DK Travel : Beijing : Shopping

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Tea

All over Beijing are shops devoted to tea. One street specializes in nothing else with dozens of shops together offering around 500 different varieties of leaf. The packaging can often be quite beautiful too, from bright red tins to cardboard-tube containers decorated with a waving Mao.
Tea sets

You’ll never look at a cup the same way again. For a start, Chinese tea cups are often three-piece affairs with a saucer to prevent burned fingers and a lid to keep the leaves out of your mouth. They are sized from mug to thimble, and the colors and patterning can be exquisite, making a nicely-boxed tea set the number one gift from China.
Ten Fu’s Tea

Tea from all over China, sold loose or in beautiful presentation boxes. Staff will brew small cups for sampling.
Timezone 8

Art book store with a small gallery specializing in photography (see Timezone 8).www.timezone8.com
Tong Li Studios

Four floors of independent designer clothing and decorative arts stores, plus jewelry and hip cafés, and up on the top floor a couple of lively bars. One block west of Bar Street.
Wangfujing Musical Instrument Hall

A whole mall devoted to musical instrument shops. Some of these places are also good for official Chinese releases of foreign CDs, which cost a fraction of what you would pay back home.
Yaxiu Market

At the center of the embassy district of Sanlitun, Yaxiu (or Yashow) offers more of the same as the Silk Market: four floors of clothing, bags, shoes, and sportswear, plus some jewelry, nail salons, and a bunch of tailors on the top floor who can run up a gent’s suit for around ¥350 (see also Yaxiu Market).

Beaded purse
Yaxiu Market

Similar to the Silk Market, but significantly less crowded (see Yaxiu Market).
Yuanlong Silk Company

Hugely popular multi-story emporium specializing in all things silken.
Zen Cat Gallery

Unique gallery on the shores of Hou Hai (14 Hou Hai Nanyan) that acts as a show space for the eye-catching creations of kooky artist Dong Zi.