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The most popular shopping sites for foreign tourists in Beijing

Silk Market
Situated in the CBD, the Silk Market has a total floorspace of 28,000 square meters and 1,500 stalls. Commodities mainly sold in the Silk Market include shoes, bags and cases, leather goods, famous brands, casual wear, fashion clothing, western accesories, sports leisure attire, knitted clothing, kid's clothing, ties, silk handkerchiefs, silk wax printings, hand-crafted table cloths, handicrafts, jewelry, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, Beijing roast duck and locals snacks.

Address: No.8 East Xiushui Street, Chaoyang District 朝阳区秀水东街8号秀水大厦
Tel: 86-10-51699003
Business hours: 9:30am-9:00pm
Transportation: Yonganli station, Subway Line 1

Pearl Market
The Pearl market, or Hongqiao Market, is a modern market where Chinese authentic items can be purchased. Standing near the Temple of Heaven, this is the largest venue selling pearls in Beijing. Along with pearls, a variety of other items are also sold inside the market.

Address: No.46, Tiantan Donglu, Chongwen district (Opposite the East gate of Temple of Heaven)  崇文区天坛东路46号
Tel: 86-10-67119130  
Business hours: 9:30am-7:00pm
Transportation: Tiantan Dongmen station, Subway Line 5

Yaxiu Market
Yaxiu Market is very similar to the Silk Market, but the prices are much lower since it is frequented by Beijing locals. Sits in west Sanlitun between the Village and the Worker's Stadium North gate. If you are looking to mix with Beijingers and willing to attempt Chinese then this is the place to come!

Address: No.58, Workers' stadium North Rd, Chaoyang district 朝阳区工体北路58号(城市宾馆对面)
Tel: 86-10-64168945
Business hours: 10:00am-8:30pm
Transportation: Tuanjiehu station, Subway Line 10

Wangfujing Street
Talking about Wangfujing, one would think of the Snack street and shopping malls. It is a place gathering many famous brands, a good shopping destination with short distance to Tiananmen Square, CBD and easy access to subway station, which all make it the most attractive shopping place in Beijing.

Address: Wangfujing street, Dongcheng district
Transportation: Wangfujing station, Subway Line 1

Qianmen Street
Qianmen Street is the most ancient and famous business street which owns a long history of almost 500 years. It is located at south of Tiananmen Square, west of Qianmen dajie.
After three times reconstruction, Dashila is opened again on August 7, 2008 to welcome the Beijing Olympic Games. The new pedestrian street has a length of 840 meters from north end Qianmen Yueliangwan to south end Zhushikou. This street assembles all kinds of traditional specialty shops such as Qianmen Quanjuede Roast Duck Restaurant, Dabei Photo Studio, Zhangyiyuan Tea Shop, Tongrentang Drugstore, Ruifuxiang Silk Shop, Guangdelou Theater etc. The new street like streetlamp, rubbish cabin, the tablet is reconstructed in Ming and Qing construction style. The other thing attracting your attention is the Dangdangche, a kind of old-style tramcar.

Address: Qianmen Avenue, Xuanwu district
Transportation: Qianmen station, Subway Line 2

Beijing Friendship Store
Located near the embassy area, Beijing Friendship Store is the largest store in China catering to foreign residents and tourists. It was opened in 1973. The sore supplies nearly 100,000 varieties of goods, ranging from daily necessities to arts and crafts. Both traditional Chinese export commodities and native produce and special products of various places of China are available in this store.

Address: No 17, Jianguomen Waidajie, Chaoyang District 朝阳区建国门外大街17号
Tel: 86-10-65003311  
Business hours: 9:30am-8:30pm
Transportation: Yonganli station, Subway Line 1

Tianya Plaza
Tianya Plaza is a modern foreign business and trade-oriented plaza boasting the highest reputation in Yabaolu and the CBD area in Beijing. The market had become an influential  commodity trade distribution center that continues to grow in prestige.

Address: No. 2, Yabaolu, Chaoyang district 朝阳区雅宝路2号
Tel: 86-10-51361012    
Business hours: 10:00am-8:00pm

Beijing North Star Shopping Center

As the first large-scale commercial complex erected in the surrounding area of the Olympic venues and still one of the largest shopping arcades in Beijing, North Star Shopping Centre is renound for it's top-end brands and high prices. It is located within the central business circle of the Olympic Games Village.

Address: No.8, Anli Rd, Anwai, Chaoyang district 朝阳区安外安立路8号
Business hours: 9:00am-10:00pm
Transportation: Exit A, Huixinxijie Beikou station, Line 5