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In front of the Yuyuan garden, there is a market called Yuyuan Market (Old Town Bazaar), it is also called Yuyuan Market in Chinese. Before 1949, Yu Market was first a holiday market engaged in sales of folk antiques and handicrafts, named as "the market with the most diversified collections" and "the largest collecting and distributing center of handicrafts ".
The Yuyuan market takes up an area of more than 50 hectares with 3000 booths and nearly 10,000 employees, selling all kinds of folk antiques, handicrafts and second-hands. The market attracts 60,000 to 90,000 tourists per day.
Yuyuan Market is also a good place to buy traditional Chinese foods, clothes, shoes, ect. You will see that most of the stores promote their goods in various languages. They offer a wide variety, including curtains, tablecloths, bedding, earrings, and watches as well as clothes, inexpensive caps, and shoes of excellent workmanship. If you want to buy something, you should check with more than one store and haggle over the price.
Tours to the Yuyuan Market
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Splendid Yangtze Tour |
from $1,440.00 |
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Splendid Yangtze tour takes you to cities as Beijing, Xian, Chongqing, Yichang, Shanghai, enjoy the finest examples of China natural history and beauty during your travel in China. |
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Splendid China Travel |
from $960.00 |
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This tour unveils you the splendid Chian via the viabrant metropolis - Shanghai, ancient capital - Xi'an, and imperial Beijing. Not only can you feast best-known scenic spots including the Bund, Terracotta Warriors, Forbidden City as well, but you also can enjoy delicious local snacks and exquisite souvenirs. |
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