen Waidajie, Xicheng District
Tel: 010-68312001
Opening Hours: 5:00am – 3:00pm
Subway: Take Subway Line 4, get off at Beijing Zoo Station ( 动物园）and exit from Exit D
Public Transport: Bus No.s 7, 27, 103, 105 and 111.206, 209, 319, 334, 347, 360, 362, 534, 601, 632, 634, 697, 714, 808, 814, 特4, Yuntong 104, Yuntong 105, Yuntong 106 or Yuntong 205 and get off at Beijing Zoo Station.
Tip: Hassle-free Beijing Guided Tours
If you don’t want to go the do-it-yourself route and prefer the hassle-free escorted tours, here are some options for Beijing guided tours:
Car Rental in Beijing
Beijing Day Tour
Beijing Tour Packages
Beijing Winter Tour
Great Wall Tour
Beijing Tours
China City Tours
China Tour
Further Readings
Best Time to Visit Beijing
How to plan a trip to Beijing
Top 10 Attractions in Beijing
How to Visit Forbidden City
How to Visit Temple of Heaven
How to Visit Summer Palace
How to Visit Ming Tombs
How to Visit the Great Wall of China
How to Visit Tiananmen Square
How to Visit Hutongs
How to Visit Olympic Sites
Top 10 Markets in Beijing
Top 10 Shopping Malls in Beijing
Beijing Shopping
Wangfujing Night Snack Street
Qianmen Commercial Street
Beijing Huguosi Street
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Hi, I will be spending the 1st week of November at Beijing. Will U pl tell me where I can get good golfing clubs(kit) at a reasonable cost?
Hello Soundar Sidha,
You may try the following two golf stores:
1. 18 Hole of Golf 十八汇高尔夫用品实体店
Add: East of Henan Plaza Hotel, Chaoyang District, Beijing 北京市朝阳区东三环华威里3号楼翌景家园05G（河南大厦东侧）
Tel: 010-87731477
Mobile：13426468046（Mr. Qu 屈先生）
Business Hour：9：00-18:30
2. 18 Hole of Golf 十八汇高尔夫用品实体店
Add：2 km north of Beijing Second Language Institute, Chaoyang District, Beijing北京市朝阳区平房乡石各庄村888号（北京第二外国语学院正北2公里左右）开车四环、五环、进入姚家园路，过五环桥2公里即到
Tel：：010-87731477
Mobile：13426468046（Mr.Qu屈先生）
Business Hour：9：00-18：00
Hello I am in Beijing now , I got an IPhone 4 witch is need to replace the frame and the touch screen
I want to know where I can fix that
Hello Ahmed,
Basically you’d better go to a store that is specialized in repairing Iphones.
You may go to Huayu Weicheng Apple Store ( 北京北京华誉维诚苹果店)
Tel：400-809-9796
Add：Room 1506, 15th floor, Cyber Plaza, Zhongguancun,Haidian District, Beijing 北京市海淀区中关村数码大厦15层1506
Hello, I will be staying at Plaza Hotel, Beijing Chaoyang 100021. May I know what is the nearest wholesale centre to this hotel, which can be easily accessible by bus. The wholesale centre can be of any kind, eg clothing, food. Thank you! 🙂
Hello Elliz,
Beijing Yashow Market （雅秀市场） is about 3km northeast of Plaza Hotel, Beijing Chaoyang. Yashow Market is a paradise for bargain hunters in Beijing, a big draw for the tourist with some money to spend and some serious shopping to do too. It is located to the west of Sanlitun bar street in the northeast of Beijing. Yashow is surrounded by the bars, restaurants and cafes of the Sanlitun area, the hotest eating and drinking area for tourists in the city.
Beijing Yashow MarketIt’s a 4 story building, shopping inside. The general quality of the goods here are competitive to any other similar market in Beijing.
You may first walk northward for about 270 meters and come across the east-west Chaowai Dajie ( Chaowai Avenue 朝外大街),turn right and you will find the Bus Stop of Chaoyangmenwai ( Bus Line 110 ) 朝阳门外站, you get off at the 4th bus stop ( Bus 110 ), then walk to the east direction for 310 meters and you will get to Yashou Market (雅秀大厦）. Have a nice time in Beijing!
Hello, I am searching for a good electronic market in beijing where I can buy the things like DC multimeter…Can any one guide me?I am in beijing for 3 days.
I’ve heard you can get some smart casual jackets tailored quite cheap – on the lines of Shanghai Tang – for ladies? Where is a reliable place to get this done and how much will it cost ?
Hello Penny,
You may go to the six-storey Silk Market Building and on the third floor you will find the tailor’ shop.
Silk Market
Location: North of Dong Chang An Avenue, Jianguimenwai Street, Chaoyang District
Tel: 010-51699003
Opening Hours: 9am-9pm
Subway: take subway line 1 and get off at the station of Yonganli (永安里), and exit from Exit A
Public Transport: Bus No.1,9,28,37,43,120,126,403,639,640,668,728,and 729, arrival at Yonganli Station
Hello Shoaib,
You may go to Zhongguancun electronics shopping market. It provides a wide range of options for those who are interested in purchasing equipment ranging from MP3 players, mobile phones, cameras, computers and anything linked to Electronics.
The market is huge, composed of several shopping malls or shopping buildings! The most frequented areas include Dinghao electronic market 鼎好电子商城, Taipingyang digital market 太平洋数码城, Zhonghai electronic market 中海电子市场, Off-price shopping mall 上品优价百货, Zhongguancun plaza shopping mall 中关村广场购物中心 and many more.
Location: 27 Hai Dian Road,Hai Dian District, Beijing
Tel: 010-81191011
Opening Hours: 9.00am-9.00pm
Subway: take subway line 10 or 4 and get off at the station of Haidian Huangzhuang (海淀黄庄), exit from Exit C1 or C2.
Bus: 26, 47, 302, 332, 320, 323, 732, 801, 862, 982, 983, Yuntong 105, Yuntong 106
hello i’m in beijing now how can i find cnc machine’s spare parts and tuning. can you help me where is the our marketplace thank you
Hello Jaagii,
You may check it out online as listed below:
http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/cnc-machine-spare-parts.html
I wan to know markets to purchase LED lights and CCTV Cameras as whole sale. Which marker is suitable
Hi
You may go to Zhongguancun Electronics Market Beijing 中关村电子市场.
Brief introduction: Zhongguancun electronics shopping market provides a wide range of options for those who are interested in purchasing equipment ranging from MP3 players, mobile phones, cameras, computers and anything linked to Electronics.
The market is huge, composed of several shopping malls or shopping buildings! The most frequented areas include Dinghao electronic market 鼎好电子商城, Taipingyang digital market 太平洋数码城, Zhonghai electronic market 中海电子市场, Off-price shopping mall 上品优价百货, Zhongguancun plaza shopping mall 中关村广场购物中心 and many more.
Location: 27 Hai Dian Road,Hai Dian District, Beijing
Tel: 010-81191011
Opening Hours: 9.00am-9.00pm
Subway: take subway line 10 or 4 and get off at the station of Haidian Huangzhuang (海淀黄庄), exit from Exit C1 or C2.
Bus: 26, 47, 302, 332, 320, 323, 732, 801, 862, 982, 983, Yuntong 105, Yuntong 106
Hi,
We are in Beijing at the moment and are wondering where we can go to get manicures for a good price. We used to go to yashow but it has closed down now. Where is best for manicure and massages? What other markets are good? Are there any places we can get stationary??
Thanks,
Louise and Charlie
Hi Louise n Charlie,
We are not sure about the manicures for a good price. You may go to the Silk Market for a try.
Silk Street Market 秀水街市场
Location: North of Dong Chang An Avenue, Jianguimenwai Street, Chaoyang District
Tel: 010-51699003
Opening Hours: 9am-9pm
Subway: take subway line 1 and get off at the station of Yonganli (永安里), and exit from Exit A
Will be visiting Beijing end of September. Please suggest best market to buy a porcelain lamp . Thank you
Hi,
I will be going to Beijing. I am wanting to know some markets that sell wedding things such as wedding invitations and hair pieces like tiara’s and similar things. I noticed your responses were so precise. So thank-you in advance for your help.
Hi Ally,
you may go to Silk Street Market 秀水街市场 for hair pieces.
How to get to Silk Street Market:
Subway: take subway line 1 and get off at the station of Yonganli (永安里), and exit from Exit A
We are not sure where to buy wedding things such as wedding invitations. You may try your luck at the market too.
Where in Beijing can I find good classical oil reproduction art work
Hi John3388,
You may go to 北京琴氏画廊 (Beijing Qinshi Gallery ).
Add： No.02, Fuwai Dajie, Beijing ( Booth A002 – 003, Second Floor, Wantong New World Commercial City )北京市阜外大街2号(万通新世界商城 2层A002-003号) .
Tel： 68054174
Transport: Take subway line 2 and get off at the station of Fuchengmen (阜成门) and exit from the Exit D and you will see Wantong New World Commercial City.
地址： 北京市阜外大街2号(万通新世界商城 2层A002-003号) .
电话： 68054174
Hi,
We’re going to both Beijing and Taipei. I understand Taipei is much cheaper. Which souvenirs should we make sure to get in Beijing before going to Taiwan ?
I’m interested in raw minerals, jade, pearls, silk, and masks.
Also, are there any shops in the Hong Kong airport we should look for?
Thank you.
Hi Tammy,
For souvernirs, you’d better get them either at Beijing or Taipei instead of Hong Kong airport.
In Beijing, you may consider looking for the following souvenirs:
1. Peking Opera Masks
The art of facial makeups in Beijing Opera boasts a long history. Masks are used by performers when they act or dance. In Beijing Opera, the most representative of Chinese operas, facial makeups are limited only to the roles of “jing” and “chou”.
A chou is featured by his white-painted nose which produces a comic effect and there are relatively few facial makeup patterns for a chou role. There are a large number of facial makeup patterns for jing in Beijing Opera, namely, “whole face”, “three-tile face”, “quartered face”, “six-division face”, “tiny-flowered face” , “lopsided face” , etc.
Where to buy:
Silk Market, Hongqiao Market
2. Cloisonne Things （景泰蓝）Cloisonne is a unique art form that originated in Beijing during the Yuan Dynasty (1271 – 1368). Cloisonne(enamel formed in patterns of copper wire) is an art form developed in the 15th century.
Now this traditional handicraft unique to Beijing features a colorful range of varieties shaped in various models including furnace, tripod, and quadripod, ash-tray, stationary and lantern. Among them, the blue glazed ones with golden colour are most colorful.
Where to buy:
Silk Market, Beijing Art and Crafts Store at Wangfujing Street
3. Zhongguo Jie (Chinese knots) (中国结）
The Zhongguo Jie literally means Chinese knots. It is a kind of art knotting. It is given as a sign for wishing people health and happiness year by year.
Chinese knotting is a decorative handicraft arts that originated as a form of Chinese folk art in the Tang and Song Dynasty (960-1279 AD) in China.It was poppular in the Ming and Qing Dynasty (1368-1911 AD). The art is also regarded as Chinese traditional decorative knots.
Where to buy:
Silk Market, Hongqiao Market
Have a good time in China!
Hi,
I need Digital Tire Iflator FS-301. Please suggest me any good “Auto Spare Parts” market in Beijing.
Hi Friends,
I need Digital Tire Inflator, please suggest me “Auto Spare Parts” market in Beijing.
Thank You.
Hi Ali,
You may go to the Auto Spare Parts City below:
Beijing Wufang Tianya Auto Spare Parts City 北京五方天雅汽配用品城
Add：Southwest of Wufang Bridge of East Fourth Ring Road ( Happy Valley ), Chaoyang District, Beijing 北京朝阳区东四环（欢乐谷）向东五方桥西南侧
Tel：010-87399955 87399966 Fax：87330205 Email：[email protected]
Hi Daniel, thank you for such a great post.
I’m in Beijing and wanted to know where is good place to buy Chinese home decor items for a good price? Many thanks
Hi Laura,
Yes, there are several markets for Chinese Home decor. Actually these markets are a group of buildings covering furniture, lights, home decor, painting and building materials and more.
You may go to Shilihe Home Decor Market (十里河家具装饰市场）
Web: http://www.slhfurniture.cn/index.html ( Chinese )
How to get there
The huge market is located just outside the southeast corner of the Third Ring Road. You can take the subway line 10 and get off at the station of Shilihe (十里河) and exit from Exit B.
It is crowded and a bit chaotic. Take care!
Hi
Where can I buy latest electric hover waveboard, or electric skate scooter in Beijing
I am staying in crown plaza Wangfujing
Thanks
Hello.
I will come to beijing last week of Octobe, may i know that yashow market is still close or not?
And do you know about kerry hotel bu Shangri-la is it in good place?
Thanks
Hi Mahrokh,
Personally I think Kerry Hotel has a good location. As far as I know, Yashow Market is not reopened.
Hi, Daniel
it´s great to find so much helpful information in your blog. I´ll stay in Peking Oct. 16-20 and after will trip through Zhangjiajie to Guangthou, Shenzhen, Hong Kong. Could you recommend any prepaid mobile card with internet wich work also in Macau and Hong Kong?
In Peking I need to buy winter jackets and shoes – what is the best market for this deal?
sorry for too much questions & thanks 🙂
Hi.
Could you please tell me where can i buy baby supplies such as stroller and bag and clothes….. in beijing with good quality and price
Hi Loren,
You may go to New China Children’s Store.
Add: No.168, Wangfujing Street, Beijing
Hi Wladimir,
For winter clothes, you may go to Silk Street Market. As for any prepaid mobile card, I will arrange one of our staff memebers to contact you soon for the details. Have a nice day!
Hello Daniel,
I ma looking for Tailor made Jeans, do you have any idea ?
I thank you in advance.
Hi Lucie,
I’m not quite sure about the tailor-made jeans. You may go to Silk Street Market 秀水街市场 to try your luck.
Silk Street Market
Location: 8 Xiushui East Street, Jianwai Dajie, Chaoyang, Beijing北京市朝阳区建外大街秀水东街8号
Tel:：(010) 51699003, 56767766, 56767768
Opening Hours: 9am-9pm
Hello,
I am looking for small projectors with good quality. Could you tell me which is the best place to buy in Beijing?
Thanks in advance.
Hello Daniel,
Could you please help where to buy a sleeping bag in a decent price? Could be a cheap fake one, just need one for 2 weeks travel around China.
Thanks!
Hi Greg,
Sorry for my delayed reply!
You may go to the following market:
Name: 7788 Outdoor Players Choicest Goods Plaza ( 7788户外玩家精品广场)
Add:No.13, Jiuxianqiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 北京市朝阳区酒仙桥路13号
It is the largest ourdoor outfits market in Beijing.
Hello Daniel,
Could you please tell me where (besides silk market) I can find the following things at bargain prices-
Wholesale sun dresses
Wholesale accessories (jewelry)
Wholesale replica bags
Baby bags
Thank you!
Hi S,
I suggest you go to Hongqiao Pearl Market 红桥市场.
Brief introduction: The name of Hongqiao Pearl Market is a little bit misleading. This four-story building offers much more than just pearls. It actually provides everything from bags, shoes, clothes, silk, tea, table cloth, toys, souvenirs, to pears and jewellery.
Location: 36 Tiantan Donglu, Chongwen District (just opposite the east gate of Temple of Heaven)
Tel: 6711-8984
Opening Hours: 8:30am-7pm
Subway: take Subway Line 5 and get off at the station of Tiantandongmen ( East Gate of Temple of Heaven 天坛东门). Then walk to the north you will see the market.
Take bus 39, 43, 60, 116, 610
Hi,
I am looking for LED colourful disco lights for my home bar. can you suggest me a place/ Market in Beijing where is can get it for cheap price.
Thanks,
Kiran
Hi Daniel,
I am staying at Chaoyang, Beijing.May I know the best place to shop for cheap replicas of branded ladies bags and clothes.
1.Near Me
2. Best in Beijing
Thanks
Amti
hello Can you please let me know the silver jewelery market in Beijing .
Hi Kiran,
Not quite familiar with Led colorful disco lights. You may go to Bainaohui Computer Shopping Mall 百脑汇电脑商场.
Name: Bainaohui Computer Shopping Mall 百脑汇电脑商场
Add: 10 Chaoyangmenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District, Beijing 朝阳区朝阳门外大街10号
Opening hours: Daily 9am – 8pm
Tel: 6599 5912
Cash only
Hi Rabindra Shakya,
Wante Jewelery City is supposed to be the largest one in Beijing with a wide range of jewelery such silver, gold, jade and more.
Wante Jewelery City 万特珠宝城
Add: No. 57, Beidajie, Xinjiekou, Xicheng District, Beijing ( 200 meters south of Jishuitan Subway Station 0f Subway Line 2 ).
北京西城区新街口北大街57号，积水潭地铁口南200米路西。
Tel: 8226800
Note: I’ve never been there and not sure you can get what you want.
Hi Amti,
Actually so-called cheap replicas of branded ladies bags and clothes decrease in number mainly due to the official crackdown on fake and phony products. Try your luck at Silk Street Market 秀水街市场.
Location: 8 Xiushui East Street, Jianwai Dajie, Chaoyang, Beijing北京市朝阳区建外大街秀水东街8号
Tel:：(010) 51699003, 56767766, 56767768
Opening Hours: 9am-9pm
Subway: take subway line 1 and get off at the station of Yonganli (永安里), and exit from Exit A
Public Transport: Bus No.1,9,28,37,43,120,126,403,639,640,668,728,and 729, arrival at Yonganli Station
Hi Daniel, i’m looking for a burgle market where i can find balance board with batery (like a segway only without a handel bar). Next week i’m near to yashow market. Is this the place to be, is this still open. Thanks in advance for your andere!
Hi Arjan,
What’s “Burgle market”? Flee market or fake products market? Not sure where to find a balance board with batery.
You may try to go to the following Segway special store (a two-wheeled, self-balancing, battery-powered electric vehicle:
Add: Room 505, Building 1, East Jianwai SOHO, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Tel: 18601350851 ( mobile )
地址： 朝阳区 北京建外SOHO东区1号楼505室(近国贸) 建外SOHO全部店铺 电话： 18601350851
Note: I get the information online and never been there. Just for your reference. Have a good time in Beijing!