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Beijing has excellent shopping opportunties from very up market malls to busy markets with excellent bargains.
For a world-class shopping spree, Beijing is definitely the place to be. You can start at the malls of Oriental Plaza , where you'll find a wide selection of diamonds, good food, clothes and DVDs and music CDs. There are also several large malls in Xidan near Tiananmen Square that offer a variety of goods. But the city's biggest mall can be found near Yuanda Bridge , the Golden Resources Shopping Mall, which is Asia 's second largest mall.
For high-end shops and expensive products, tourists will thoroughly enjoy the shops at Wangfujing or at the China World Trade Center .
Meanwhile, technology buffs will feel like they found heaven at the electronic malls at Zhong Guan Cun, which is considered the Silicon Valley of China. The most popular malls here are Hilon and Dinghao. |
The best stores for outdoor gear in China can be found at Building 4 in Nancun, Madian and at Jinzhiqiao Dasha in the Chaoyang District.
If you're hunting for antiques, head to Liulichang for their many exquisite antique offerings, including furniture, handicrafts, Chinese paintings, old books and the like. Gu Wan Cheng on the Third Ring Road also has a broad range of upmarket antiques.
Many hotel shops also offer a lot of Chinese specialty items. For instance, the Emperor shop at Kempinski Hotel has excellent porcelain, silk clothing, tea items and table settings. The Torana Gallery at the same hotel offers an impressive array of silk and Tibetan carpets.
Capital Times square
A retail complex with designer labels, cinema and restaurants.
Wangfujing Street
Wangfujing to the east of Tiananmen Square has a wide range of boutiques,
Liulichang Culture Street
Liulichang Culture Street near Hepingmen subway station and good for antiques
(antiques over one hundred years old have a red seal and you will need an export
license) and paintings. A good street to explore traditional Chinese Culture
and see traditional Buildings from the Ming and Qing Dynasties. Take the subway
to Hepingmen and walk south along Nanxinhua.
Dashilan
Dasilan an old commercial street on south of Tiananmen Square with old shops
and where you can buy traditional handcrafts.
Xidan Area
An area of department
stores selling brands
at fixed prices in the
centre of the city.
Zhong Guan Cun Area
In the North West Beijing
the place for computer
goods and software.
Beijing Markets
Department Stores
and Malls
Beijing bookstores
Beijing
electronics
Beijing art galleries
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