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Nanjing Road (南京路 Nánjīnglù) is Shanghai's main shopping street, famously named one of the World's Seven Great Roads in the 1930s and now making a rapid comeback after decades of Maoist austerity.
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The first famous business zone in Beijing houses a wide variety of shops and boutiques where you find commodities, some of which are of world-famous brands.
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This is the main shopping thoroughfare, a pedestrian street where most stores are open from 9am to 10pm.
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This is an ancient shopping street outside Qianmen Gate. It is sided by shops and restaurants.
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This shopping area is also a showcase of traditional Cantonese architecture, especially pretty at night when it's lit up. Prices here are generally lower than Beijing Lu's, but prepare to bargain a fair bit.
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Xujiahui shopping is most famous for electronic items (cameras, computers, etc.), but it is exceptional in its variety of goods available.
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With malls springing up all along Huaihai Zhong Lu and store-fronts lining every metre of the pavement, you could easily spend all your time indoors, hardly taking a step or two on the pavement before ducking into another shop.
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Xiushui Street is one of the famous clothing markets in Beijing. It attracts domestic and foreign tourists with varied styles, colors and materials as well as a cheap price
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Other than several department stores, most are smaller stalls. The price is cheap, even at local standard. You can easily spend a day there.
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Zhuangyuanfang, located in Yuexiu District, sees more than 30,000 customers on average each day, most of them schoolchildren. During festivals and holidays, the number can go up to twice as much.
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