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Panjiayuan Market
No.18 Huaweili, Panjiayuan Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China Phone: 010-51204699About
Panjiayuan - Also called the "dirt market" or the "weekend market," this is China's largest and possibly its most entertaining flea market. It operates from Su-Sa, most people visit there on the weekend, and it is located near Pan Jia Yuan bridge, on the eastern third ring road. It begins early, around 7AM in summer and 8AM in winter (4AM on the weekend). The flea market includes antiques (some genuine but mostly quality or amusing fakes) and large sections selling modern porcelain, jade, carved stone and wood, paintings, furniture, and other decorative items, used books, maps, Cultural Revolution kitsch (many are copies made in recent years). There are also sections selling Tibetan goods (mostly of low quality, especially the paintings). Ethnic textiles from Yunnan and Guizhou provinces are amongst the more interesting buys at the moment. Well worth a visit, unless you are allergic to crowds. Remember to haggle, try offer 1/10 to 1/3 of the original price and be sure to shop around as many stalls have similar or identical goods. Panjiayuan's established dealers also provide shipping service for large items to main ports around the world.
