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Cathay Bookshop
8
(Zhongguo Shudian)
Liulichang Xi Jie • 6317 3805
• Open 9am–5:30pm daily
A bookstore with a vast selection
of modern Chinese art books, as
well as classic second-hand,
vintage, and antique collections.
Beijing Postcards
9
97 Yangmeizhuxiejie • 156
1145 3992 • www.bjpostcards.com
This fascinating shop sells historic
Beijing postcards, maps, calendars,
and prints from the 1870s–1940s,
all purchased at auction or from
descendants of missionaries. See
the website for information on their
Taikoo Li Sanlitun shopping center lectures and historical walking tours.
Taikoo Li Sanlitun
6
This hip shopping, dining, and
entertainment center in Sanlitun
features numerous colored glass
buildings housing over 200 stores,
including global brand flagships
such as the Apple Store and Nike,
plus some of downtown Beijing’s
best bars and cafés (see p92).
Panjiayuan Antique
7 Colorful fabrics at the Silk Market
Market
As much a tourist attraction as a
Silk Market
shopping experience, Panjiayuan 0
is home to around 3,000 dealers Properly known as Xiushui,
peddling everything from broken this market is reportedly one the
bicycles to family heirlooms. Come city’s most popular tourist attractions
here for Mao memorabilia, a Qing- – after the Forbidden City and the
dynasty vase, or Tintin comics in Great Wall. The bargains are not what
Chinese. Panjiayuan Market is they used to be, but some 100,000
at its busiest and best on shoppers a day still visit to snap up
weekends. Serious collectors famous brand goods (see p92).
swoop at dawn, but it’s fun any
time of the day (see p78). Panjiayuan Antique Market

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