Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Note that according to the
customs laws
of Western countries, you are only
allowed to import one dubious item per brand; so one fake Armani watch is fine,
but a dozen will be impounded. Fake DVDs will be confiscated if you leave them
in the original packaging, so store them in a DVD wallet.
Fake markets
Fengshine Plaza
风翔服饰礼品广场
fèng xiáng fú shì l
of the Bund. Daily 10am-8pm. See map, p.94.
A sprinkling of stores sell local fashion
among all the counterfeits at this, the most
popular market.
Yatai Xinyang Fashion & Gift Market
亚太新阳服饰礼品市场
yà tài xīn yáng fú shì l
ng ch
ng
580 Nanjing Xi Lu (People's Square subway).
Daily 10am-8pm. See map, pp.80-81.
The
most convenient fake market, with three
storeys of dodgy shops.
Qipu Lu Market
七浦路和河南北路
qī p
lù hé hé nán b"i
"
i lù
183 Qipu Lu, just off Henan Bei Lu, northeast
if p
n gu
ng
Science and Technology Museum subway
station (entrance close to the ticketing
machines). See map, p.88.
This is the biggest
fake market, though it has rather a claus-
trophobic feel.
if p
n shì ch
Antiques
There's no shortage of
antique markets
selling opium pipes, Cultural
Revolution alarm clocks, carved screens, Mao's Little Red Book, silk paintings
- but never mind what the vendor tells you, always assume you're buying a
modern copy. Still, it's all fairly cheap. T The Dongtai Lu market is the best place
for this stuff, but barter hard. A few genuine antiques are available at the
antique stores, but again most of their stock is reproduction.
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“Antiques”, Dongtai Lu Market
