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Footprints1976

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08-Jul-2007 09:02
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Shopping Guangzhou

On my final couple of days in China, before heading into Hong Kong, I would like to do some shopping in Guangzhou. I am looking for copy DVDs and copy / factory second clothing. Does anyone have any suggestions to where I could buy this in Guangzhou ? or is it better to go to Shenzhen?

Ruth_in_Canada

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08-Jul-2007 15:01
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Oh yes, GZ is GREAT for this.

As for clothes, the Western Clothes market is west of Guangzhou Zhan (the main train station). Be alert in this part of town as there are a goodly number of pickpockets and snatch thieves. But you use a moneybelt inside your clothes, don't you?!

To get to the Western Clothing market...take the Metro to Guangzhou Zhan, one stop before San Yuan Li. Continue through the station to the E Exit. Go around the back of the stair well, and go up the street to the right. Pass the bus station(to Yangshuo) on your left, keep going to the end of the street. That's the watch market on your left. Turn left there and the next few blocks is the western clothes market. Keep going til the end of the road and then you'll find the shoe market on the right and the lingerie market on the left.

As for DVDs, I'm not sure the latest places to get them. There has been a crack down.
Ask the local expats here:

GZ AsiaXpats

Other good places are behind the Garden Hotel, in the Mouse Market just west of China Plaza, on JieFang Lu just north west of Haizhu Square(great gift market here!)...oooh, I could go on and on.

cheers from Ruth

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09-Jul-2007 01:35
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Guangzhou was my last stop before heading back home after my trip in China. I remember struggling to find DVDs. (whereas they were many in Lijiang). After countless hours of searching, I eventually found in a hidden store somewhere in a mall in the outskirts. Can't remember where that was. Just to say that it is not easy to find fake DVDs in GZ. If you have the possibility, buy someplace else.

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09-Jul-2007 06:43
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Be careful when buying your DVD's. First off, the fine is incredible, especially since customs authorities are cracking down. Entering the U.S., if you are caught carrying the DVD's, its 500,000 USD...and I'm subletting a place in Shanghai from a Canadian architect who's addicted to them; he won't return to Canada with them. Anyway, I've seen a few in my time there and there are many problems with quality...so if you have no assets and don't care if your initial movie experience is ruined by shoddy pirating, go for it.

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500,000??? For a few DVDs?? Who told you that? I know scads of expats who have taken back hundreds with no problems. Take them out of the boxes, put them in a folder. If you are bringing back 200 of one kind, they might think about a fine, since you obviouslyl would be selling them.

cheers from Ruth

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Well, everyone must take their chances and risk what they have. I'm sure you won't have any problems since you are blessed with Blarney...but I think it's important that people who have something to lose should be made aware of the possible consequences. Yes, you may have known some people who have not been caught...but I've known people (in my three years abroad) who have...and they've very often said the same thing:

To wit, "I've known scads of people who've done this and not been caught."

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