There are plenty of shopping opportunities in this busy city of Beijing. Most of them are quite different from each other,but each has its own feature.
The modern shopping malls are big and not exciting. We are not surpised at the architecture, but they are really spacious and bright. The stores are quite characterless, something of [...]

The Bird and Flower Market is quite interesting, especially Guanyuan Bird and Fish Market. It’s located Fuchengmen Subway Stop. (exit B). You walk along the east side of the 2nd ring road (Xicheng). It is Open from 8:30AM to 6:30 PM. Of course, you can find many other animals on sale here and some of [...]

Established in 1984, Donghuamen Night Local Flavor Market basically covers from the whole Donganmen Street which is also near to the Wangfujing Business Street. With more than 50 specialty snack hawker stalls, the market sells some edible and exotic snack foods coming within whole China. For beiginners, the food that you find in the market [...]

The Panjiayuan Market is a super shopping market for all Chinese arts and crafts. It is made up of over three thousand individual stalls covering 48,500 square metres. There really is something for everyone here. Even Hilary Clinton has shopped at Panjiayuan. There is a little overlap between stalls so you can compare and bargain [...]

Its name - Hongqiao Pearl Market is a little misleading. Actually it sells more than just fresh water pearls. This big market offers everything, from bags, shoes,pocket knifes, copy watches, sports wear to actual jewelry, and even sea food!. So it looks somewhat chaotic! But it looks just as every free market in China. On [...]

Xiushui Street is one of the famous clothing markets in Beijing. It attracts domestic and foreign tourists with varied styles, colors and materials as well as a cheap price. You can find a number of duplicates of clothing in traditional Chienese style such as clothes,caps,gloves. Enjoy bargains with sellers and pleasant surprise of finding a [...]

Rong Bao Zhai ——A Shop Making Reproductions of Chinese Paintings.Rong Bao Zhai, a special shop in Beijing making reproductions of Chinese paintings, is situated at No. 19 Liulichang West St. in the Xuanwu District of Beijing. It plays a leading role in the field of watercolor block printing, a type of block printing employed to [...]

Wuyutai Teahouse:A Cornerstone in Beijing’s Tea Culture.Wuyutai Teahouse,A Cornerstone in Beijing’s Tea Culture.In these hectic times, it’s nice to have a place to take a break away from the din of the modern and maddening. Such a retreat can be found in any Wuyutai Teahouse, and it’s been this way in Beijing for more than [...]

Liulichang is known throughout China and the world for its ancient books, calligraphy, paintings, rubbings, ink stones and ink. The street, which is only 750 meters long, is located south of Hepingmen (Peace) Gate within walking distance of the Hepingmen Quanjude Peking Duck Restaurant.
In Ming and Qing times, Liulichang was a favorite haunt for scholars, [...]

The investment project of protecting and renovating Qianmen Street is located at the southern section of the Central Axis Line of Beijing. Extending from the Qianman Arrow Tower in the North to Zhushikou Street in the South, Qianmen Street is a flourishing commercial street with a long history and enjoying a worldwide high reputation. In [...]