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Shopping in Guangzhou promises to be a delightful experience.
And irrespective of whether you are willing to splurge
a lot of money shopping to your heart's content or would
rather prefer to spend your money more judiciously,
you are sure to have a great time shopping
in Guangzhou. Right from up market shopping malls
to middle class departmental stores to disorganized
markets full of shops and stalls selling goods at unbelievably
low prices, there is every kind in Guangzhou.
The Qingping Market in Old Guangzhou emerged in the
1980s. One can literally shop for anything out here
right from handbags, shoes, jewelry, antique porcelain
items to souvenirs of Chairman Mao but it is best known
for selling special food items. Believe it or not you
can actually taste python steaks, stir fried crickets
and rat meats. Those who are courageous enough can definitely
give a try.
Guangzhou
boasts of a large number of departmental stores and
when you are out for shopping in Guangzhou, do drop
in to these places. The best part about each of these
departmental stores is that all of them are self sufficient
units and sell an amazing variety of objects. A list
of some of the well known departmental Stores in Guangzhou
is given below but the list is certainly not comprehensive.
- Guangzhou Donshan Department Store
- Nangfang Department Store
- Yong'an Company
- The Friendship Store
- The South Mansion Department Store
- Xindaxin Company
The Hai Yin Fabric Market in Guangzhou takes pride
in being one of the largest markets in the whole of
China. Other places that one would love to stroll around
are Yide Liu, Liwan Plaza, Shamian
Island. The last one is home to a large number of
boutiques and the first one to many whole sale warehouses.
Children's toys, dried food, small decorative items
to adorn your home are all available in these streets
and markets.
The place is indeed a shopper's paradise. Fashionable
clothes, watches, jewelry, computers, electronic goods,
herbal medicines, sea products, art and artifacts -
name it and you are sure to find it in Guangzhou. For
handicraft goods head to Daxin Road, whereas if you
are fond of pottery, porcelain and other antique objects,
Wendehellu Road is the safest bet. As for computers
and scientific products, rely on the shops at Tianhe
Road and Wushan Road respectively and if you love birds,
no place can be better than Dongfengxilu Road.
There are many streets like Huanghuagang, Xiaogang,
Shahe, Shayuan, Shangxiajiu Commercial Pedestrian and
Beijing Road Commercial Pedestrian known for open air
markets at night. Bargain till you feel you've had the
best deal in these places which sell everything from
food to clothes to articles of daily use. Shopping in
Guangzhou surely promises to offer a whole lot of fun.
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