| Hi guys. Was in Shanghai from Sept 17 to Sept 25 for a conference. XIangYang Market is definitely in Science and Technology Museum MRT's basement. Take Line 2. It is a huge underground with lotsa of 100 diff shops. There are difference entrance from the above. If u take the wrong staircase, you will end up with the basement with the lesser shops. So roam around - if you have to cross the underpass, to get to the rite fake shops. It took me the next day, to discover the other 100s plus shops. LV start at 350RMB and you can get as low as 100 to 150RMB, depending their mood and how desperate they want to sell. Oh and the sellers hate kids! My 4 years old was tugging me to leave the shop, and guess rite! THEY SHOUTED AND SCOLDED MY KID A FEW TIMES! It is okay to follow the RUNNERS here to buy fakes, as they only bring you to the shop. But if you are out in the open street, say NANJING ROAD, that's actually happened to us. DON't EVEN BOTHER TO FOLLOW THE RUNNER. The runner is so polite and gentleman. It can be a lady too. We did, but managed to back out, as outside the shophouses was 5 men standing at the entrance. We were really quick to back off a few metres away as my kid was crying to go home! Besides the fake goods, there is the MAGLEV Train to ride, the JianMao Tower - see the whole of Shanghai, and the scary speeding taxi ride. The MRT train is the very best! For loose change, at the airport, upon arrival, there is 7-11 alike at the airport. Buy a bottle of Coke or whatever and pay 100RMB and you will have your loose change before the CASHIER yelled at you. It is so normal to be sweared and curse. BESIDE THE FAKED GOODS, the only real thing - is the good time you have. We hope to return to Shanghai soon. Posted by: BABE on October 1, 2006 04:34 PM |
Xiangyang Market - the Shopping Paradise