Beijing Hongqiao Market is also called Pearl Market, where consumers can buy not only beautiful pearls but also seafood, digital products and silk, covering an area of 4,500 square meters. This market consists of 8 floors:

1-3/F Seafood: Seafood plays an important role in the market. There are many varieties of seafood being sold in the market, ranging from the common fish, shrimp and crab to the rare ones like shark fin, sea pumpkin and abalone. Most seafood is mainly supplied to big hotels and restaurants in and around Beijing.

1/F Digital Products & Watches: There are many internationally famous digital products sold here which makes this market of equal standing with Zhongguancun (the most famous digital market in Beijing). Apart from that, watches of different brands and different quality will certainly dazzle your eyes.

2/F Silk & Clothes: Silk symbolizes China since the ancient time and those products found in this market are of high quality.

3-5/F Pearls: It is the largest pearl distribution centre in China and it is also the central part of the market. There are many varieties of pearls, such as colors, sizes or smoothness. With these comes the vast difference in their prices, ranging from just a few yuan to tens of thousands of yuan. There are seawater pearl, freshwater pearl, coral, emerald, gem and other precious stones. One can be easily dazzled by the fashionable pearl necklaces, exquisite pearl rings and simple but elegant pearl pendants. They are just absolutely fascinating.

Address: Dongcheng District, Beijing (北京市东城区)Bus Route: Take Bus No. 39 or 25 to Fahuasi Stop (法华寺站).

Source: travelchinaguide.com