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Add: Junction of East Third Ring Road and Panjiayuan Bridge. Turn West onto Panjiayuan Lu.

This is a good place for seek out folk art and handicrafts, the claim being that the market offers Beijing's largest, most deverse collections. It is also a major distribution center fou handicrafts. The market has around 3,000 booths covering some 50 hectares-a scene made busier by the presence of almost 10,000 market workers and, on an average day, up to 50,000 bargain hunters. Visitors will also find a good choice of antiques..many of which are not as antique as one is led to believe. Panjiayuan is a fun day out, whether or not you buy anything. It also provides the chance for some good snapshots.

Silk Alley lies in Xiushuidong Jie off Jianguomenwai Dajie, near US Embassy. It is a good place to buy cheaper goods and the resident foreigners in Beijing come here frequently. Whatever you want to buy, like bags, shoes, handicrafts or sweaters, you can bargain with the owners.
This colorful market is a must for any new-comer to Beijing. Visitors can select from more than 400 booths, where some 1,000 vendors are happy to indulge in bargaining. First golden rule:never immediately pay the asking price. Shrewed negotiation will see you pay a good deal less. Second golden rule: smile and be courteous, and you 'll usually get a good response. Many "good buys" are available, especially in silk and other garments, plus accessories ranging from scarves to leatherwear. You will also find a huge array of souvenirs, but be ware of those claimed to be genuine antiques. Silk Alley can be a fun place, the more so if you have a Chinese friend with you to help you with bargaining.

Besides modern department stores, the Foreign Language Bookstore is also in this area. The Old-Beijing-Street is now seated underground, which was built and decorated in Ming and Qing style. The outstanding characteristic of it is the centralized well-known longstanding stores selling shoes, caps, silk cloth, scissors, Chinese brushes and ink-stick, jade articles, tea, desserts, pickled vegetables, roast ducks and so on.

Add: East Gate of the Temple of Heaven

Lie in the northeast of Tiantan East Road, respond to the Temple of Heaven, many buses pass here, traffic is convenient, the commercial atmosphere is dense. Hongqiao Pearl Market is the leading enterprise of the Hongqiao Commercial Circles, with other markets around Hongqiao Pearl Market, formed a big shopping center.
Pearl Products––Hongqiao Pearl Market renowned for its pearl on the whole world, it is foreign guest that visit, do shopping there, called " the pearl market " cordially. Hongqiao Pearl Market receives nearly one hundred countries and over 6000 political V.I.P.s, envoys of various countries to visit and do shopping successively. Mrs. Thatcher came to China three times, got to the Hongqiao Pearl Market each time; Swedish Prime Minister Persson visited Hongqiao Pearl Market and does shopping and signed to memorize it; Mrs. Putin was very satisfied with goods and service that the Hongqiao Pearl Market offered. Common foreign guest are difficult to count to the limit. The position in foreigner's mind of Hongqiao Pearl Market, there is a word that can prove, “the Pearl Market of Hongqiao is the Great Wall in the foreign women's heart. And foreign women reach Beijing must reach the Hongqiao Pearl Market just like reaching China must reach the Great Wall.”

Dashilan

The oldest commercial street in Beijing is Dasilan, the most famous and peculiar prosperous street. Its history can be traced back to five hundred and eighty years ago when the Emperor ordered to build fences to prevent thieves from hiding. The fences built here were quite peculiar and kept for a long time. Later, Big Fences became the name of this street: Dashilan.

Dashilan is situated on south of Tiananmen Square, west of Qianmen Dajie, where many century-old shops and Restaurant stand. You can buy some traditional handcrafts as well. Note that bargaining is always needed.