Beijing's Gongmei Group Co.,Ltd was jointly established by the Beijing Gongmei Group Collective Property Administration Union, the Beijing state-owned Assets Management Co.,Ltd and the Beijing Tourism Group. It is a comprehensive company with a diversified business.

The business scope of the Gongmei Group includes drawn-works, carpets, jewelry, special handicrafts, metal handicrafts, environment arts, tourism service, aviation tickets service, publication & education and real-estate development etc. Wangfujing Gongmei Building is managed by Beijing Gongmei Group Co., Ltd.

Wangfujing's Gongmei Building is a famous huge market for Chinese arts, handicrafts, carpets, jade and jewelry etc. It is well located in Wangfujing business center where receiving numerous worldwide visitors every day. This State-owned building sells a wide range of high quality Chinese arts and crafts.

The jewelry and gold accessories are sold on the first floor, while locally handcrafted goods are on the second and third floors. The third-floor stalls stock all varieties of jade, from green Khotanese nephrite to Burmese jadeite. The fourth floor is where you can find various jade items. Gongmei also sells brand named clothing for a low price.

They're terribly popular with Hong Kong visitors. Count on paying no more than a third of the marked price. You may spend hours in it if you are interested in handiworks. Tourists can closely observe detailed parts of the works in this time-honored store. Wangfujing Gongmei Building sells at expressly marketed price, so some goods here may not be proper for you to bargain on.

Address: No.200, Wangfujing Street, DongCheng district

Tel: 86-10-65288866

Website:www.gongmeigroup.com.cn/indexe.asp

Business hours: 9:30am-9:30pm

Directions: by train: Take number 1 line to the Wangfujin station.

If travelling by bus: Take number 99 to get off at the Wangfujing station, then walk to the Beijing Arts & Crafts Central Store (Gongmei Dasha)