My friends and I did a lot of shopping in Beijing. We bought art and decorations at the Panjiayuan Flea Market. Lots of vendors on the floor, and lots to look at. You’ll find the market southwest of the Panjiayuan Bridge, on the southern part of Third East Ring Road. We walked from the Panjiayuan subway station (line 10).

I bought a ton of clothes, accessories, and souvenirs at the Silk Street Market (Xiu Shui). It’s a culture-less shopping center with over 1,700 retail vendors, and it sounds even more awful if you hate counterfeit designer brands, but I didn’t mind it for an hour or so. The Yong’anli subway station (line 1) has a direct tunnel to the basement of the Silk Street via exit A. 

Haggling in China is really aggressive and ultimately exhausting. I was able to talk some of my purchased items 60-80% down from the original asking price. But, don’t feel bad because the seller will never sell you an item at a loss.