Huasheng Tianqiao Market.
For anyone looking for a market offering something slightly different from the multiple-story, over-crowded clothing markets that can be found around the city, the Tianqiao Market is an interesting and refreshing find.
Built in a hutong-like configuration and situated along the Southeast Third Ring Road, Tianqiao Market specializes in traditional Beijing arts and crafts, including kites, bird cages, carved nuts, and hand-painted porcelain items, just to name a few. The market also has an impressive array of pet animals for sale, such as birds, goldfish, rabbits, mice, hamsters, and even small pigs, as well as crickets and all sorts of pet cricket paraphernalia.
Besides the tantalizing assortment of items for sale, there are also a number of street performers keeping browsers entertained with storytelling, acrobatics, martial arts, and musical performances.
Huasheng Tianqiao Market
华声天桥市场
East of Shilihe Qiao, Southeast Third Ring Road,
CBD/Guomao, Chaoyang
十里河桥东侧
Opening hours:
8 am - 6 pm