Běijīng Shopping

  1. Friendship Store

    The Friendship Store is badly over-priced, but the books and magazines section is worth a look (you can pick up overseas newspapers here) and the supermarket is OK.

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  2. Sanlitun Yashou Clothing Market

    Five floors of anything you might need and a favourite with both expats and visitors. Basement: shoes, handbags and suitcases. Big Shoes is useful for anyone struggling to house big feet. First floor: coats and jackets. Second floor: hiking gear, suits, ladies wear. Third floor: silk, clothes, carpets, fabrics and tailors to fashion your material into something wearable. Fourth floor: jewellery, souvenirs, toys and a beauty salon. Bargain hard.

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  3. Ten Fu's Tea

    This Taiwanese chain sells countless sorts of loose tea and all manner of tea accessories. Wangfujing is its biggest Beijing branch so there's always plenty of free tastings and samples.

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