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[quote=ANNA                    ,1381]Shoppinh Area in Beijing:DONGSI This shopping area is located at the north end of Wangfujing near Longfu Temple. The Longfu Building is a large department store. Shops of every size and description as well as privately owned stalls are in the area. GOVERNMENT TOURIST STORES The Friendship Store at 17 Jianguomenwai used to be the only store in Beijing serving the visitor. Money changing is available as well as purchases by credit cards. They have everything from silk to jade carvings and jewelry. Make this one of your first stops to check prices and quality before hitting the streets. Many people return to buy here because of the quality offered for a good price. Government stores, conveniently located adjacent to government tourist restaurants, are usually visited by tour groups for lunch. Plenty of time is given for shopping. Money changing, lots of sales clerks, and credit card services, and shipping are available as well. Traditional Chinese goods are in abundance such as silk by the yard, jade, porcelains and ceramics, cloisonne', embroidery, lacquerware plus many more. No bargaining in government stores, except perhaps on large purchase.HUOTONG AREA STORES Shopping in some of these century-old stores can be a very unique experience . See them before the bulldozers clear the land for the emerging new Beijing. Might not find much to buy, but the shopping and strolling is fun. QIANMEN DAJIE For over five hundred years this has been a main shopping area for the city and is located south of Tian'anmen Square. Don't miss the Dazalan area, a huotong, alley, running west from the top of Qianmen. Food sellers, silk shops, theatres, Chinese Medicine Shops and clothing shops abound in this very alive shopping area. Some shop locations date back more than 400 years. SILVER STREET Silver Street is parallel to and one block east of Wangfujing Street, and is an area for Western-style clothing. WANGFUJING STREET This is Beijing's busiest commercial area and is normally full of shoppers. Besides many shops and restaurants there is an very large many storied mall. Prices are reasonable in this area as many stores are government owned. The street has recently been completely renovated. The streets north-south from the Beijing Hotel to the Palace Hotel. The area is a good area to shop in as the visitor will not be cheated or overcharged. No bargaining here, but lots of fun. The weekend is the most crowded time. ...[/quote]

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