The Silk Market

Despite its name, the Silk Market has much more than just silk. The Chinese silk products in the market are cheap, therefore popular, there are also lots of cashmere garments, down jackets, leather goods, shoes, hats, watches and som handicrafts and trinkets. One of the main things about the market is the fact that none of the prices is set. It all depends on your bargaining skills. If you are a proficient bargainer, then you can get great deals on all kinds of clothing, but if you are soft-hearted and don't like confrontation, then you may get taken for a ride. It is often helpful to bring along a Chinese friend who can help you bargain. The way to do it is, look around at all of the stuff and point out to your friend which item you like, without letting the seller know. Then let the Chinese friend go back and bargain for you. Of course not all Chinese people are good bargainers, but at least if they go, the starting price will often be lower than it is for a foreign face. Sometimes the starting price is the same, but the lowest the seller will go will be lower for the Chinese person. If you are a tall person the Silk Market is the best place for you to buy clothes and shoes.

There's a newly opened pearl store on the fivth floor in this market,they have really good pearls with the reasonal price.