DK Travel : Beijing : Shopping

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Grand World Electrical Market

Pick up a used mobile phone for under ¥300, or a new model for two-thirds the normal retail price. Aside from phones, there are three floors packed with TVs, CD and mp3 players, and games consoles.
Green T. House

Art here has to compete with Beijing’s wackiest bit of interior design (see Green T. House). www.greenteahouse.com. cn
Hao Yuan Market

Small street market just off Wangfujing, which is crammed with stalls selling all manner of knick-knacks, curios, and handicrafts.
Hong Cao Wan’r

Upmarket ladies’ clothing boutique specializing in designer oriental items in natural fabrics.
Hong Qiao Market

Best known for pearls (hence its alternative name, the “Pearl Market”), with a huge range available, freshwater and seawater, up on the third floor. The floors below are a tight compress of clothing, shoes, electronics, and more, while in the basement is a pungent, but fascinating market for fish, frogs, and snakes (see Hong Qiao Market).
Hong Qiao Market

A vast indoor market with clothes, bags, shoes, children’s toys, plus a basement fish market (see Hong Qiao Market).
Imperial Archive

An impressive complex to wander around and art for sale in some of the halls.
Jenny Lou’s

Expat heaven with genuine Dutch cheese, German sausage, French wines, and such like.
Jun Yi Home

Chinese military surplus store with badges, patches, and even uniforms.
Lai Tai Market

This covered market, just north of the Third Ring Road, not far from the Kempinski hotel, is an appealing mix of garden center and tropical fish store. Half the vast ground floor is filled with bamboo, cactus, and ornamental rockeries, while the other half is all large aquariums of brightly colored marine life – plus ceramics downstairs.