The following is a list presented to me by a friend. She studied in Beijing this past summer and obliged me with a list of recommendations. I am putting it up online so that it will be easy for me to access once we get to beijing. Otherwise I would have to carry the paper around with me, and anyone who knows me knows how long those pieces of paper would last. In addition, It also allows our friends coming with us to access her list without needing my presence. For public consumption, I have abridged and modified it, so she should receive no blame for any wordage, but still full credit for the information.
Shopping and markets
General prices for bargaining
Pants 50-180 kuai
Shirts 40-80 kuai
Jackets 60-200kuai
Sweaters 40-120 kuai
DVDs no more than 15 kuai. Even if it says english on the outside its most likely in chinese.
Check that what you get is what you pay for. Sometimes rack items are of better quality than what they will put in your bag.
1) the silk market- great stuff; great deals are possible but they will rip you off if you don't know how to bargain. Go to other markets to learn how first.
2) wudaokou fuzhang shichang- near xue yuan qiao, big bargain market with anything and everything. Listen to the prices the chinese get first.
3) dong wupifashichang- near the zoo there are a couple of markets. Across the street behind the bus station are 2 enormous shopping markets. This is where many locals go to shop. The older buildings are better.
4) haidan electonics district- any piece of electronics; Zhongquancun dajie; Caretour nearby and great korean restaurant near wudaokou
5)miliandao- tea street
6)xidan- 7 intense floors; can't miss billboards; right near xidan 'times' square
Bars&clubs
1)nanjie- downtown near workers stadium cheap good atmosphere good starting place
2)bar blu- sanlitun bar street. Lighted floors decent bands good terrace bar
3)lush & zubbs right near wudaokou metro stop; lush-good western food; zubbs-doesn't pick up till midnight wednesday ideal go somewhere first
4)mix-near workers stadium european style club crowded can be $ on weekends
5)bus bar- right next to nanjie rasta deal
6)browns- also in sanlitun wed ladies night drinks a little weak
7)bed- 17 zhonguang hutong jiu gulou dajie no tables, beds good mojitos and tapas
Merry Christmas!
-Winkler
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