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Beijing is a popular Chinese city that enjoys a good
guest flow all throughout the year. The Beijing Municipality
borders the popular Hebei Province to the north, west,
south, and for a small section in the east, along with
the Tianjin Municipality to the southeast. Beijing is
China's third largest city in terms of population and
is right after Chongqing and Shanghai. It is a major
transportation hub, with several railways, roads and
expressways passing through the city. It is also the
focal point of many international flights to China.
Beijing is also famous as a shoppers hub and Panjiayuan
Market in Beijing is one of the most renowned places
where shoppers can shop till they drop!
Shopping
in Beijing includes several options for the travelers
and one of the best places for the shopaholic as has
been mentioned before is the Panjiayuan Market in Beijing.
This place is the city's beloved flea market where almost
everything under the sun is available at throw away
prices.
For several tourists a visit to Beijing is incomplete
without a trip to the Panjiayuan Market .This place
is for everybody and there is something for everyone
here starting from antiques to furniture and art as
well as books and baubles. Even if the traveler does
not have any money left to buy something, Panjiayuan
Market of Beijing is still an entertaining place to
browse and see interesting things. All kinds of souvenirs
are available for sale.
There are reproductions from the late Qing dynasty
as well as real stuff from the Cultural Revolution era
(1966- 1976).Some of the items that are found in the
Panjiayuan
Market in Beijing include replica antique furniture,
old books and maps, swords, musical instruments, porcelain
figurines, jade, old coins, shadow puppets, Peking opera
dolls, baskets, calligraphy, political propaganda posters,
clay teapots, antique tin toys, Tibetan and other ethnic
handicrafts, textiles, and trinkets from southwest China.
However, the list does not end here or anywhere else
for that matter and the best part about this place is
that the items that are sold here are at rock bottom
prices. However the power to bargain is always an added
advantage.
Thousands of foreign tourists and Beijing residents
descend on Panjiayuan Market in Beijing every weekend
and are awestruck at the variety of items that are sold
here.
Beijing
Travel Guide provides all the necessary information
about this market. So it is advisable for the travelers
to go through it at least once before they visit the
market and indulge in splurging.
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