It maybe the most crowed fashion center in Xidan, this seven storey building is just located beside Xidan Beidajie. The first and second floor sell Chinese traditional food, like roast duck and Mahua; Baleno, Disney and Watsons open shops on the third floor; the fourth floor is a world of gifts and accessories; the fifth to seventh floor is the location of Beijing Strategy, full of unique and cool shops.

United States' hat brand Lids offers wide and cool selection of sport, fashion and collegiate hats in the latest designs and trends. Zhongyou branch has more tennis caps, professional and fashionable baseball caps can be found in Joy City, and both Wangjing and Zhongguancun shops are mainly offers Kangol's products.

This market is all about silk. Inside find 200 kinds of silk garments and accessories including unique, hand-made silk quilts. It's the place to go if you want to trick your bedroom out in total silk or drape yourself in embroidery. There's also an educational component as they show the entire process of making silk.

The new home of the old Tianqiao Market stays faithful to the past. Here you can listen to storytelling, watch acrobatics and appreciate painting and calligraphy while filling up on old Beijing style snacks. Befitting such a raucous atmosphere, there are plenty of stalls with faux-antiques spread out for sale. Don't miss unique local martial art performances involving spears and swords which look dangerous--and are.

At Beijing's biggest cloisonne factory, you'll find everything under the sun done up in elaborate enameling. Fill a suitcase full of necklaces, bracelets and small vases for the family back home. The stuff ranges in price from dirt cheap to the tens of thousands. As the one of the famous eight "unique skills" of old Beijing, the factory features an open workshop to show how it's done.

Known as "little Panjiayuan," this market specializes in old-style Chinese comics, picture books and calligraphies. Muscle in between collectors and investors to find almost all picture books ever published in China or grab the "four treasures of study," brush pens, ink, ink slabs and paper. Go on the weekend when it's especially bustling.

You'll find nearly 100 kinds of traditional arts and crafts for sale here practiced here by masters who've trained all their lives. Take home exquisite bronzes, northern-style embroidery, set stone, sculpted ivory, colored glaze, and wood carvings all done high Chinese style. The place considered to be the masterpiece of non-material cultural heritage and is considered to be a living museum.

Literally meaning "colored-glaze factory," this street, which has been an artisan hub since the Ming Dynasty, is famous for specializing in antiques and artifacts. Stroll around and find old coins, dusty scrolls, Tibetan antiques, calligraphy materials and collectible stamps. Check out the many famous "brand name" shops such as Rongbaozhai, Qingmige, China Bookshop and Haiwangcun.