In: Markets, Must See, Shopping
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As one of the top shopping destinations in Shenzhen, Huaqiangbei Commercial Street (华强北) is renowned for its electronics markets, but it also has plenty to offer those looking for men’s and women’s fashion. The shopping area starts where Huaqiang North Road (aka Huaqiang Bei Lu) intersects with Shennan Middle Road and then all the way north through to Hongli Road totaling about 1km in length. Recently revitalized after 4 years of construction work, Huaqiangbei Road is now a modern pedestrian-friendly shopping mecca that is mirrored by an underground mall stretching the same distance, the largest of its type in China. The side streets and the streets runningRead More →

In: Plazas & Malls
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Located in the Excellence Century Center, the newly opened InTown Plaza offers 5 floors of food and fashion. The mall has Love as it’s central theme and is conveniently located near Shenzhen’s Convention and Exhibition Center. For fashion, brand names include Vino, Dazzle, Marisfrolg, Lily, PSALTER, Oasis and many more. For dining, and snacking, the mall features well-known names including Cafe DeCoral, Subway, Dairy Queen, Costa Coffee, Aix Aroma cafe, South Beauty and more. There’s also a supermarket featuring many imported foods from USA, Australia, Japan etc., the Smart Lifestyle Specialty Store. The Excellence Century Center has a total floor area: 466,000 square meters. CommercialRead More →

In: Plazas & Malls
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If you have been to Holiday Plaza, MixC, KK Mall and Coco Park you be starting to think that Shenzhenians have a real penchant for luxury brands. You may well be right, particularly when you add Citic City Plaza to that list. Citic City Plaza, located in Futian, has 6 levels comprising of fashion boutiques, jewelry, food on the lower ground level; B1 level for fitness sports; Ground floor features international boutiques, Bar Street, Star Plaza; level two and three feature International Shops; on level there’s high-end restaurants; on level five and six features beauty, fitness, and high-end restaurants. Inside the same building, there isRead More →

In: Markets
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If you live in Nanshan or Shekou Districts of Shenzhen then here is a great alternative to heading all the way to Dongmen for discount and wholesale clothes shopping. Known mostly only to locals, this area contains several multi-floor buildings packed with clothes and fashion accessories. Many locals say the quality and styles on offer here and far better than what can be found at Dongmen, but that may in part be due to the fact it’s easy to get lost in Dongmens labyrinths of nooks, crannies, and alleyways while missing the places that may what you like. Such is the problem with markets thatRead More →

In: Markets
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The name says it all, and it lives up to its name! Women’s World at Huaqiangbei is a five-floor mall just for women, covering just about all of a women’s needs, so yes, it has loads and loads of girly stuff. Here you can find clothes, accessories, beauty parlors, cosmetics, jewelry and much more. Being at Huaqiangbei means the men can run off and look to a nearby mall and look at electronic gadgets while you cruise the jam-packed, independently operated stalls. At a rough count, there’s over 300 stores spread across the five floors. The first floor has a real chaotic market feel to itRead More →

In: Plazas & Malls
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While Huaqiangbei is well known for its electronics and gadget markets it’s also the home to plenty of fashion shopping and one such place in this mega shopping district is NICO Women’s World Fashion Plaza (女人世界名店), not to be confused with Women’s World one block or so north. Here at NICO you can find 4 floors packed with independent retailers mostly displaying women’s clothes, but there’s also plenty of handbags, shoes, and accessories to be found. There’s also some cosmetics, beauty care products and jewellery. Price: mid-price point, a little above local market prices. At some shops here you’ll be able to haggle for a betterRead More →

In: Markets
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If your in the area of King Glory Plaza or either of the two markets at the Nanyang and Haiyan buildings then you might also want to sneak a look around the Jin Kai Plaza, sometimes referred to as JinKai Clothing City. The I think there’s actually three different plazas in the one building here all with their entries on Jiabin Road. JinKai Plaza faces King Glory Plaza and after taking the escalator up there’s several independent shops, selling mostly womens fashion but the first two stores you’ll likely see are worth a look. One features ‘italian designs’ at fair prices and directly opposite is aRead More →