Shopping reviews for China

Annabel Lee Shanghai is a group of young international artists that mix the traditional, elegant Chinese crafts with modern design. They specialise in embroidery, a skill that has been rediscovered just recently by the younger designer generation.

The group has a smallish store in the Xintiandi p... More >

Citic Square mall shops are either targeted for those of us with thick wallet or desire for youngful attires. The bottom floors have several upscale boutiques to get rid of all your money, such as Bally, Kenzo, MaxMara, Trussardi and Armani Exchange.

On the upper levels, you can find several sto... More >

The best way to buy cloth, were it silk, cashmere, satin or something completely different, is to go to Dongjiadu cloth market. There are several dozens of stalls selling all the colours and materials you need to make the next cocktail dress or something else.

The outside shops sell mostly silk a... More >

Grand Gateway is another of those malls that requires superlatives for the description. It's conveniently located next to the Xujiahui metro station on line 1. The entrance from the metro opens to a huge hall ten stories high, lined with shops selling everything and between.

Most of the shops are... More >

The city's largest department store, Nextage in Pudong area, specialises in Chinese upscale brands. There are a few Western brands at the ground floor, but everything else is local. Don't be fooled with European sounding names.

Most of the stuff is put poorly on the view, and the store has somewh... More >

No 1 Department Store is located near the People's park, on Nanjing Road that is one of the main shopping streets in Shanghai. The store consists of two buildings; western and eastern. The names are a tad confusing, as the western building looks and smells like department stores in former Eastern bl... More >

If you're interested to bring items that are typically Chinese, go to Shanghai Old Town, Central Fang Bang road that contains remodelled old town shops selling all kinds of touristy gimmicks.

The street is a little tacky, but it can be great fun to browse the shops and try to figure whether some ... More >

Pacific Department Store has at least two stores around the city: one in Xujiahui and another on Central HuaiHai Road near the HuangPi Road metro station. The both stores are mostly filled with Asian brands, but there are some international labels as well.

The perks with this store are the bargai... More >

Pacific Digital Plazas 1 and 2 are good starting points for hunting down any IT gadgets. The first floor sells mostly laptops and PDA styled gadgets. There is also a miniscule Apple store in the middle of the Plaza 2. The upper floor have mixed selection of shops, but if you're after components, you... More >

Plaza 66 hosts the most exclusive brand boutiques found in Shanghai. You can empty your wallet, for example, in Prada, Fendi, Louis Vuitton, Bvlgari, Cartier, Chanel, Dior or Boss shop. And this was only the first floor, the list could be continued with lesser brands from the second and third floor.... More >