Shopping in Beijing
Best shopping malls and markets in Beijing. Clothing, food, souvenirs.
Beijing Olympic gadgets
China Tech News has an article on what electronic gadgets to buy in Beijing during the Olympics.
They say the Apple products are about 10-20 per cent more expensive in China than other parts of Asia, Europe or the United States.
They give good advice about warranties. You need to check if any product you […]
World’s longest escalator?
Beijing’s latest shopping mall Joy City in the popular shopping district Xidan, is said to have the longest escalator in the world. I consulted Wikipedia to see if this was the case, but there wasn’t any mention of this particular one. I found it difficult to actually discern which escalator is actually the […]
Sanlitun Yashow Clothing Market
Yashow or Yaxiu in Chinese s a popular clothing market with foreign residents and tourists to Beijing. Whatever piece of clothing you are looking for Yashow will have it: jeans, underwear, jackets, sweaters, t-shirts, bags, accessories and souvenirs. Prices are not fixed so you will need to bargain hard to get good prices.
Address: […]
- mayor boris johnson looks a little out of place #
- women's beach volleyball starting now . China vs US for the gold medal #
- rain is coming down even harder now in Beijing #
- Dark and raining in Beiing this morning, not good for the beach volleyball #
- the moon lights the torch picture http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics/7567746.stm #
- @AussieOlympics this is great! I hope we can beat GB #
- US beats Germany in mens beach volleyball #
- just 18 gold medals today after yesterdays 37 #
- @AussieOlympics and great to see the girls all singing too! well done girls! #
- they should have microphones on the podiums to hear the athletes sing the national anthem #