Travel Reference
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For electronics, Huáqiáng Běi is a living, breathing eBay, with shops and malls for blocks
on end selling the latest tech gadgets, audiovisual equipment, Android tablets, Bluetooth
headsets, nonbranded laptops and accessories at rock-bottom prices.
BOOKS
OLD HEAVEN BOOKS
(Jiùtiāntáng Shūdiàn 8614 8090;
oldheavenbooks@gmail.com
;
Room 120, Block A5, northern sec-
tion, OCT-LOFT, Huáqiáochéng, Nánshān District; 11am-10pm; Qiáochéngdōng, exit A)
A delicious bookstore specialising in cultural and academic titles, that also doubles up as
music store (vinyls anyone?). Gigs sometimes take place in the adjoining cafe. Located in
the northern section of OCT-LOFT, it's up the street perpendicular to B10 Live House, on
the left-hand side.
CLOTHING, ACCESSORIES
KINGGLORY PLAZA
Nanlu, Luóhú District; Guómào, exit A)
Sitting atop the Guómào metro station, this modern shopping mall is where many Hong
Kong day trippers hang out. It's more upscale than the much older Luóhú Commercial City
one station away, featuring local and imported clothing and lifestyle brands, and a handful
of decent restaurants.
CLOTHING, ACCESSORIES
LUÓHÚ COMMERCIAL CITY
midnight)
An old favourite of Hong Kong day trippers, this multistorey mall, right next to the Luóhú
train station, has 1000 stalls selling handbags, household fabric, clothing, accessories,
knick-knacks and DVDs, as well as massage parlours, salons for manicures and acrylic
nails, and even dental clinics. Most shops are open 10.30am to 10pm.
HOMEWARES
CENTURY FURNISHINGS CENTRAL MALL
(Shìjìzhōngxīn jiājūguǎng Cháng 8371 0111;
www.sz-sjzx.com
;Shennan Dadao, west of Xiāngmì Hú
Water Park, Fútián District; 9.30am-8pm Mon-Fri, to 8.30pm Sat & Sun; Chēgōngmiào, exit A)
This mall has a whopping 30,000 sq metres of retail space for homewares. There are three
main zones. A and B sell mainly tiles, and bathroom and shower gadgets; C - the most pop-
ular among leisure shoppers - is all about lamps. A cab from Shēnzhèn's Luóhú station costs
about ¥40.
