Silk Street Market

The dried silk is later stretched and made into stuffing for duvets. In a marketplace named after silk, this display is about more than doing business. It's a cultural display illuminating the mysteries of a fabric highly esteemed in China and beyond.

One floor up, and you find a completely different setting. Pearls of all shapes and sizes are laid out in well-lit and neat glass cases at each store. The homegrown brands sell pearls of premium quality at affordable prices. Shop assistants are on hand to help you differentiate the less-than-perfect from the illustrious. If the prices are too steep, don't forget that in the Silk Market there's always a better deal to be had if you're prepared to haggle.

Diamond may be a girl's best friend, but in the Silk Market, it's pearls!

SILK MARKET

NO. 8 EAST XIUSHUI ROAD, CHAOYANG DISTRICT

TEL:86-01-51699022

HONGQIAO MARKET (AKA PEARL MARKET)

EAST TIANTAN ROAD, CHONGWEN DISTRICT

TEL:86-01-67133354

YASHOU MARKET

58 NORTH GONGTI ROAD,CHAOYANG DISTRICT

TEL:86-01-64168945

RITAN OFFICE BUILDING

15A GUANGHUA ROAD,CHAOYANG DISTRICT

TEL:86-01-85619556

3.3 SHOPPING CENTER

33 NORTH SANLITUN ROAD,CHAOYANG DISTRICT

TEL:86-01-64178886

YA BAO ROAD (AKA FUR STREET)

RITAN ROAD,CHAOYANG DISTRICT

TEL:86-01-85638216

77TH STREET

NO.180 NORTH XIDAN ROAD,XICHENG DISTRICT

TEL:86-01-66087177

MUXIYUAN FABRIC MARKET

HAIHUTUN, OUTER THIRD RING ROAD,FENGTAI DISTRICT

(CCTV September 12, 2008)