Chic cheap home ornaments

The Liangma Flower Market near Sanyuanqiao is the place for shoppers on a budget who want to do up their homes. On the first floor is a paradise of flowers; on the second is everything you have ever wanted for your apartment and some things you never knew you did.

NETIGER 2010 autumn and winter series

NETIGER released its new series for 2010 at its shop in Harbin last week.

The hidden world of Wudaoying Hutong

Hutong shops are the Beijing alternative to shopping malls. The most well-known among these neighborhood alleys is Nan Luoguxiang, which is rarely missing from the itinerary of tourists. West of the Lama Temple is Wudaoying Hutong, which some people dub “the next Nan Luoguxiang.” Wudaoying’s collection of shops is growing, but it still provides the brand of peace and quithat people seek out in hutong.

A gift from High Art

You cannot easily cegoring High Art because in addition to items like clothes and decorative pieces, it also sells exotic and specialty items, such as a cat embryo sample (118 yuan) which was collected from a veterinarian friend of Yuan who sterilized feral cats. An old anti-water light (45 yuan) hung behind the door is a nice decoration found as a waster.

Best way to beat the rain

“An umbrella’s value depends on the painting. The average price of an umbrella in the shop is between 100 to 300 yuan. The most expensive one in the shop, about 1,000 yuan, was painted by a Jingdezhen painter with a variety of patterns of flowers, trees and birds. It shows the painter’s high skill,” Cheng says.

It’s tea time!

During the Tang Dynasty (618 – 907) Zisuncai was considered to be “the best of all” green teas by scholars. It grows on the Guzhu Hill in Changxing, Zhejiang. Between AD 774 and 765, tea expert Lu Yu found it and recommended it to theperor Daizhong.

Weekend seafood shopping at Jingshen market

Jingshen is the ideal place to go for seafood lovers. At the largest wholesale seafood market in Beijing, you can find anything: crabs, crawfish, fish and clams both from China’s coast and abroad. Jingshen offers better prices and quality than any other supermarkets in town. For this article, Beijing Today’s scoured the market in order to ring you the varieties of seasonal seafood available this month.

Clothes to go with the coffee, please

Small businesses have to be especially clever; their merchandise is limited, so their creativity needs to be expressed in their products’ design and their shop’s marketing strategy House is a shining example. Tucked in a quiet hutong next to chaotic Di’anmen Avnue, it is a fashion boutique and coffee shop under one roof.

Your hair tattles your age

Kiehl’s, a well-known US cosmetic company, entered the Beijing market only three weeks ago. It has an extensive product line ranging from skin care to fragrance. Besides its star products – lip balms and toners – its shampoos are also popular, including the amino acid shampoo (180 yuan for 250 milliliters).

Body toning and smoothening options

For belly toning and smoothening, Comfort Zone recommends Body Strategist + Remodeller serum (1,060 for 500 milliliters). The treatment involves applying the liquid on the belly, then wrapping the area in a plastic sheet for 25 minutes.