Wangfujing Street

Wangfujing is without doubt the very centre of Beijing. It's an 1818-meter-long street with many stores and malls, and street vendors selling everything that you can imagine: clothes, shoes, and accessories, tea, books, souvenirs, and some food produce that you quite possibly won't have tried before. Wangfujing is on par with any other great shopping centre around the world, and whatever you want, you should find it here. Wangfujing has the distinct advantage of being predominantly off-limits to motor vehicles, and the streets are entirely for your enjoyment, with squares, flowers, fountains, sculptures, and benches added to liven up the concrete buildings. Quick Facts on Wangfujing Street Location : North side of East Chang'an Avenue, Dongcheng District, Beijing Opening Hours : All Day Ticket Price : Free How to Get : Take Beijing Subway Line 8 to Jin Yu Hutong Station and exit from Exit C. The Oriental Plaza Starting from the Wangfujing Nankou end of Wangfujing Street is one of the largest shopping malls in Asia, the Oriental Plaza, covering an area of 120,000 square meters. Comfortable shoes are recommended, although to make the shopping experience a little easier, he mall is sectioned into several areas. The first area is conveniently placed by the subway and its family orientated area is the main attraction for visitors with the Sunlight department store that targets the young and fashionable and everything they could want including a beauty store, Ole supermarket that sells high end food produce and drink and Rado selling watches, rings, necklaces and other types of jewellery. The second area is contemporary and popular with Beijing's young, with stylish brands and modern furnishings , with the large OMEGA store selling beautiful watches and many others selling top-end clothing; Cerruti and Kent & Curwen are stores that you may be familiar with. The third area in the centre of the mall connects with the five-star Grand Hyatt and features high-end international fashions, Burberry, Dunhill, Ermenegildo Zegna, Givenchy, and Moschino, and if you prefer something a little more sophisticated, then Hugo Boss, MaxMara, and Tiffany are all in the fourth section. You'll find sportswear and equipment in the fifth section, with Adidas and Nike prevalent, and every other type of entertainment you can imagine. After all that shopping you probably f