Roast meat, Siu Mei, is a popular item in Cantonese cuisine. Stalls like this are common place in market areas, featuring roast duck, char siu pork and other styles. This shop also features Qingyuan style chicken (the yellow chickens)
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Daily Life in Guangdong: The Fresh Food Market
a farmers market in Guangdong. Locals love fresh produce and will shop daily.
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Confucius Temple Nanjing (Fuzimiao Scenic Area) [Travel Tips & Key Info]
A shopping market packed inside the historic buildings surrounding the Confucius Temple, aka Fuzimiao, makes for a popular place to visit in Nanjing, be it night or day. It was night when we first strolled into the area and after passing the traditional old Chinese gate and past the Pizza…
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Shenzhen: Dongmen Pedestrian Street – A Mall of Shopping Malls
Here is another one of those traditional Chinese shopping districts that I’ve come to admire, they span for block after block, most of them have been operating for centuries, they’re vibrant, teaming with life, and they’re packed with keen sellers waiting to do deals. These traditional marketplaces have soul, and character that…
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Shopping in Hong Kong
Many Chinese mainlanders visit Hong Kong for one simple reason, shopping. This mainly due to many items in Hong Kong being tax-free. Hong Kong has a mix of modern retail departments stores, big luxury brand stores, shopping streets through to street markets. One of the main shopping destinations is Harbour City which…
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Shanghai Copy Market – Going Going Gone….
If you walk around the major shopping areas like Nanjing Rd, get ready for the constant approaches from hawkers trying to lure you to their shop. I was just minding my own business, walking along the famous shopping strip that’s Nanjing Rd and I this guy jumps in my face…
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Silk Street Market Beijing
Well known and well visited by tourists, the Silk Market is seven floors of clothing, shoes, bags, fashion accessories, leather goods, traditional Chinese crafts, calligraphy, carpets, home fabrics, paintings, hand-knitted dresses, toys, trinkets and souvenirs, fine jewelry and more. There are also plenty of custom tailors for suits etc.etc. Most…
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Ya Show Clothing Market (Sanlitun Yashou Clothing Market) Beijing
UPDATE: this market is no longer Sanlitun Yashou Clothing Market is five floors of clothing and fashion (notice its name can sometimes be translated as Ya Show or Yashou or even Yaxui!). Including men’s and women’s clothes, suits, women’s bags, luggage bags, leather goods, shoes and more. It’s located right…
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The Essential Guide to Wangfujing Street Beijing
Wangfujing Street is one of the largest and most well-known shopping streets in Beijing. Featuring a mix of large modern department stores, luxury brand name outlets, small retail shops, and markets. What’s interesting is that this has been an active commercial street for over 700 years! The street is pedestrian only for…