Known to many expats as Muxiyuan Fabric Market - OR Fabric Mecca - THIS is how to get there...

Take the south second ring road, heading west. Take the exit to

Yongdingmenwai Dajie (half way along south second ring) and do a loop

around the large gate house and head south on Yongdingmenwai.

Cross over the south third ring road. You will see the massive set of

buildings on your right - the Muxiyuan Da Sha buildings.

Continue on and take a left at the next set of traffic lights you come

to. Go to the end of this street and turn right. That is the Muxiyuan

fabric market street.

Continue along this street - it will be slow and packed with people and

carts and cars - until you reach the big red traditional Chinese gates of the market (probably at least 600-800m along the street).

The right hand side part of the market is cottons and other fabrics.

The left hand side of the road is silk.