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Xiu Shui Silk Market, aslo known as Xiu Shui, Silk Alley is really a north-south alley which runs from Xiu Shui Street south past the US Embassy to Jianguomenwai Avenue. Many silk items and other type of garments are for sale.
Herded indoors in 2005, Beijing's most famous market among foreign visitors is a crowded maze of stalls with a large selection of shoes and clothing (and very little silk). Vendors formerly enjoyed so much trade they could afford to be rude, but the knockoff boot is now firmly on the shopper's foot, as Silk Alley now sees only a fraction of the business of Yaxiu . Most of the original vendors are gone, unwilling (or unable) to pay the new steep rental fees. Good riddance. Under no circumstances pay more than CNY150 ($20) for a North Face (North Fake, the expats call it) jacket, CNY50 ($6) for a business shirt, or CNY100 ($12) for a pair of jeans. Stores which sport a red flag are purported to "subscribe to higher ethics." Spot the ethical pirates. Corner of Jianguo Men Wai Dajie and Xiushui Dong Jie, above the Yong'an Li metro stop (121, exit A). It's open daily from 9am to 9pm.
Designer jeans, silk pajamas, silk scarves, outdoor jackets, shoes, children's clothes. Don't necessarily believe the designer label inside the garment. One never knows what will be for sale on silk alley on any one day, but many black market items are everywhere. CD's . Beanie Babies, and computer items aren't usually the real thing. A real fun place to stroll, and bargaining is expected. It is usually very crowded. Food vendors are usually there as well.
