Beijing and Shanghai, as two of the world’s most famous cities with two distinct style attract the people throughout the world. In Beijing, the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, Hutong, Peking Opera, roast duck etc make you feel a strong cultural atmosphere here; but if you want to know China’s rapid development, the recent outcome of Shanghai’s science and technology, information technology, trade, financial will make you feel an international cultural exchange and integration in the bustling city.
Also of interest to bargain hunters in Beijing, the Yashow Market
is a big draw for the tourist with some bucks to spend and some
serious shopping to do. Centrally located, Yashow is surrounded
by the bars, restaurants and caf¨s of the Sanlitun arer, the
most popular eating and drinking area for tourists in the city,
which makes extended bouts of shopping even easier. The market
itself offers every imaginable article of clothing. If it on
the market, Yashow will have it or a version of it at the very
least. Try shoes on the ground floor, custom-fitted suits on
the third, and fashion clothes for young and old on the floors in between. Also on the lower
ground floor, luggage and hats add variety to the shopping experience
.
Address: 58 Gongti Beilu, Chaoyang District
Time: 8:30 a.m - 9 p.m
Transport: take Subway line 2 and get off at Dongsishitao Station,
then 15-munite walk to the east.