Shopping in Yúnnán
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Flower & Bird Market
The Flower & Bird Market has long been one of the more enjoyable and relaxing strolls in the city. It's also known as lǎo jiē (old street) and comprises several downtown blocks surrounded by buildings of immense, gleaming modernity and bustle. Flowers and birds most certainly aren't the main draw here anymore, though on weekends the chirping, yawping and cawing can still be heard a block or more away.
Instead, strollers pack this surreal hawkers' ghetto and its mazy neighbourhood walk of stalls chock-full of flora and fauna (well, again, not so much of these anymore, endless curios, knick-knacks, and doo-dahs, the contents of someone's back hall on more than one occasio…
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Huguo Lu
This has become a smaller version of Bangkok's Khao San Rd in its profusion of clothes shops. Most shopkeepers can also make clothes to your specifications - which will come as a relief when you see some of the items of ready-made clothing on offer.
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Carrefour Supermarket
For self-catering try Carrefour. This is a branch of the popular French supermarket chain. They're now in a duel with Wal-Mart - trust us, you'll find them too - so between the two you've got about eight floors of food to gorge yourself on.
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Mandarin Books & CDs
For guidebooks, novels, magazines and a selection of travel writing in English and other languages.
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Mandarin Books & CDs
Useful maps can be picked up at Mandarin Books & CDs, along with a great selection of guidebooks and novels in Chinese, English and Dutch.
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Mandarin Book & CDs
Has a fantastic choice of English books and maps on Lìjiāng and the region. Also German, French and other foreign language titles.
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Xinhua Bookstore
Provincial and city maps are also found here; most are in Chinese but you'll find something helpful in English.
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