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Silk Market Beijing
49 Reviews The Silk Market is the most famous of all the shopping options in Beijing and for good reason. Its five levels of massive rooms filled to the brim with tightly filled aisles of shops, basically it...
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Wangfujing Street Beijing
47 Reviews A company called Four Colors Earth (FCE) makes long-sleeved men's Chinese modernised traditional dress. Not many clothes apart from the Mao suit makes a man here in China, but this one will. They are...
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Hongqiao Market (Pearl Market) Beijing
28 Reviews I thought of the three main market this one had the most shop keepers starting out with a reasonable price...... not like the silk market where they start of with some crazy price that no one would...
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Cloisonne Beijing
12 Reviews I also have this in my tourist traps since i am not into this stuff however for those who love this, the factory is the largest in the beijing area and when you go to a great wall tour whether group...
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Liulichang Antiques Street Beijing
11 Reviews This street was refurbished as a kitsch pedestrian precinct in the 1980's. It was designed in the style of the qing era [1644-1911]. The homely shops are packed with crafts, calligraphy materials and...
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Panjiayuan Market Beijing
13 Reviews A donde quiere que se lo llevemos ? La ventaja de este mercado es que a los extremos tienen especialistas que te pueden embalar y enviar todo lo que compres a cualquier lugar del mundo , así que ya no...
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Lai Tai - Lady Street Beijing
4 Reviews The Ladie’s Street (nu3 ren2 jie1) is located near the Lufthansa business district. In here there are hundreds of stalls selling all fashions of women's clothes, shoes and jewelry. And a lot of stuff...
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Xidan Beijing
8 Reviews Sell books. whatever books you want to look for just go to Books building. If you can not find the book there, it is mean that you almost won't find the book anywhere. Publish meeting. Famous...
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Friendship Store Beijing
5 Reviews My best buy in China was a waterproof winter jacket made of 90% duck down.It was a saving of hundreds of dollars compared to buying something similiar in australia.Although you must be carefull of the...
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Lufthansa Center Beijing
3 Reviews My friend and I could not believe the extremely astronomical prices at the Lufthansa Center Department Store. We were looking for deals on clothing and electronics, but this is not the place to go as...
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Lantern is one of the most recognizable icon of China. You may see it in front of many houses, especially in Pingyao city. You may find it in souvenir shops. If you want to buy the most typical one, find a local non-touristic market.
These two market place ( Pearl and Silk Market ) is located in Beijing . Probably all tourist are know these two places which are very popular . These places are like a mall that has 5-6 floor. Each floor has contain different style. For ex: 1st flor in Pearl market is mostly electronics, second floor : shoes and bags. But I notice you about bargain at the time of buy something. The girls or boys working who are working on healf of these small shops are walking on the corridors and invite their own shops. When you ask the price of one item , they took the calculator and write down the price. Dont believe them. For ex : if they wrote 200 YUAN , Give them a bid 20 YUAN . first of all they tell you " are you joking " you can say no . They will not accept , when you get one or two step to outside they shout behind you 100 YUAN , after more steps , they scream to you 50 YUAN , Then turn back...
Most Chinese street vendors and small shop owners expect customers to bargain with them. As a result, the price posted on goods can be as much as 3 times what you should pay. You will need to be patient, and go multiple rounds to get to the right price. Often, the shopkeeper will have a calculator, on which you and they will enter your suggested prices. They key to success is that you must be willing to walk away. Remember that most goods you will see will probably be available in another shop, so don't feel like you have missed out if you walk away. There are two important Chinese expressions to remember when shopping:Bu yao - "Boo Yow" - Don't wantTai gui la - "Tie Gway La" - Too expensive!Large chain stores, supermarkets, and shops in airports usually do not have negotiable prices. Also, there is usually less room to bargain on food and drinks. After a few days you will get a pretty...
There are all sorts of shops in Old Town Shanghai's Yu Gardens Bazaar, most of which sell the usual tourist junk. However, we found a nice little art gallery where we purchased a beautiful horizontal wall hanging of Suzhou, the Venice of China. Sadly, I can't recall the name of the particular shop but Yu Gardens is hard to miss. There's lots of junk but my favorite purchase was the silk painting we bought here in Shanghai. The exchange rate is good so everything was reasonably priced, especially after some hard bargaining.
I was in Guangzhou last year and back from Guilin two weeks ago.Guangzhou will have more to shop especially Shangxiajiu Road and nearby Renmin Road and most have price tag. Normally I haggled down 50% and if the items are price tagged they normally do not give you further discount unless you are buying a lot. I noticed in Shangxiajiu Road in Guangzhou things are cheaper than Beijing Lu of course Beijing Lu most of the clothes, bags are of better quality. If you are going to Yangshuo, souvenirs are cheaper than Guilin. I saw bracelets in Yangshuo selling at RMB5 but there were selling at RMB10 at Guilin.If you are having your meals at restaurant in Yangshuo ladies that approach you selling souvenirs are even cheaper. Small handmade souvenirs costing RMB10 for 3 pieces at the stalls. When those ladies approach you if you are not keen to buy they even go down to RMB10 for 6 pieces, but the...
Li-Ning Sports shops deal in good quality sportswear, sports shoes and other sports accessories which are said to be manufactured in the People's Republic of China. The Company (Li-Ning Sports Co Ltd) is the largest sportswear producer in China. Two shops dealing in Li-Ning sports apparels are located at Wangfujing Street in the heart of Beijing, i.e. one on the left side of the street and the other on the right. The shop as depicted in our photographs above has four levels of shopping spaces and is elegantly decorated and illuminated, well furnished with quality stocks and is never short of manpower. We bought several pairs of Li-Ning sweaters and t-shirts from the shop above. Li-Ning sports shoes are also highly recommended to be purchased from the shop. The prices of Li-Ning sports goods are fixed. Sweaters cost between 200.00 and 500.00 rmb and t-shirts between 100.00 and 300.00...
Below is a link to a youtube video demonstrating how to bargain in China. It is a tongue in cheek demonstration. It starts off a little slow but shows some humor in bargining. I found this video on youtube, I'm not the one doing the bargining in the video. Tourist prices are very inflated in China. Many people believe they should offer1/2 the asking price in markets for souvenirs. Actually, you should not pay more then1/2 the asking price. Don't be afraid to offer a really low price like 10%. Then work up but NEVER pay more then 1/2 the asking price unless you really want it and can't control yourself . I often end up only paying about 25% of the asking price.Keep it friendly and smile. I have found that saying "Yi Kuai" with a smile is a good ice breaker. They often laugh, not because they want a higher price, but because they are surprised you know a little Chinese and you are joking....
Najing Road (Nanjing Lu in Chinese) is the city of Shanghai's major thoroughfare with large modern shopping malls, old and new, traditional and specialty shops and upscale stores. It is one of the main shopping destinations in China and one of the busiest shopping streets in the world! Nanjing Lu is sometime known as the Oriental Paris. It is home to approximately 600 shops and has become a world famous shoppers paradise which attracts not only the local and foreign tourists. It attracts also shoppers from all over the world!Nanjing Road is located in the heart of the city of Shanghai between the Bund and Jing'an District. Nanjing Lu stretches for approximately six kilometers with the People's Square in the middle. Basically it has two sections, i.e. East Nanjing Road and West Nanjing Road. The main pedestrian street is located at East Nanjing Road. In addition to shops there are also...
There are three floors which sell pearls at the Hongqiao Market. The gesture of the two salesladies attracted me to go inside the shop (others ask passers-by to enter their shops immediately). They could not speak English well so I managed to look around their shop without getting asked every minute (ha!). And then the owner came. Ms. Hong Fei speaks very mildly and was not pushy at all. She did not mind if I was interested in buying resh water and sea water pearls although I mentioned that I would love to have a Tahitian one but my cash will not be enough for a small piece. She was very patient and even personalized my pieces at a good price (she made bargaining very enjoyable). And yes, I had a bottle of water for free and I left the shop with some pieces that included a beautiful Tahiti pearl pendant. At the Pearl Market, you will find pearls, jade, fake brand goods, luggage,...
Nanjing Road to Shanghai is what Wangfujing Street is to Beijing. It is the main shopping street of the city. It leads from the Bund to the People's Park. The part of the road near the Bund (Nanjing Road East) is open to traffic and has smaller shops. Further west the road becomes pedestrainised and home to the biggest department stores and shopping centres. There are a couple of western chains, such as McDonalds and KFC on the road near the People's Park.
Park Plaza Beijing Wangfujing Beijing
4 Reviews and 1076 Opinions Located centrally in the Wangfujing area, this hotel is close to everywhere you want to get to...
Peace Hotel Shanghai Shanghai
12 Reviews and 294 Opinions The Hotel is truely a mixture of ancient and modern decore built in a Gothic Style, it once was...
Sofitel Xian On Renmin Square Xi'an
4 Reviews and 652 Opinions Chinese New Year 2010 - 4 nights Centrally located with good sized, nicely appointed rooms. When we...
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