Shopping in Shanghai
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At the night market, haggling is half the fun.
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Nearly every visitor to China puts shopping for gifts and souvenirs at the top of their "to-do" list, and the city of Shanghai is the nation’s most famous city for shopping. Filled with big departments stores, open markets and hundreds of tiny shops both old and new, Shanghai is a wonderful place to shop for all sorts of great items, from fabrics and clothing to jewelry, antiques and artwork.
Travel enthusiast and homemaker Maureen Finnegan was born and raised in New Rochelle, New York. After meeting her husband at Nebraska’s Creighton University, Finnegan discovered that they shared a love of travel, and they soon took time off from their busy schedules to tour Europe. Since then the Finnegans have raised two children and have continued to travel extensively, passing their love of adventure to a new generation. Here Finnegan offers a quick guide to shopping in Shanghai: - Silk shops. Walking into a Chinese silk shop is a unique experience. You’ll find a vast array of silk fabrics in countless colors and designs and can have clothing tailored for you.
- Nanjing Road. Nanjing road is one of the city’s most popular shopping areas, and is filled with hundreds of shops that line both sides of the street. It’s a fair bet that you’ll be able to find something impressive and interesting to take home to your friends and family members.
- Night market. Finnegan really enjoyed shopping at the night market and found that her favorite part of the experience was haggling with the merchants for a better price.
- Silent haggling. When Finnegan found a price that was higher than she wanted to pay, she would write down a counter-offer on a slip of paper, and then the silent haggling went back and forth until an agreement was reached. More often than not, she says, haggling can result in a very reasonable price.
For more information about tourism in Shanghai and China, check out the following organizations or websites:
Yahoo Travel: Shanghai
sg.travel.yahoo.com/guide/asia/china/shanghai/index.html
Shanghai-Ed
www.shanghai-ed.com
Chinats.com: Shanghai
www.chinats.com/shanghai
China National Tourist Office
www.cnto.org/main.htm
China Planner
www.visit-china-97.com
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