Hongqiao Pearl Market.
Just as the Xiushui “Silk” Market does not deal solely in silk, there are many more items to be found at the Hongqiao “Pearl” Market than pearls. However, the top floor is a pearl-lover’s dream, featuring high-quality pearls at relatively reasonable prices – after bargaining, of course!
Lower-quality, inexpensive pearls and other jewelry can be found on the 3rd floor. Sometimes it’s very hard to tell the real from the fake, so one should bargain hard. Prices will start high, but with a little persistence and after walking away at least once, there are many good deals to be found.
The lower levels and connected shops offer just about anything the heart desires. From toys to Chinese calligraphy sets, electronics to silk products, antiques to “designer” handbags, there is enough here to keep a shopper busy and practicing those new-found haggling skills for an entire day.
Hongqiao Market
红桥市场
36 Tiantan Donglu, Chongwen
天坛东路36号
Phone: 010 6711 8984
Opening hours:
8:30 am - 7 pm