Beijing Market

Beijing is a shopaholic's utopia. A typical Beijing market sells a wide variety of curios and replica antiques. The capital city also possess a number of high street shops selling international quality products.

Visitors to a Beijing market could be faced with a number of attractive goods for sale. There are a number of Beijing markets specializing in different products. The Liulichang market in Beijing specialize in selling preowned books, Chinese painting and handicrafts. The Pan Jia Yuan market is the largest market in Beijing. It is also known as the “weekend market”. The Pan Jia Yuan is a flea market and popular among both locals and tourists. The market specialize in selling decorative items, jade, carved stone, paintings, and antiques. Textile goods from different parts of China are also sold in Pan Jia Yuan market.

Visitors to the Beijing markets are advised to haggle before purchasing any item of their choice. The seller may increase their product price by twice the real cost. This is done especially in case of tourists. Prospective shoppers with an aversion to haggling may shop at the comparatively higher end retail stores like the Malls at Oriental Plaza. The technophile shopper may visit the electronics market of Zhong Guan Cun. This market specializes in selling computer and related equipment.