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Liulichang Street: shopping for unique Chinese gifts made easy

With slick new malls opening all over the city, Beijing definitely is a shopper’s stop. But one street in particular is right next to some of Beijing’s most famous hotels, and it keeps the style of the old.

Imagine you’re shopping around this place where touches of old times are everywhere, and antique and traditional Chinese art forms come in huge numbers. Beijing’s Liulichang Street enjoys a history that goes back to the early Ming dynasty in the 1500s, and there’s no shortage of artisans around here.

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