FINANCE - Living Abroad in Beijing - page 289

clude Jenny Lou's, Jenny Wang's, April Gourmet, and City Shop. For ultra laziness, most
of these shops home deliver. Relying on these kinds of shops is easy, but getting into the
habit of shopping only here is not going to do your bank account any good. Many of the
international products carried in such stores can also been found much more cheaply in
the international aisles of Carrefour and Walmart. If you're after specialty baking items
or ingredients, you might find what you're looking for on Taobao. Various online vendors
here (such as Yipin Chuwei, http://ypcw.taobao.com ; Beijing Global Gourmet Shop, ht-
tp://hqms24.taobao.com ; and Ziwei Hongbei, http://ziwei365.taobao.com ) sell imported
items that seem almost impossible to buy in mainstream shops, and many have a small
physical store that you can visit if preferred.
Walmart stocks an amazing range of products as well as ready-made food to go.
Supermarkets stock meat, fruit, and vegetables, but the best way to shop for fresh food
in Beijing is at the produce markets around the city. Perhaps the star venue for expats and
Western chefs in the city is Sanyuanli Market on Shunyuan Jie, close to Liangmaqiao sub-
way station (Line 10). Prices here might be a tad higher than at other local markets, but
quality is good, and many of the vendors, including the butchers, have English on their
signs. Just a few of the other major markets include Dongjiao Wholesale Market (south
of Dawanglu subway station, Line 1); Sihuan Zonghe Market, a little west of Houhai;