Sunday, June 30, 2013

My recommendations

I haven't been everywhere, but I've been to a lot of places in Beijing.  If you get the chance to come here, this is my recommendations:
For Toys:
#1 Bairong World Trade Center
#2 Toy City behind Pearl Market at Tiantan
#3 Haggler's Alley, I know there are lots of them all over the city, they don't appear on maps.  Ours is near Bawangfennan, not far from Shin Kong Place

Souveniors:
#1 Qianmen- biggest selection
#2 Bairong World Trade Center- best prices
#3 Pearl Market/Silk Market

Clothing:
#1 Bairong World Trade Center
#2 Qianmen
#3 Haggler's Alley

Day to Day/Household 
Supermarkets:  Tesco/CareFour/YH
Bairong World Trade Center
Haggler's Alley

Fakes:
Pearl Market
Silk Market

Bookstores:
#1 Wanfuxing Book Store
#2 Foreign Book Store on Wanfuxing
#3 Xidan Boodstore

Chinese Finger Painting:
#1 Forbidden City- back row of shops
#2 Silk Market-on the stairs

Combo of Sightseeing next to Shopping:
Tiantan to Pearl Market & Toy City
Qianmen to Forbidden City to Jingshan Park

Sightseeing:
#1 Beihai
#2 Great Wall
#3 Summer Palace
#4 Botanical Garden
#5 Forbidden City
#6 Grand View Garden

Something Different:
Panjiayuan Folk Culture Market (flea market)
Ancient Observatory
Happy Valley Amusement Park

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