Beijing Shopping: what to buy and where to buy in Beijing
Beijing is a true shopper's paradise. Although shopping in Beijing is different from shopping in Hong Kong or New York City, you never miss the shopping experience, because not only famous brand name fashions are available, but also many local products from around China that can't be found anywhere else.
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What to buy in Beijing ?
Use the directory to select what you want to buy in Beijing, and then click it for store and market listings and detailed info about them.
Where to Buy in Beijing ?
Since Beijing has numerous shopping markets to offer, we bookmarked and classified them as 'largest commercial centers', 'featured shopping markets' and 'most popular markets', just in order to narrow your selection and lessen your hesitation.
Wangfujing is now considered as the central heart of Beijing City. It is the first modern-style commercial street in Beijing, about 800 meters long and on two sides of it standing many stores and malls. A walk from end to end would take you about 30 mins, and that's without looking at any shops and malls.
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Located at the center of Beijing near Tiananmen Square, Qianmen Street, no more than 2 km long, has been a prosperous area for more than 600 years and has accumulated some long-standing stores.
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Xidan, located in west of Tiananmen, mirroring the location of Wangfujing Mall which is on the east of Tiananmen, is one of the biggest business districts in Beijing. Xidan is more popular among local youth people, because it’s cheap, compared with Wangfujing Mall which is considered as a more expensive international shopping street.
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Actually, the name of Hongqiao Pearl Market is a little bit misleading, because it offers much more than just pearls in its four-story building, and provides everything from bags, shoes, clothes, silk, to seafood, and digital products.
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As the largest market selling second hand goods and curios in the area, it is like a big museum, attracting visitors at home and abroad with its unique charm. Panjiayuan market is truly a market packed with Chinese traditional culture.
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Beijing Silk Street High-rise, which draws lots of attentions, is open for the public on 19 March, 2005, replacing the infamous original outdoor Xiushui market. It has been a shopping center in Beijing.
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Yaxiu Market, also known as Ya show market, located on Chaoyang District, is an indoor 4-floor store, just like the Silk Market. It is the clothing bazaar for Beijing locals, so the prices are much lower.
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Lilichang is 750m long with a long history from Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. Now, there are dozens of shops here, and it is really a good place to these who love Chinese curios, calligraphy, painting or other artwork.
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South of Panjiayuan and next to the Antique City Hotel, Curio City is four floors of antiques, scrolls, ceramics, carpets and furniture. It is Asia's biggest curio arts and crafts trade center.
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Yandai Xiejie, located in an 800-year old hutong neighborhood that has not been bulldozed for the Olympics or otherwise, you can get a feel for an ancient neighborhood while browsing through antiquities, minority shops and art galleries.
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As one of the best preserved historical areas of Beijing downtown, Nanluoguxiang is a great place to chill out and enjoy the surrounding architecture, as well as being one of the most chic and trendy places to hang out in the afternoons and evenings.
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a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chinese historical relics, imperial palace, palatial architecture, massive courtyards, experience royalty life, admire valuable Chinese culture treasures
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There is a popular clothing market in Beijing, not only for Chinese teenagers, but also for foreign people visiting or studying in the capital. This place is located near Wudaokou and took its name after its situation: Wudaokou Clothing Market Beijing.
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As the largest market selling second hand goods and curios in the area, it is like a big museum, attracting visitors at home and abroad with its unique charm. Panjiayuan market is truly a market packed with Chinese traditional culture.
More info >
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Beijing Silk Street High-rise, which draws lots of attentions, is open for the public on 19 March, 2005, replacing the infamous original outdoor Xiushui market. It has been a shopping center in Beijing.
More info >
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Actually, the name of Hongqiao Pearl Market is a little bit misleading, because it offers much more than just pearls in its four-story building, and provides everything from bags, shoes, clothes, silk, to seafood, and digital products.
More info >
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Wangfujing is now considered as the central heart of Beijing City. It is the first modern-style commercial street in Beijing, about 800 meters long and on two sides of it standing many stores and malls. A walk from end to end would take you about 30 mins, and that's without looking at any shops and malls.
More info >
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Xidan, located in west of Tiananmen, mirroring the location of Wangfujing Mall which is on the east of Tiananmen, is one of the biggest business districts in Beijing. Xidan is more popular among local youth people, because it’s cheap, compared with Wangfujing Mall which is considered as a more expensive international shopping street.
More info >
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- To Photos of Beijing Shopping page to have a virtual shopping tour in Beijing and see what kind of things can be bought in each Beijing shopping market.
Beijing Shopping Tips
Note: All of the shopping markets in Beijing listed here are located in the very Beijing urban, so just put your distance worries aside. Just click on the Beijing shopping map to get the locations of these markets.
We have been living in Beijing for several years, and almost shopped everywhere of the city, so we know what are the problems you may run into.
In that spirit, we posted some blogs about Beijing shopping in our blog, and they are greatly informative and have helped a lot of shoppers in Beijing. Just click them to see whether they can make your Beijing shopping tour more comfortable and delightful.
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