There are plenty of department stores and Beijing markets, offering productsranging from fashions, cosmetics, jewelries to household electrical equipments. Most of these products are of world famous brands associated with high quality. Customers may pay by credit cards for their purchases at Beijing department stores. Most of them also have ATM counters for the convenience of the customers.
- Beijing Friendship Store
Chinese name: 友谊商场（yǒu yí shāng chǎng）
Opened in 1964 with a floor area of 9,000 square meters, it is one of the largest Beijing department stores with a long history in this city. There are nearly 56,000 different products in the store, including clothes, cigarettes, jewelries, cameras and Chinese herbal medicine. Additionally, it is an ideal place for tourists as there are many traditional folk products being sold here, such as jade, curio, silk, cloisonné, calligraphy and Chinese painting.
With the upcoming Beijing Olympic Games, an Olympic licensed store has just opened in the Friendship Store, offering memorabilia like clothes, badges, caps and cases, amongst others.
Location: No.17, Jianguomenwai Street, Chaoyang District - Shin Kong Place
Chinese name: 新光天地（xīn guāng tiān dì）
Known as one of top 10 Beijing shopping malls and the most luxurious shopping centers, it was opened only recently in 2007. There are many specialty shops catering to world famous brands like Gucci, Prada, Juicy, Anna Sui and Channel. There is even an entertainment street on the 1st floor underground.
Opening Hours: 10:00 – 22:00
Location: No.87, Jianguo Rd, Chaoyang District - You Yi Shopping City (Beijing Lufthansa Center)
Beijing department store
You Yi Shopping City
Chinese name: 燕莎友谊商城（yàn shā yǒu yí shāng chéng）
Located at the center of Yansha Commercial Zone, this shopping market, as one of top 10 Beijing shopping malls, has a floor area of 40,000 square meters. Nearly all the staffs in this shopping centre can speak at least one foreign language.Opening Hours: 09:00 – 22:00
Location: No.52, Liangmaqiao Rd, Chaoyang District - Beijing Yansha Outlets
Chinese name: 燕莎奥特莱斯购物中心（yàn shā ào tè lái sī gòu wù zhōng xīn）
Yansha Outlets is the first shopping center controlled directly under Lufthansa Friendship Shopping Center. It’s a popular commercial center for clothes shopping in Beijing.
Opening Hours: 09:00 – 21:30
Location: No.9, South 4th East Ring Road, Chaoyang District
- The Malls at Oriental Plaza
Chinese name: 东方新天地（dōng fāng xīn tiān dì）
Opening Hours: 09:30 – 21:30
Location: Oriental Plaza, No.1, East Changan Avenue, Dongcheng District - Parkson
Chinese name: 百盛（bǎi shèng）
Opened in 1994, Parkson is one of the best shopping markets in China with plenty of branches scattered around the country.
Opening Hours: 09:00 – 22:00
Location: No.101, Fuxingmennei Street, Xicheng District
Parkson (Haidian Branch)
Opening Hours: 08:30 – 21:30
Location: A38, Xuyuan Rd, Haidian District
Parkson (Meiluocheng Branch)
Opening Hours: 09:30 – 21:30 (Monday to Thursday) 09:30 – 22:00 (Friday to Sunday)
Location: No.189, Middle 4th East Ring Road, Chaoyang District - Chungyou Department Store
Chinese name: 中友百货（zhōng yǒu bǎi huò）
The department store is a crowded one as you can get a big discount there.
Opening Hours: 10:00 – 22:00 (Weekdays) 09:00 – 22:00 (Weekends)
Location: Huanan Building, No.176, North Xidan Street, Xicheng District
- Scitech Shopping Center
Chinese name: 赛特购物中心（sài tè gòu wù zhōng xīn）
Opening Hours: 09:30 – 22:00
Location: No.22, Jianguomenwai Street, Chaoyang District - New World Department Store
Chinese name: 新世界商场（xīn shì jiè shāng chǎng）
It is also listed in top 10 Beijing shopping malls with attractive discount.
Opening Hours: 10:00 – 21:30
Location: No.3, Chongwenmenwai Street, Chongwen District - The Place Beijing
Chinese name: 世贸天阶 （shì mào tiān jiē）
The Place Beijing among top 10 Beijing shopping malls is in the west of Beijing Central Business District, including many foreign-style restaurants, Spa, food plaza and some flagship shops of those famous brands like Zara, H&M, and Uniqlo. The LCD Screen above the shopping mall is 250m (273 yards) long and 30m (33 yards) wide, which is the third largest one in the world.
Location: No. 9, Guanghua Rd, Chaoyang District.
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