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Beijing Curio City
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 Beijing Curio City is the first nationally supervised second-hand market in China, and the biggest Asian center of the curio trade,specializing in antique pottery, original paintings, jadeware and raw jade, bone carvings, antique furniture, pearls, antique carpets and antique time pieces. Curio City has something for people of all ages. What's more, there are some he hotels, meeting halls and dining halls at this site which provide visitors with an ideal shopping, accommodation and office environment. This city periodically organizes unique curio exhibitions, sales and seminars. Every January, May and October, a Folk Culture Festival, Auction Week, and Beijing Chinese Curio Fair are held. Many of the dealers are themselves connoisseurs and curio collectors. Antiques that date to before 1795 are forbidden for sale or export from China. Those dated between 1796 and 1949 should bear a small red seal and a Relics Export certificate from the Beijing Culture Relics Bureau (BCRB), to allow them to be taken out of China. The seal also proves the genuineness of the items. A word of caution: keep receipts, which should indicate the name, the age of the antiques, and whether these items were bought in BCRB designated stores. How to get there: Just off the East Third Ring Road (to the west), about 15 minutes taxi ride south of Guomao Subway Station (China World Trade Center). Open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
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