Beijing Antique City / 北京古玩城

Beijing Antique City is the largest indoor antique art exchanging centre in the world, with an excellent collection of pieces. If you are an antique enthusiast, or just want to have a look at pottery, paintings, jewellery, furniture, or carvings, this is the place for you.

• Address:

  21 Dongsanhuan Nan Lu, Chaoyang District, Beijing

• Phone:

  +86 10 5960 9999

• Opening hours:

  10h - 24h

Beijing Oriental Plaza / 东方新天地

Beijing’s top shopping centre boasts 120,000 square metres of shops and a modern ambience. It consists of shopping areas with different themes and the biggest music fountain in the city centre. It is home to well-known Western and Asian brands and houses a Sony Science Museum and a cinema.

• Address:

  1Dong Chang'an Jie, Dong Cheng District, Beijing

• Phone:

  +86 10 8518 8888

• Opening hours:

  10h - 22h30

China World Mall / 中国国际贸易中心

This is a premier choice for the city’s well-off, with all the famous designer brands from Christian Dior to Gucci represented. With an excellent array of choice in both luxury and affordable brand departments, as well as appliance boutiques and home decor shops, this is where you can fulfil all your (higher-end) shopping needs.

• Web:

  www.cwtc.com/en/gmsc.html

• Address:

  1 Chaoyangmen Wai Dajie, Chaoyang District, Beijing

• Phone:

  +86 10 6505 2288

Dashilan / 大栅栏

Dashilan used to be the busiest suburban commercial area and also the most historical one.

Hongqiao Pearl Market / 红桥珍珠市场

Hongqiao Market, also known as the Pearl Market, has 3 floors of pearls and jewellery to shop for. Here you can also find electronic equipment, clothes and traditional Chinese artefacts. Browse around the shops and compare the prices, since the price disparity from one shop to the next is rather common.

• Web:

  www.hongqiao-pearl-market.com/eng/eng/mainfrm.aspx?level=main

• Address:

  9 Tiantan Dong Lu, Dongcheng, Beijing

• Phone:

  +86 10 6713 3354

Joy City / 大悦城

Joy City is the only shopping mall in the Xidan area. With international brands and more than 40 local Beijing brands selling fashion-forward outfits, digital gadgets, and a dazzling sky screen, this spacious place is one of the best places to shop in the area.

• Address:

  131 Xidan Bei Dajie, Xicheng District, Beijing

• Phone:

  +86 10 6651 7777

• Opening hours:

  10h - 22h