For sheer variety of products and brands in all price ranges, Beijing is a unique shopping experience. From glitzy malls to funky street markets, and trendy boutiques to traditional Chinese product stores and themed shopping districts, you can find everything from the latest designer fashions and electronic gadgets to best-value antiques and collectibles.

Where to Buy

 Commercial Streets
A visitor will also find many large and middle sized shopping complexes scattered about the city. Just flow along with the flocks to pedestrian streets and experience the authentic atmosphere of Beijing.

Four largest business zones in Beijing: Wangfujing Dajie, Qianmen, Xidan Commercial Street and DongsiSome featured business streets: Hongqiao Pearl Market, Xiushui (Silk) Street, Other Pedestrian Streets

Antique Markets
To buy traditional handicrafts with typical eastern or Beijing features, visitorscan have a try in those antique markets.
Liulichang Cultural Street :a famous antique market since extremely long

 Department Stores
Large-scaled shopping malls with luxury goods of super brands are everywhere to be found in the city center, such as Beijing Friendship Store, Shin Kong Palace, Lufthansa Center and Parkson.

 Feature Stores
Some feature shops of hundreds years are really worth visiting. For example, silk shop Rui Fu Xiang was opened in 1893, shoe stores Nei Lian Sheng began 150 years ago. Prints of old Beijing are still visible through these time-honored brand shops.

 Supermarkets
Many large international and national supermarkets established their chain shops in Beijing, including Wal-mart, Metro, Watsons, Carrefour, Auchan, Lotus Supercenter and Century Mart.

 Wholesale Markets
For notions and other small commodities, relatively cheap wholesale markets are best choices if you mind the price rather than clamor and bargaining, where costumes and shoes, electronic and digital products tea or flowers all can be found.

 Bookstores
Books are another important way to know more about the city, the country and a perfect means to spend their free times. Famous and authentic bookstores in Beijing will offer help to foreign buyers to find what they want more easily.

 ( I ) The Six famous business streets for shopping in Beijing 
1. Qianmen-Dashalan Business Street 
Qianmen-Dashalan Business Street lies in the southern city of Beijing. It is to the south of Zhengyangmen and to the west of the central line. This is an old walking shopping street that has a long history. There are a lot of famous shops that all have more than one hundred years' history, such as Liubiju sauce and pickle shop, Tongrentang drugstore, Ruifuxiang silk shop, Neiliaansheng shoes shop, Zhangyiyuan tea shop and so on.

2. Wangfujing Business Street 
Wangfujing Business Street lies in Dongcheng District, the center of Beijing. Here and Tiananmen Square are 1 kilometer apart. It is a beautiful walking street. Here is the well-known Beijing Department Store, the famous Dong'an Market, the biggest arts and crafts shop in China, the biggest Xinhua Bookstore, the Foreign Languages Bookstore, Lisheng Sports Shop and Medical Appliances Shop. Also, here are some famous old shops, such as Shengxifu hats shop, Tonghesheng shoes shop, New World silk shop, Hengteli watchmaker's shop, Baicaoshenrong drugstore and Jiguge historical relic shop, etc. 

3. Xidan Business Street 
Xidan Business Street is in Xicheng District, the center of Beijing. Here and Tiananmen Square are 1.5 kilometers apart. It is developed after the found of China. Here is the famous Xidan Market, Xidan Shopping Center and some old shops, such as Shengxifu hats shop and Jingyi glasses shop. 

4.Silk Street (Xiushui Street) 
Silk Street lies in Xiushuidong Jie of Jianguomenwai Dajie. It is a favorite place for bargains and is frequented by the resident foreigners in Beijing.  

 
( II ) Beijing Shopping Malls 
1. The Place: A9 Guanghua Lu, Chaoyang District 
2. Beijing APM (Sun Dong An) : 138 Wangfujing Dajie, Beijing 
3. Shin Kong Place: Huamao Center, 87 Jianguo Lu, Northeast of Dawang Bridge, Beijing
4. SOGO:  8 Xuanwumengwai Dajie, Beijing
5. New World Department Store : Building A, Wanda Plaza, 93 Jianguo Lu, Chaoyang District  
 
( III ) Beijing Special Shopping Markets 
1. Flea and antique markets 
Panjiayuan Flea Market ( the third eastern and southern circle ) 
Haiwangcun Flea Market ( Liulichang )
 
Hongqiao Flea Market ( the northern gate of the Temple of Heaven ) 
 
2. Arts, pearls and jewels 
China Arts and Crafts Shop ( the eastern part of Wangfujing Street ) 
White Peacock Arts World ( Houjiutiao Ande Road, Dongcheng District ) 
 
3. Silk Shops 
Yuanlonggu Silk Shop ( No.55 Tiantan Road ): it is a famous old shop, there is original color silks, green satins and brocades, also there is carpets, tapestries, Chinese writings and paintings, etc. 
 
4. Writings and paintings shops 
China Bookstore ( Eastern Liulichang ): sell Chinese old books Rongbaozhai ( No.19 Western Street of Liulichang ): sell writing brushes, ink, paper, inkstones and Chinese writings and paintings. 
 
5. Drugstores 
Tongrentang Drugstore ( Dashalan of Qianmen Street ): it was built in the 8th year of Emperor Kangxi, it mainly sells pills and plasters. There are Ten Famous Medicines, such as Zaiao Pill, Nvjindan and so on. 
 
6. Bookstore 
Wangfujing Xinhua Bookstore ( No.214 Wangfujing Street ): It sells all kinds of books.
Beijing Books Building ( Xidan in Western Chang'an Street ). 
 
7. Tea
Maliandao Tea Street (11 Maliandao Road., Xuanwu): It stretches almost a mile in north-south direction, and it holds hundreds of tea shops, swarming on each side of the street and in the large tea markets.
 
8. Electronics
Bainaohui Computer Mall: 10 Chaoyangmenwai Dajie, Chaoyang District
Hailong Shopping Hall: 1 Zhongguancun Dajie, Haidian District
Top Electronics City: 1 Zhongguancun Dajie, Haidian District

Tips: The summer hours for most Beijing shopping malls are 08:30 - 21:30; in winter they are closed either a half or one hour earlier than in summer. All the emporia, hotels and large restaurants in city center and Tourism Appointed Stores have foreign exchange counters and ATM. Credit cards (including Visa, MasterCard, AE, Dinersclub and JCB) are also acceptable there. Bringing some cash is always necessary in the event that you'd like to buy something from the street vendors.