Silk Market
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Up until 2005, this market was called Silk Street and had the same location but was an outdoor market. Today, everything is covered by a roof and this market is probably the most visited by foreign tourists in Beijing.
Just like HongQiao Pearl Market offers more than pearls, Silk Market offers a lot more than just silk.
In the basement floor you'll find shoes, belts, handbags and suitcases etc. On the first and second floors there are mainly designer clothes. Be careful to try on everything you buy here, to be sure you get the right size.
Silk products are sold on the third floor: ties, tablecloths, traditional clothes as well as dressing gowns, underwear and many other products made of silk, and children's wear. There are also tailors here, willing to make suits or dresses for tourists that often pay a little more than they should.
Floors four and five have jewellery, pearls, Chinese crafts and art, watches, electronics etc. Having walked all the way up here, you'll probably be quite tired of all the yelling salespeople pulling at you. In that case, continue to one of the restaurants on floors five and six, where you can sit down and eat something.
Salespeople and atmosphere
Since there are a great number of foreign tourists on this market, salespeople here are pretty good at speaking English. Moreover, they often know a few selling phrases in a number of other languages, like Spanish, Italian, German, French and Swedish. The salespeople are extremely pushy and the prices they suggest are high, so bargain a lot.
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Where can I have a tailor made cheongsam or chinese dress done? How long does it take?
Which market is better for good quality watches and bags. Pearl or Silk market?
Hi i am going to Beijing in a few days and i really want to buy a waterproof case for my iphone 4 . do you know where i find a good one?
yea me too . i wanna buy waterproof case for iphone 4S
Hi, they probably have it at the third floor or check Hong qiao pearl market. If none of them have then try one of the malls at Zhongguancun.
do the shops at silk market take credit card or only cash? please let me know. thanks.
i took only cash , because you know its a market not a shop .
They have an ATM at first floor.
/Dan
They are really very helpful information for the tourists.Thanks!
Where's the best place to buys MACs and electronics? Thanks!
Hi!
The area called Zhongguancun is the most popular place to visit for electronic equipment.
Went yesteray and Man i like this place a lotttt and dn go if are not having the skil of bargaining ... u Can bargain with a smiling face all the time and don't quote your rate right away once they tell the price..If uquote thats it cant reduce after it .Better u can ask them saying ur rate is very expensive ..At later stages try making a walk away they mostly accept ur asking rate if it was acceptable to the product they sell.
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I want to know price list of women saloon items on urgent basis and from where can I purchase near or in Silk market beijing
SELLERS here are not the worst, they are fun, please be immune form their aggression, it is bad bargaining tourist who make them this way, haggle your price down, no matter where you stop, there is lower,, jeans 8 bucks, shirts 10 bucks, t-shirts 5 bucks, i beat them badly, i got huge suitcase, biggest to haul the junk, $25 and even that was too high, $20 was had by some,,
What are recommendation of nice and cheap hotel near the silk market?
Ai hua hotel and 7 days inn
Am I able to get ps2 games and nintento games there? How's the quality?
silk market sellers are the worst seller in this world. better go to other places to buy them. silk market is the worst market in beijing. just so you know
where can I buy playstation 3 firmware version 3.55 is not higher in the Number of 40 pieces
Maybe check Zhongguancun? Or the toy market behind Hongqiao market. They have a lot of games consoles.
I wish to have link with silk manufacturals in China. How do I hook up.
Hi
what exactly are you wanting and in what quantities, I have many contacts in the silk business in China
Hi, do you know if its possible to buy a replica/copy Vertu mobile phone from here? Or could you give me a suggestion to where i could find one in beijing?
Thank you.
Lady street. beside the flower market near liang ma chao. or the US embassy. you can get all types of mobile phones there for a very cheap price. like what you are looking for and iphones or bb. :D
since i will be coming to visit on saturday do u guys do suits from other materials??
Other materials than silk? Yes, the tailors make regular suits. Silk market is just a name of the place, they sell some silk products and make silk dresses e.g. but most of what's sold isn't related to silk.
Can I get a silk duvet and duvet cover in the silk market? Also, how much should I pay for a dress, or a dress suit in the silk market?
Is the Silk Market open on Sunday? Same hours 9 to 9?
Sundays shmundays. There's no difference in china. Same opening times every day.
sorry, I meant all the details.;-)
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Hi everyone, yesterday sat 5/3 I lost a black bag with socks. If you have some news about it, pleaso let me know ... tks!
i woul like to where to shop for good a1 duplicate branded bags, watches n clothes
Hi, this market and Yashow market are both good according to me. Yashow's sellers are a bit less rude.
Hello I stay 3 times in beijing and i doit good shoping in silk market, i need shoping now for interne to america can you send me information please, i want do business with your market
Thank you
Hi Lalo. ShoppinginBeijing.com is a guide to all of Beijing's fantastic markets and shopping places. If you want to contact Silk market please visit their website www.silkstreet.cc.
Agressive sales men, pearlmarket much cheaper and friendlier
How about russian market
Great place to shop. Make sure you bargin
on what you are buying. I go at least twice year.
where can you find the cheapest stuff
You can find cheap stuff at this market but you have to drive a real hard bargain.
his is a great site for a chinese student like me to get info off
Hi,
i have been told that they are closing down all the markets for OS...it that true?!?!
Hi Pia!
During the last few years there have been some minor crackdowns on the major markets to keep the lobbyists at brand names such as Ralph Lauren and Gucci happy. That would be the only reason to close the markets down during the Olympics but we have not seen any signs that it will happen. We have heard this rumour before though, so we will keep our eyes open.
Wow, the first comment! ;)
Nice, site! It'll surely be helpful information when I'm in Beijing in April.
Thanks!
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