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