Beijing Glasses City - Beijing

At the southeastern part of the Third Ring Road is a small, modest bystreet. The street ends at a four storey-building which is best described as a paradise for every four-eyed person.

Just while strolling down the thin street, you will find ten or so glasses shops. These small shops contain everything necessary to make a pair of eyeglasses. The shops in the building, however, rarely handle the eye-testing and glasses- production. This takes place in a room in the building next to it.

If you have a pair of glasses with the correct strength for your eyes, be sure to bring these with you. In that case, their strength can be read and a similar pair can be made without you having to test your eyes. But if you do not have any glasses with you, you can still find a good pair. Just seek out a pair of frames you like, and the staff will help you with the eye-testing without any extra charge.

Salespeople and atmosphere

Some salespeople speak English. If you find a pair of frames in a shop with non-English-speaking staff, you can buy the frames there and then let a shop with English-speaking staff take care of the lenses. Prices are negotiable and range from about two hundred yuan and upwards, depending on which frames and lenses you choose.

Shopping in Beijing
(Text updated: 2008-02-01)

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[2009-07-27] john wrote...

this place is the best... i bought two pairs of glasses here, the first one at a english speaking store accross the street from this place in the smaller 'mingnuan' or something like that marke for 180 yuan, but after that i pushed harder and got sunglasses at a chinese store for 120

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[2009-05-02] James wrote...

I have been both to the Silk market optical shop and this huge market. If you really enjoy glasses you should visit this market, it truly is an experience.

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[2009-05-01] M wrote...

I ended up buying a pair at a similar shop in the silk market instead. Xiu Shui Optical if I remember correctly, located on the 4th floor at the north end of the Silk Market. Worth checking out as you are probably going to visit the Silk Market when in Beijing anyways

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[2009-12-25] louis wrote...

hello guys, I am french and in Beijing for 3 month. I've never been in that market yet, I want to know if I can find there real rayban (wayfarer), plus I want to fix sunglasses to my view this is possible? And for which prices (average) thank you!

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[2008-12-29] Jean wrote...

Great market, but difficult to get lenses that are correct (having a stigmatism may be my problem). Have brought many pairs home to US and replaced the lenses.

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Map

Map to Beijing Glasses City

Address

朝阳区东三环南路64号

Dongsnhuan Nanlu 64
Chaoyang district

Taxi

Approximately price:
25 yuan from Tian'anmen East

Opening hours

Daily 9am - 6pm

Subway

Line: 10
Station: Jinsong, approximately 8 minutes walk to Beijing Glasses City.

GPS coordinates

Lat. 39.87705°
Long. 116.45627°

Visitors' pictures and rating

Eyeglasses
Rating: 3.38 of 5