Pearl Market (Hongqiao Market)
Pearl Market (Hongqiao Market)
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9:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Monday
9:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday
9:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday
9:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursday
9:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday
9:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday
9:30 AM - 7:00 PM
Sunday
9:30 AM - 7:00 PM
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This is Beijing's largest and most popular market for pearl jewelry (notably freshwater pearls), clothing and luggage.
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Inspire08798235609
2 contributions
Nov 2022 • Family
Variety of gifts and reasonable prices. Most of everything in the market are bargainable. Pearls are exceptionally good price for the quality. You can get prescription eyeglasses made in two hours.
Written 30 October 2023
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Sandini W
Colombo, Sri Lanka80 contributions
Sep 2023 • Solo
It was a good experience. There are pearls of all sort- the obvious fake to may be genuine. And silk , handbags, electronics. The top floor shops do not accommodate much bargaining but they will also definitely lower the price - a lot . The top floor shops are decent and helpful. Ground, first and second floors are all for bargaining. Mindy Jewelry is a nice place with both fresh and saltwater real pearls. They speak English well too.
There are some nice shops in ground floor too (eg: no. 94 & 86) where you can get good price for silk through bargaining. The silk might not be 100% but there are beautiful designs.
There are some nice shops in ground floor too (eg: no. 94 & 86) where you can get good price for silk through bargaining. The silk might not be 100% but there are beautiful designs.
Written 17 September 2023
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hannah
London, UK13 contributions
Aug 2023
Not as big as i expected, I wouldn't come back, i didn't buy anything. There are more pearl shops than any other. I had a delicious lunch in the basement.
Written 21 August 2023
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eileent3821
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam1,888 contributions
May 2023 • Solo
Nothing spectacular about the mall and it was not crowded when I was there. Would have expected to see a lot of stores but most were jewelry shops selling pearls.
Written 4 June 2023
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richiel747
Richmond, Canada347 contributions
Jan 2022
The Pearl Market is what tourists are looking for. Cheap stuff and you have to want to and be good at bargaining with the shop keeps. It is the classic back and forth and these days they can be a bit aggressive. The mall is really really quiet but you will find everything from jewelry, hand bags, pack packs, electronics, t-shirts and traditional clothing. It's fun but also very tiring.
Written 1 January 2022
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zuri g
Tel Aviv, Israel19 contributions
Oct 2019
now-days there are less and less fake/copy label tourists markets. this one of the few remained in beijing.
Written 15 March 2020
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Marg5165
Calgary, Canada24 contributions
Dec 2019
Fabulous place to shop, great deals! Shops are very clean and English is spoken fluently. Canadian cash is accepted. Very few vendors accept credit cards due to bargain prices. Clothing, shoes, purses, costume jewelry and jade. Fine jewelry stores accept credit cards.
Written 5 March 2020
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mugspecial
Johannesburg, South Africa5 contributions
Nov 2019
The market is accessible even using public transport such as the train which is about 200m away. Be ready to negotiate as most things are overpriced. You may need a bit more time here as the negotiations can take a while but its worth negotiating. Silk scarfs are initially be charged at 50yuan or so but the price can go down to a third of the proce
Written 12 February 2020
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Adventurer765484
Sammamish, WA8 contributions
Jul 2019
My wife and I went the Pearl Market in July 2019 and it was interesting to see all the fake goods for sale. Don't be fooled, EVERYTHING is fake. The quality of the goods is pretty poor overall with a few exceptions. If you do want some fake goods, we found about 20% of the asking price would get us the item. You can get some things for 10% of the asking price. Make sure to triple check the sizes since a "large" is seldom an American large and the same size shirts were very different with each vendor.
The vendors can be SUPER AGGRESSIVE during negotiations. More than once I had vendors physically try to pull me away from my wife during negotiations so they could try to get a higher price from her. These tactics upset my wife, but I found it amusing.
On the positive side of things, the McDonald's in the Pearl Market was one of the only places we found ice being served. After two weeks of drinking warm or hot water in July, the ice was amazing.
After 6 month everything we bought at the market has broken or fallen apart.
The vendors can be SUPER AGGRESSIVE during negotiations. More than once I had vendors physically try to pull me away from my wife during negotiations so they could try to get a higher price from her. These tactics upset my wife, but I found it amusing.
On the positive side of things, the McDonald's in the Pearl Market was one of the only places we found ice being served. After two weeks of drinking warm or hot water in July, the ice was amazing.
After 6 month everything we bought at the market has broken or fallen apart.
Written 10 February 2020
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Pbishark
Miami, FL74 contributions
Feb 2019 • Business
Pearl Market (Hongqiao Market
The market is interesting fun to go to specific booths or venders . We have friends there that don’t try to rip you off and actually are great people and vendors . Go to the escalator and get a coffee from Sylvia she wonderful and will get you some tea or bailey’s and coffee or Irish coffee. Elvis is on the 4 floor of the new market he a must go to for quality purses. Henry is three booths in on the side entrance he can fix any phone with oem or Chinese product .
Anne is great for glasses and will match your script or puff your eyes there. Nancy is in the old market third floor far right side and sells beautiful pearls (real).
The market is interesting fun to go to specific booths or venders . We have friends there that don’t try to rip you off and actually are great people and vendors . Go to the escalator and get a coffee from Sylvia she wonderful and will get you some tea or bailey’s and coffee or Irish coffee. Elvis is on the 4 floor of the new market he a must go to for quality purses. Henry is three booths in on the side entrance he can fix any phone with oem or Chinese product .
Anne is great for glasses and will match your script or puff your eyes there. Nancy is in the old market third floor far right side and sells beautiful pearls (real).
Written 27 January 2020
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Will this market be open for the holidays during January 22-26?
I am here as well but i dont thinks
Will this market be on January 24-26th?
janet k
1 contribution
Yes it will be open. Enjoy
reachtrisha
maryland34 contributions
I will be visiting Beijing on business within a few weeks. I'm not really interested in knock-off merchandise, but I would like to be able to buy genuine pearls. Would you happen to know where I would be able to buy real pearls at this market?
Brian J
5 contributions
Nancy’s Pearls. 4th floor Number 4326. She speaks excellent English. Has 1st class products and stands behind her merchandise.
Marshall K
2 contributions
Does this store sell Jade
Tyson C
San Juan Capistrano, CA545 contributions
Yes all kinds of jewelry with Jade is sold here, but I am like 90% sure everything there is fake, so be careful.
Marshall K
2 contributions
Does this market sell Jade?
Accidental Reviewer
Schaumburg, IL57 contributions
Yes, they do. There is jewelry and jade on a couple of the floors.
joycewt
tampa, florida17 contributions
where can you find beautiful leather handbags in beijing
Madge S
16 contributions
You can get plenty of fakes- in both Silk Market and Pearl market, and though these are cheap they are generally poor quality. Most are made from a very thin leather layer bonded to a plastic material. The thin outer leather skin means that they will not burn/melt when brushed over a lighter flame- a trick often used to convince potential purchasers that the bag is genuine leather. If you want a good quality fake then these are mostly kept off site- so that they are not confiscated when the police raid- as they do periodically. So you need to show no interest in the goods they offer you and instead ask if they have a catalogue- several stalls will show you pictures of current designer bags, and they often have solid leather versions, which of course will be more expensive, but much more durable.
If you like Mulberry bags, generally current designs can be obtained for about 800/1200RMB from Mrs King, on the second floor in the Pearl Market. My wife and daughters have had many of her bags over the years- all leather, solidly made and much more durable .
doloresg508
Miami, FL101 contributions
Searching for Bella’s leather handbags!
Just came back from China and met this super sweet girl named Bella who sold me nice leather handbags. I would love to get in touch with her again to see if I can buy the ones I couldn’t get while there. I have pictures of her too if that helps. Can anyone suggest how I can try to reach her? Has anyone purchased anything from the market once in the U.S.???
doloresg508
Miami, FL101 contributions
Searching for Bella’s leather handbags!
Just came back from China and met this super sweet girl named Bella who sold me nice leather handbags. I would love to get in touch with her again to see if I can buy the ones I couldn’t get while there. I have pictures of her too if that helps. Can anyone suggest how I can try to reach her? Has anyone purchased anything from the market once in the U.S.???
mariobrun
Villa La Angostura, Argentina1,971 contributions
Dear Dolores, I do not think it is possible to shop online the products offered in this market. Regrettably, if you did not take a business card from the store you are looking for in order to contact them directly, I do not know any other way to put in contact with them. I did not find any specific email address to contact the management of the market either.
wattsfamily27
Brisbane, Australia26 contributions
Hi Can you get a personalised bobblehead from these markets?
Olivia lee
Waco, TX24 contributions
Prolly not
Vladimira M
Saint Augustine Beach, FL22 contributions
It is possible at Pearl market pay by credit card Visa .. do they take US $. .cash. Thank yoo Vladimira
David W
Beijing126 contributions
Yes many outlets will take credit cards but they will charge you 3-5% more. (Also your bank will add a charge for international exchange so this is not a good option)They will also take us$ and give you a decent rate. Just remember to negotiate
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