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Hi Colly,
I sent an email before we left China but I'm not sure if you received it. I just wanted to thank you for organising our tour in Beijing. We had a wonderful time and think Kathy was a great guide, with very good English.
We will certainly recommend your company to any friends who visit Beijing.
Regards
Lynn Porus and family (from New Zealand)
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Hongqiao
Market (Pearl Market)
 That
is the Hongqiao Market built by the side of
the Temple of Heaven. It is a modern and comprehensive
market where you can enjoy shopping, travel
and leisure. The Hongqiao Market is a place
where a lot of foreign friends must visit,
a business bridge in diplomatic relations
and call pearl market by foreign friends.
Origin----the
history of the Pearl Market Just as most of
the markets that deal in agricultural products,
the Pearl Market originated from some spontaneous
and scattered morning market in the streets.
That was the beginning of the Pearl Market.
In 1992, in accordance with the direction
of clearing the road and showing the wall
of the municipal government, the Pearl Market
moved from the street into the tall building.
the Pearl Market opened formally on January
28th, 1995.
Rapid
Development---Twenty years ago, the Pearl
Market was just a street market around the
foot of the wall of the Temple of Heaven.
Today, it is a modern plaza which covers more
than 30,000 square meters and deals in products
of more than 10,000 brands of 13 categories.
 The
international business of the Pearl Market
involves US, Japan, Australia, Italy, France,
Germany, South Korea, Africa, Middle East,
Singapore, Taiwan and Hongkong.Many kinds
of goods are traded, such as jewelry, aquatic
products, silk clothes, bags and leather products,
cyber products, watches, etc.On September
2005, success hold the 2005 international
pearl culture of hongqiao market in Peking",
and get to the first pearl market in peking.On
March 2006, glory 2005 the characteristic
brand of businesses.
Hours: 9:00-18:00
Tips: The 5-story building contains
the main market. Hundreds of vendors sell
clothing, silk, shoes & hats, suitcases
& bags, watches, electronics, crafts,
pearls, curios and paintings. No marked prices.
The sellers warmly welcome you and show you
prices on a calculator. If you think it's
too expensive, they will let you give out
the price you want on the calculator. The
Pearl Market is on the 3rd floor. Antiques
are both original and fake but the prices
are the same. You have to know the difference.
Suitcases and bags here are the cheapest in
Beijing. There is also a specialty fan store.
You can pay with dollars instead of yuan.
The exchange rate is around 7.5 yuan to one
dollar.
Wangfujing
Walking Steet
 Wangfujing,
known as Gold Street, intersects with East
Chang'an Avenue. It has a history of more
than 100 years. The street, which is 810meters
long from south to north, is lined with more
than 700 shops large and small. It is the
only walking street here in Beijing. The best-known
shop is the Beijing Department Store. To the
north of the department Store is the One World
Department Store, hosting a collection of
Chinese and foreign name brands and fine quality
products. La Fayette presents French features,
namely fashions and name brands. The newly-opened
Sun Dong'an Market is the largest supermarket
in Beijing. It covers a business floor space
of 100,000 aquare meters and sells more than
200,000 kinds of goods. The Oriental Plaza,
which is considered another miracle in Chinese
architectural history, is scheduled for comp;etion
soon. It stands just by the south entrance
of Wangfujing.
The
Silk Market
 Despite
its name, the Silk Market has much more than
just silk. The silk products here are cheap,
and therefore popular, but there are also
a lot of cashmere garments, down jackets,
leather goods, shoes, hats, watches and some
handicrafts and trinkets. The Silk Market
basically consists of a long, narrow street
(Xiushuijie) lined with dozens of stalls.
One of the main things about the Silk Market
is the fact that none of the prices are set.
This can work for or against you. It all depends
on your bargaining skills. If you on your
bargaining skills. If you are a proficient
(i.e.stubborn) bargainer, then you can get
great deals on all kinds of clothing, but
if you are soft -hearted and don't like confrontation,
then you may get taken for a ride. It is ofen
helpful to bring along a Chinese friend who
can help you bargain. The way to do it is,
look around at all of the stuff and point
out to your friend which item you like, without
letting the seller know. Then let the Chinese
person go back and bargain for you. Of cours
not all Chinese people are good bargainers,
but at least if they go, the starting price
is the same, but the lowest the seller will
go will be lower for the Chinese person.
If you are a tall person (6' and
up ) the Silk Market is the best place for
you to buy clothes and shoes. Usually the
shopping plazas and super-stores do not have
really large sizes. If you are size 12 shoe
size or larger, then the only place to really
go is to the Silk Market.
You will notice quite a few famous
name-brand items there, and you may wonder
how a Timberland down jacket can be sold for
US$20 or $30. The answer is not clear. Sometimes
the goods are counterfeit, but more often
the merchant has a relative in a clothing
factory who can get excess products or slightly
imperfect products for super cheap prices.
At least that is one theory. No matter what
the case may be, it is a place for bargain
shopping.
The silk and cashmere goods are
also much cheaper than they would be in other
stores or in other countries. These items
make great gifts for friends back home, especially
the silk Mickey Mouse boxer shorts which you
can't get away from. Most of the sellers speak
a little English, at least they know how to
say "you say how much!", "I
give you good price." And of course numbers
are their specialty. There is also a large
selection of fake Rolex, Omega and other wristwatches,
rivaled only by the street hawkers of New
York City.
Note :it is very crowded in the
alleyway, and people will be constantly brushing
up against you. It is a good idea to keep
a close eye on your bag or wallet while you
are in there. If you are wearing a backpack,
put it on backwards so the pack is in front
of you. If you don't, you may find that there
is a slit in the bottom of your pack and all
the good stuff is gone!
Hours: 9:00-18:00
Tips: Xiushui market has been moved
into a big building near the old place in
the year of 2005. You can buy clothing, silk,
shoes and hats here. There are no marked prices.
Test your bargaining skills. The vendors speak
some English for their business. The clothing
is trendy and labeled as famous brands. Most
are copies though the quality is good. Often
it's possible to bargain down to half of the
original price. So browse along the 200 meter
long market first and then decide where to
buy. Always give out your final offer and
then just walk ahead. The vendors will call
you back. Both Chinese yuan and US dollars
are acceptable here. The exchange rate is
around 7.5 yuan to one dollar. There is no
return service. But you can change the size
and color. Just remember it's impossible to
get your money back once you've paid!
Ya Show Clothing Market (New Market)
Tips: Hundreds of vendors sell clothing, silk,
shoes & hats, suitcases & bags, golf
and other sport stuff. No marked prices. Bargain
the price at least 70% first. Do not be shy.
Silver
Street
Silver street is in the Dongdan
Beidajie. It is where all the franchised foreign
name-brand shops are concentrated.
Jianguomenwai Dajie is famous
for its colorful metropolitan scenes. The
street is lined with star-rated hotels, office
buildings, fancy restaurants, beauty salons
and shopping centers. The well-known shopping
centers are Friendship Store, SCITECH Plaza,
Guiyou Department store and the China World
Shopping Mall .
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