| Lady Street in Beijing is a market that is | | | | with women's apparel. The other two blocks |
| predominantly targeted at the fairer sex; it | | | | with more general items found in Chinese |
| is also by far the largest clothing and | | | | markets such as traditional medicine, |
| garments market in the city with the number | | | | souvenirs, second hand books and groceries. |
| of stalls surpassing 1,000. Lady Street | | | | |
| confirms what numerous men all over the world | | | | The Lady Street market stocks some |
| have known for centuries; the strange | | | | interesting designs that can rarely be seen |
| affection that women have for the latest | | | | anywhere else, such as jeans and t shirts |
| clothing and accessories. | | | | embroidered with traditional Chinese designs. |
| | | | A particularly popular design is the "Fu" |
| When compared with most other markets, open | | | | symbol which represents a dragon. Traditional |
| air markets in particular, Lady Street can be | | | | clothing styles which have recently made a |
| termed as being at the cutting edge of | | | | comeback in China are also readily available |
| fashion. The market regularly has new stock | | | | here and are extremely popular among the |
| arriving and quickly updates itself to stay | | | | literati, arts and drama circles that |
| abreast of the latest trends and seasonal | | | | frequent this market. |
| fashion preferences of the female population. | | | | |
| The clothes are also of much better quality | | | | A number of quaint roadside cafes and |
| than those found else where in markets | | | | eateries are also found in abundance in this |
| because items are mostly sourced from | | | | area; primarily because of it is one of |
| Guangdong in China, South Korea, Taiwan and | | | | Beijing's shopping hotspots. So for ladies |
| Hong Kong. The 1,000 odd stalls stock items | | | | planning that exhaustive shopping expedition, |
| of varying descriptions from t-shirts and | | | | a traditional Chinese lunch is in the offing. |
| jeans to headgear, lingerie and handbags. | | | | A few Japanese, Korean and Thai restaurant |
| | | | including a Japanese tea house can also be |
| The Lady Street market is located close to | | | | seen here. In addition other beauty related |
| the large Lufthansa Shopping Mall which is | | | | stores such as Nail Bars, Salons and Tattoo |
| known for its designer brands; however Lady | | | | Parlours have also been set up here. Located |
| Street delivers compatible quality and | | | | close by are a block of Beijing Serviced |
| cutting edge fashion for a much lower price. | | | | Apartments known as Ascott Beijing that offer |
| The market itself is actually divided into | | | | comfortable accommodation for business |
| three blocks, the first block known as the A | | | | travelers. |
| block is the most popular and mostly deals | | | | |