Antique Street in Guangzhou

Guangzhou is the most important Commodity distribution center in south China. Guangzhou boasts eight major shopping streets, such as Dishipu, Beijing Road, Gaodi Street, Culture Street, Night Market and the Golden Fish Street. If you take a tour of these shopping streets, you will surely come back with lots of commodities. Antique shopping will be moderately satisfying in the Antique Street in Guangzhou.

Features of the Antique Street in Guangzhou

Antique Street in Guangzhou is an antique lover’s paradise! The antique market is situated in the alleys off Daihe Lu. It's very informal and consists mostly of people peddling wares from their windows or the back of a truck. The Antique Street in Guangzhou is not busy or crowded but has shops offering trinkets, China, jade, furniture etc. The selection, however, is not very extensive. There are also antique shops near Qingping Market. As expected, most of these stores cater to tourists so it will be tough to bargain. The other features of Antique Street in Guangzhou include:

- High end brand name shopping, mostly clothing, are found in hotel arcades, particularly in the China Hotel by Marriott and the Garden Hotel. Tea, jade and silk have been traded in Guangzhou for two thousand years and Antique Street in Guangzhou remains an ideal place to buy these.

- The Friendship Stores have antique sections. Imitation antiques are sold everywhere. Some museum shops sell replicas of pieces on exhibit.

- Market full of ceramics, jade and other collectibles are found on the left of the Cultural Park at Antique Street in Guangzhou.

- On the west of Shamian lsland, on Shamian Sijie, is a string of souvenir shops selling paintings, clothes and calligraphy.

- Ceramics and jade and other souvenir shops are found on the road leading up to the Temple of the Six Banyan Trees.

- The Guangzhou Antique Shop at Antique Street in Guangzhou has a reasonable range of souvenir items.