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Shanghai Shopping

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Updated:: Jul 21, 2009;
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Shanghai is one of the most prosperous cities in the world. Anything you can imagine is available for purchase. The main shopping streets, Nanjing Road and Huaihai Road offer so many international brand-names; If fashion is not your interest, try one of Shanghai's numerous flea markets. Beneath Shanghai's magnificent shopping malls, department stores and boutiques, flourish numerous flee markets. The outdoor bazaar at Yuyuan Garden sells various souvenirs, arts and crafts; the Cultural Street Market on Fuzhou Road, the Antique Street Market on Dongtai Road and Clothes street market on Shimen Road are traditional Chinese open-air markets. You can have a unique shopping experience and a taste of old Shanghai.

Clothes & shoes

Name brand fashions can be purchased in the shopping malls on Nanjing and Huaihai Road. If you are searching for a Qibao-traditional Chinese Cheongsam dress-try the boutiques on Changle and Miaoming Road. The Chinese Cheongsam Street in Changle Road contains about 20 cheongsam shops. Most of the shops provide tailoring services. It can be found close to Jingjiang Hotel. Shaanxi Road and Huacao Road are crowded with small shops selling cheap shoes. .

Silk

Shanghai is close to Suzhou home to the finest silk producer in the world, so it possible to find fine silk products at good prices. Many locals shop at the Shanghai Silk Building because it has excellent quality silk. The company has branches on Huaihai Road (add:226 Huaihai Zhong Lu, near Huating Lu) and Nanjing Road: No, 588 East Nanjing Road.

Porcelain

Shanghai Museum has some of the best Porcelain available. Location: No.201 Renming Da Dao. In some big department stores, you may find porcelain made in Jingdezhen.

Souvenirs, art & crafts & antiques

Yuyuan Bazaar

Yuyuan Bazaar has an amazing array of traditional Chinese items including paintings by folk artists, pearls from the Taihu Lake, calligraphy, old bank notes and wood carvings.

Curio Street at Dongtai Road

The Curio Street on Dongtai Road is the antique-hunter's mecca. Slightly over 200 meters long, the street is lined with more than 125 small shops selling a mind-boggling variety of items. The main products are China wares, bronze wares, jade pieces, bamboo and wood carvings, calligraphy, paintings, badges, Chairman Mao memorabilia, ancient ink, and paper, brushes, pens, and ink slabs. The place remains as one of the most popular markets among expats and locals. It’s important to remember that most of the items are not genuine. The fun of the place may not be in finding a real antique, but seeing all of the interesting items and the haggling experience. Haggle hard if you want to purchase something.

Books and Videos

Shanghai Xinhua Book Store has over 4,000 branches throughout the city. The one close to east Nanjing Road is on the 5th floor at No. 221 Middle Henan Road.

Jiangnan Silk Museum

See how silk is produced from the cocoons of silk worms, and turned into the beautiful fabric we all know and love. Silk filled duvets are excellent value, and the showroom offers everything from small souvenirs to larger items. The beauty of real silk is that it's so light, and packs really easily!

Jinxiu Carpet Factory

Design---100 designers expert for creation everyday, some of patterns awarded. Pattern---typically traditional Chinese patterns such as dragon, phoenix, propitious patterns more than 100. Weaver---there is no man but only woman, man has no patient. Started weaving at 18 ending at ages. Girl trained 1.5 years. Practice makes perfect. Took 15 years to be a master from one rookie. Knitting---double line make one knot between-longitude and weft. Stitch account---120-knot/260/300/400/500/600/1000/per foot on line. Vaule up to knots. Texture---silk on cotton hand knotted/silk on silk hand knotted carpet. Carpet---thick/silk on cotton, thin/silk on silk, tapestry/highly density for wall hanging. Shear---using scissors cut piles as to show 3 dimensions of the beauty patterns.

Shanghai Tian Hou Silk

Shanghai Julong Silk Firm

Shanghai Silk Mansion Company Ltd.

It is the biggest retail and wholesale center for silk fabrics in Shanghai, hence it gets the name "the king of silk” around the world. The operation of this company is comprehensive, combining the scientific research, producing and trading with the features of high-technology products as well as chain stores running. The company owns a wholesale store and 10 chain stores in some main commerce streets of Shanghai, but the products have been popular in 29 provinces and cities of China, especially the “Yi Fang” brand silk fabric, which is fashionable and of high quality. Being the fixed shop for foreign traveling and state guests’ presents, Silk Mansion has welcomed successfully so many VIP such as head of state of Malaysian and his wife, president Clinton and his family.

Shanghai Yong’an Department Store

Yong'an Department Store, the predecessor of Hualian Supermarket, was set up in 1918 by a business family surnamed Guo，and became Yong’an Department Store Co.Ltd. It's one of the country's first department stores to carry global brands. Yong'an and three other stores, Xianshi, Xinxin and Daxin, were seen as symbols of old Shanghai's prosperity in the 1920s.

The store, which is located in the middle of Nanjing Road, China's No.1 Commercial Street; also restored its original appearance of 87 years ago, furnishing itself with the European construction style popular in Shanghai in the 1920s. And now, the company aims to develop a special department store combining shopping, food and leisure with elegant surroundings.

Lao Fengxiang Silverware Shop

Lao Fengxiang silverware shop has had a history more than 150 years since it was established in 1848. It is the century brand in Chinese golden and silver wares field. Now it has developed to be a large enterprise with so many branches and a research institute. Furthermore, its jewelries won more than 120 prizes in so many design competitions in the last 3 years. For the new century, Lao Fengxiang Silverware shop proceeds development ranging from techniques to design to welcome a brighter future.