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Beijing Shopping
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| Plenty of shopping to be had in Beijing now. Mostly souvenirs, followed by rip-off designer ware, pirate dvds, fake Chinese antiques etc. Reasonably priced electronics. However, lack of standards require you to be very careful about what you buy. The return policy is non-existent in 98% of stores so they make you try your purchase out extensively before you leave the store. Credit cards are accepted in about 10% of stores but this situation is getting better as 2008 (Olympics year) approaches |
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Major Commercial Districts
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| Lots of different stores here including many selling souvenirs. Prices not too bad, but some things can be found cheaper elsewhere. |
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Wangfujing Commercial Street
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| Located in the north of Esat Chang'an Street, about 1000 meters long, has a history of more than 100 years and congregates nationwide famours stores, including Beijing Department Store, Shidu Department Store, Sun Dong'an Market, and Orient Plaza. |
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Qianmen commercial Street
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| As early as 500 years ago, Qianmen was the commercial center of Beijing, and many time-honored stores still exist there. The Dashilan Pedestrian Street nearby is also home to many age-old stores. |
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Xidan Commercial District
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Xidan Street is a famours commercial street, and at its southern mouth, the Xidan Culture Square has been newly completed. The Xidan commercial District is home to many famours large markets, such as Huawei Commercial Building, Xidan Shopping Center, Zhougyou Department Store, and Xidan Market, as well as special retail stores of various styles. In addition, there are also restaurants, fasfood outlets, and other tourist-related service facilities. |
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Jianguomen Waistreet
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Embracing the embassy neighborhood, Central Business District (CBD), and diplomatic apartments, the Jianguomen Wai Street is very developed in commerce and service industry and features a neat, elegant environment, home to such famours shops as Friendship Store, CVIK Shopping Center, Guiyou Shopping Center, Henderson Shopping Center, and COFCO Plaza. Besides, the Xiushui and Yabao openair markets, which enjoy great favor among foreigners, are also situated in the district. |
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Chaowai Street
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A newly rising commercial district, the Chaowai Street congregates Full Link Plaza, Hyper commercial Building, Blue Island Buiilding, and West Blue Island Commercial City. |
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Liulichang Ancient Cultural Street
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The Liulichang Ancient Cultural Street, on Xuanwumen Nei Street, is famous for dealing in culture-featured tourist commodities. It houses many timehonored stores for Chinese paintings and calligraphic works, traditional handicrafts, and antique books. The ancient architectures in the street have been preserved, making the street an ideal destination for sightseeing and shopping. |
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Panjianyuan Antique Market
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Located on the Southern Section of East Thid Ring Road and the west side of Panjiayuan Overpass, the Panjiayuan Antique Market covers 34,000 square meters and houses more than 3,000 stands. It is a weekend market characterized by age-old goods, artworks, and antiques, and the merchants come from all parts of China and are of the Han, Hui, Manchu, Dong, Uygur, Korean, Miao, Mongolia, and Tibetan ethnic groups. It is the largest and most complete collectibles market in china. With a distinctive charm, the market has won fame not only around China, but also around the world, attracting visitors from the rest of China and from foreign countries. |
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