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Panjiayuan Antique Market, Beijing

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Shop for arts, crafts, and antiques at Panjiayuan Antique Market, a bustling market with around 3,000 traders selling their creations and collections. Find little treasures, some centuries old, including calligraphy, porcelain, Cultural Revolution literature, religious ornaments, and ornately carved furniture. Prepare to haggle: it's common for vendors to bump up prices to around 10 times their actual worth at first offering. With up to 50,000 visitors a day, the market gets lively and hectic even though it's set over a large site. Plan and take your time, so you don't find yourself rushing into a deal that you might regret. Our Beijing vacation planner makes visiting Panjiayuan Antique Market and other Beijing attractions simple, and helps you make a travel plan personal to you.

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kupke808

This was the first place I went when I arrived in Beijing. I loved it. So much to look at. Had a great time haggling over necklaces. Not sure if I came out a winner but I loved everything a bought. I ... more »
teyshalltess

Went back to this market five times during our 10day stay in Beijing. So much to look at. Yes perhaps you have to be discerning when it comes to choosing your "antique" only buy what you really like a... more »
Stefan L

I've been coming here for more than 20 years and while it has been done up more properly over time, it still is a lot of fun. It doesn't matter whether you come mid-weeks, when there are less people, ... more »

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Rob Welham

Four stars only for the fact that the Panjiayuan Antique Market is a fascinating place to browse. However beware that many items may not be as authentic as one might think. The first rule always haggle and that said remember the phrase caveat emptor (buyer beware). If you like something and and are prepared to pay the price then go for it. But don't necessarily expect to walk away with a real antique. Sellers can be pushy and if you show interest in an object and ask a price you may find them chasing after you trying to negotiate a deal. On the whole a fascinating place to visit.

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Jean-Baptiste NICOLAS

Nice antique market in the district of Panjiayuan. Some real antique and a lot of "recently manufactured antiques"! Also some painters including interesting modern painting

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Zulema Couso

If you've been to other Asian markets, you will be disappointed. It's huge but with little variety. It has some cool stuff but the vast majority are beads and other tat and rocks. Also, it's too far out so not worth it

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Alexandr Sidorenko

Огромный рынок разного китайского антиквариата. Чего только нет сдесь. Фарфор: тарелки от миниатюрных до огромных, кувшины, вазы, статуэтки. Бронза: современное литье (99%) состареное, попадаються изредка достойные изделия по качеству. Размеры разные и тематика. Целый ряд книг, какие то свитки, картинки, есть марки, есть каталоги каких то неведомых аукционов. Есть на что посмотреть. Продают седла для коней, обувь столетней давности, нефрита и его имитаций полно, какие то разноцветные камни всех цветов в огромадных количествах, люстры, утюги, бритвы, значки, монеты (копии в основном) китайские, орудия труда 20х-50х годов, молотки, напильники. Современные тех-средства в виде граверных станков, лупы, микроскопы. Советую сходить и поболтаться. С европейской физиономией покупатель редок и ему все пытаються подороже продать. Можно походить по улице рядом (их там не менее двух) где продают то же почти барахло, но дешевле. Рынок лучше посящать в субботу или воскресение с самого утра до темноты. В будни там то же продают , но меньше гораздо.

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A huge market of different Chinese antiques. What is not here. Porcelain: plates from tiny to huge, jugs, vases, statuettes. Bronze: modern casting (99%) sostarenoe, popadajut'sja occasionally decent quality products. Different sizes and themes. A number of books, some scrolls, pictures, there are stamps, there are directories of any of the unknown auctions. There is something to see. Sell saddles for horses, shoes a century ago, jade and its imitations full of multi-colored stones which all colors in ogromadnyh quantities, chandeliers, irons, razors, badges, coins (copies of mostly) Chinese, tools of the 1920s-1950s, hammers, files. Modern technical means in the form of engraving machines, magnifiers, microscopes. I advise you to go and be chatted. With the European physiognomy buyer rare and all are trying to sell. You can go on the street nearby (there are at least two) where they sell the same almost junk, but cheaper. Market better posjashhat' in the Saturday or Sunday from early morning until dark. On weekdays there the same sell, but much less.

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Rodrigo Gonzalez Jorquera

Un lugar impresionante no sólo para compras de souvenirs. Pueden encontrarse antiguedades poco comunes. Antiguedades Chinas y de la historia del mundo. Tardamos 2 días y no la recorrimos entera. Es un gran lugar para REGATEAR ya que los precios iniciales pueden llegar a ser sólo el 20% del precio final.

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An awesome place for souvenir shopping. You can find rare antiques. Chinese antiques and history of the world. It took us 2 days and not toured it whole. It is a great place to race since the initial prices may be only 20% of the final price.

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