TiānjīnShopping

Shopping in Tiānjīn

  1. A

    Ancient Culture Street

    Recently expanded, spruced up and its stallholders housed inside reconstructed, faux ye olde Tiānjīn buildings, Ancient Culture Street is stuffed with vendors flogging Chinese calligraphy, paintings, tea sets, paper cuts, clay figurines and chops. It's now a full-on commercial tourist bonanza with fake hútòng styling and goods from all over China.

    reviewed

  2. B

    Antique Market

    Vendors sprawl in every direction along the hútòng (narrow alleyways) of the Antique Market. Sift through its stamps, silverware, porcelain, clocks, Mao iconography and Cultural Revolution memorabilia. The market is best on Sundays, but die-hard vendors set up shop during the week.

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  3. Xinhua Bookshop

    Has some English-language titles.

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