• Chaowai Street
• Jianguomenwai Street
• Liulichange Cultural Street
• Qianmen Street
• Wangfujing Street
• Xidan Area
• Yinjie Street
Situated outside Chaoyang Gate, Chaowai Street was recognized as an up-and-coming shopping zone only a few years ago. Growing quickly, it has attracted such giant shopping centers as Fenglian, Huapu and Landao.
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Jianguomenwai Street, also known for its reputation as a diplomatic zone, has developed a series of shopping and service facilities known for their stylish and elegant environments. The famous Friendship Store, Guiyou Tower, Scitech Shopping Centre, Henderson Shopping Centre, and COFCO Plaza are all found here. The Silk Market and the Yabaolu Market are shopping havens for visitors from overseas.
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Liulichang Cultural Street |
A cornucopia of souvenirs are for sale in stores that line both sides of Liulichang Street, which is found just beyond Xuanwu Gate. Known as a cultural street, all the buildings in this area have retained the old architectural flair. Specialty items to be found there include traditional Chinese calligraphy and painting, folk arts and crafts, and second-hand books and periodicals.
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Qianmen Street, with a 500 year history for being a major business center, is clustered with old stores. Many stores on the "pedestrians only" Dashalan Street, for instance, are at least 100 years old.
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Located in Dongcheng and situated north of Chang'an Boulevard East, Wangfujing is Beijing's most famous shopping street, which showcases Beijing's economic progress to modernity. It is crowded all the time with shoppers and tourists alike. Partially closed to cars, pedestrians have free rein over the wide sprawling street where they can browse stores on either side of the street. Some well known stores include Beijing Department Store, Shidu Emporium, New Dong'an Plaza, and Beijing Foreign Language Bookstore.
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Xidan area is yet another prosperous shopping zone in Beijing, especially with the newly built Xidan Cultural Plaza on the south end. Apart from giants malls, such as Huawei Shopping Mall, Xidan Shopping Centre, Zhongyou Department Store and Xidan Emporium, there are also many specialty stores selling brand-name commodities, such as clothing, shoes, and the likes. With an array of restaurants and fast food outlets in all manner of cuisine, Xidan is also a connoisseur paradise.
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Yinjie or Silver Street, referring to a stretch of Dongdan North Street, is home to quite a number specialty shops carrying famous brands from around the world.
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