Remember: Most shops are open daily from 9am to 8pm. There is no sales tax in China.
Do not forget to act is important, especially in tourist markets and shops for items. You have to negotiate with at least 1 / 3 of the price, the sound is always there to ensure a smooth technical away as your last chance at the lowest price!
The main area lies in the area of Wangfujing and Xidan Dajie, where a number of large department stores, including the business from Beijing, which is mainly for the Chinese market but Zhongguancun, often nicknamed “Silicon Valley of China”, remains a center for electronics and industries connected to the computer. In other words, Zhong Guan Cun (is a must: You can find almost everything, speaker parts computer at an astonishingly low price. It is only a few miles from the Tsinghua University. Avoid the providers asked to work in their shops. Do you remember that a lack of standards in these articles there is no “return policy.
Thus, at least not too expensive to pay. With regard to the unauthorized copying of CDs and DVDs, you can use it for no more than 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Yuan. Although the quality is not too high, at least ensure you have the English version! To this end “?” = Yingwen. But perhaps one of the best suggestions we can give is to exercise collective shopping! It works very well! If you have friends who try to buy things at the same time. The sellers are “forced” to the discount!
If you want to buy, buy Chinese, with the best prices, and almost not to negotiate and a lot of authentic products, try the market for apparel in Xizhi men, next to the zoo. Once there, the huge new building in front and behind her.
Is that you want to buy silk and Sanlitun YaShou market (58, Gongti Beilu) with good prices and not so popular with tourists as well as the Silk Street (8 East Street Xiushui Jianguo Men Wai Dajie).
If you are very cheap to your journey’s leading Sanfo Outdoor Gear stores in various regions of Beijing. (Try Building 4, entry 5, Nancun, Midianite. The U 2 to Zhishuitan or bus 315, 344 or 345 to Midian. The business is located in the Southside Sanhuan, west of the junction of the Midianites. Or in other departments Jinzhiqiao Dasha, Guomen, Chaoyang District).
Xidan Market (on the west side of Tiananmen Square): in the zone around the metro station there are several large shopping centers, but there is also a market that is very good! Remember that especially in these markets, credit cards are not as widely accepted. In any case, this is better than on the eve of the Olympic Games. Finally, and above all, to distrust Counterfeit: There are many counterfeit notes in circulation.
Saving money is a goal of the trip in view of the experience as much as possible, the apartment is often a strong voice. Dongcheng District is often a significant middle class residential accommodation possibilities that you have fun here: the Forbidden City and Tian’anmen Square, Zhongshan Park and the Park of Ditan and the National Museum in China. In this area there are a number of hostels for backpackers. 9. Dragons Youth Hostel, Beijing New Dragon Hostel, Beijing City Central Youth Hostel, the saga on the homepage of the hostel, in the Courtyard Hotel, Beijing Harbor Inn Hostel is sure that some of the budget solutions.
We hope to help and do not wish you a fantastic time for shopping in Beijing, China!