Livin' In The Chonx

San Xia Guang Chang 三峡广场
This massive shopping plaza is located at the heart of Shapingba district. The square has a man-made river running through it and accompanying sculptures meant to represent the Yangtze and all the stops along the way to the Three Gorges. With Chongqing University, Chongqing Normal University, Sichuan International Studies […]

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Jiefangbei 解放碑
This upscale shopping district spreads out from Liberation Tower. According to some signs in the area the shopping plaza is called “Times Square” (时代广场), but few locals refer to it as such. It caters to the fabulously wealthy and those who want to appear fabulously wealthy by shopping at places like Armani […]

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Bei Cheng Tian Jie 北城天街
This is a popular shopping district with the locals because you can find a large range of goods here, from dirt cheap to dizzyingly expensive. The upscale section, Paradise Walk proper, has a Haagen Dazs and Starbucks attached to it on one side. For the area where you […]

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Bai Sheng 百盛
This Malaysia based department store chain has several branches in Chongqing, but often not in the major shopping districts. The price range is similar to Chongbai and New Century Department stores, but the quality of the merchandise is usually a step up.
Daping Parkson
Bus Tip: 大坪
Light Rail Tip: 大坪 (Daping) Exit B

Nanping […]

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Di Xia Shang Chang 地下商场
Most of the former bomb shelters that twisted underneath the city have been converted and expanded into huge networks of underground shopping malls.  These are the places to go if you want to flex your bargaining muscles.  The shopkeepers will often easily drop to 50% of the initial price, and most […]

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If nothing they sell in China seems to fit you (maybe because everything is extra extra small, or you could just do without the sequins), then finding a good tailor is probably the way to go. There is an abundance of tailors located throughout the city, and for convenience sake it is probably best […]

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Tang Zhuang Cai Feng 唐装裁缝
Typically nearby regular tailor shops you can also find tailors who specialize in making traditional Chinese clothing like Qi Pao (旗袍). According to some of the locals one of the best places to have these made is along the streets of Qi Xing Gang (七星岗) – southwest of Jiefangbei. […]

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Chaotianmen Pi fa Shi Chang 朝天门批发市场
• Hours ~5 am-3 pm. Try to get there earlier, by 10 am most of the goods have already been picked over.
This is where clothing stores from all over the region come to stock up. The advantage of shopping here is that you can buy […]

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Jie Yue Jie 节约街
This open air market is located in the small streets and alleys connecting Xinhua Road and Shanxi Road. It is very much like a dollar store except spread out over several streets. This is the best place to buy cheap holiday decorations, hair accessories, cleaning supplies, Mahjong sets, and other […]

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Jin Hai Yang Shi Chang 金海洋市场
This wholesale market carries everything under the sun.  On the first two floors it sells clothing like many of the other markets, but as you go further up there is much more available than just clothes.  Here you can find things for around your house from cleaning supplies to ‘antique’ […]

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