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Silk Street or the Silk Market
8 East Xiushui St., Jianguomenwai DajieAbout
Silk Street or the Silk Market, 8 East Xiushui St., Jianguomenwai Dajie (Yong'anli subway station on Line 1). The original foreign-oriented market, in the first embassy district (now the CBD). It was re-opened in March 2005 as a 5 storey air-conditioned building. You can find luggage, leather bags, electronics, sporting goods, jewellery, clothing and Chinese artwork. This market caters almost entirely to foreign customers. However, compared to other Asian markets in, say, Hong Kong and Bangkok, this market may be overpriced. Counterfeit Polo Ralph Lauren golf shirts in Hong Kong are roughly 30HKD (US$4) while at the Silk Market, the general starting price is roughly US$50 and you would be lucky after lengthy bargaining to get the shirt for US$20. As another example of prices: bargaining for fake Diesel-brand jeans might start at ÃÂÃÂ¥1200 and end up at ÃÂÃÂ¥85. Shoes may not be worth buying here, as their soles are often uncomfortably thin. Tourists may want to consider spending their money elsewhere.
