You can buy an entire designer wardrobe for less than the cost of your ticket to China. its more than worth the effort to go.

Try writing about when to visit, who would enjoy it, and what the overall experience was like.Try writing about when to visit, who would enjoy it, and what the overall experience was like.

This is a great place to shop, not the best quality but the shopkeepers welcome you in a great atmosphere. I wouldn't personally recommend buying electronics there, as one would buy anywhere else in China, as the quality is unexpected.

The Pearl Market in Beijing is overwhelming with the sheer numbers of pearls in one building. When we arrived at the parking garage, I thought it would be a horrible experience as we apparently were parked under a seafood market- the stench was horrific. Fortunately, this dissapated as we walked into the marketplace. We found a wonderful pearl ...

In this market there is much bargaining , the shopkeepers tell very high prices , most speak English

But if u say to them to less or Phiayii in Chinese
they less from almost 100 to 35 or 30 , depends on quality.

Electronics are mostly, always almost Fake. but they give a gurantee , some times the thing works like great. u use it like Original , but if it doesnt , u just give it back, but all in all , good store for cheap things

We loved the variety and selection of both fresh water and sea pearls. In addition, we found the various pearl dealers to be extremely friendly and helpful. We felt as though we got a great value on everything that we purchased in Hong Qiao. We also received excellent manicures and pedicures for less than a third of our home price in Houston. Overall we had an Outstanding experience.

Overall the smell of fish is a bit much, but plug your nose and get past it. The hours of operation are not as long as the other marekts but itis worth it. The 4th and 5th floors open at 9:30 which was a bit of a pain since we arrived early.
Don't bother bringing extra luggage to Beijing - just buy more. We found on our trip that dividing ...

Once you are past the stench of rotting fish, the market is a very vibrant and exciting place to spend many hours, make sure you bring a suitcase on wheels or purchase one there, it will make it alot easier to cart around all those bargains you find. Great silks, such as runners, and pillow covers, great chinese antiques on third floor, along ...

Great pictures. I didn't have my camera with me when I was the market in January and I loved seeing these pictures!!