China Shopping

Where to Shop and What to Buy in China

China’s booming economy has led to an explosion of shops in towns and cities. Once fairly uninspired places where you might buy inexpensive souvenirs, work clothes, posters and books, you can now find shops selling everything from chic fashion to high-tech electronics.

Prices at Friendship Stores are fixed, as they are in larger shops and malls but once outside this zone you're free to bargain. Arts and crafts stores also offer local handicrafts including jade jewelry, embroidery, calligraphy, paintings and carvings in wood, stone and bamboo.

Beijing Shopping

Just a few years ago there were only a few department stores and small bazaars in Beijing, but now there are many superstores, mega-malls and markets where you can buy just about anything you need. Read More...

Chengdu Shopping

Shopaholics will be in heaven in Chengdu. As the most important city for commerce and trade in this part of China, Chengdu is home to some large shopping malls and street markets selling both domestic and international brands. Read More...

Dali Shopping

Yunnan is renowned as being as a treasure trove of natural resources and ethnic minority cultures producing many unique products that cannot be found anywhere else in the world. Read More...

Dalian Shopping

Dalian offers its tourists a plethora of traditional items as well as modern and fashionable buys making it just the place where you can shop till you drop. Read More...

Guangzhou Shopping

With so many people coming to Guangzhou for the Trade Fair, it is quite a good town for shopping. There are a number of large shopping malls here and there throughout the city on top of many markets offering all kinds of items. Read More...

Guilin Shopping

There can't really be an international tour without at least a few hours of shopping, can it? If you agree, you might want to know more about the kind of shopping you can do while you're in Guilin. Read More...

Hangzhou Shopping

Vacations and shopping always go hand in hand - even more so when you are accompanied by ladies on the trip. And if you are a shopaholic yourself, you are going to love Hangzhou; it is one of the most popular Chinese shopping destinations. Read More...