HOW TO Get to Beijing Silk Market
Beijing Silk Market (Xiù Shuǐ Jiē / 秀水街) is nearly identical to the Yashow Clothing market in Sanlitun (see how to get to Sanlitun Yashow market). The Silk Market is a bit bigger and some of the shopkeepers here have best tourist-targeted English in the city.
By taxi
If you tell the taxi driver to take you to “Xiù Shuǐ Jiē” you should have no problem getting there.
By subway
Yonganli station (Yǒng Ān Lǐ / 永安里) on Line 1, Exit B. The exit leads you directly to the building.
By bus
The Beijing Silk Market is on one of Beijing’s main artery streets, so a handful of buses will take you there. Once you get on board, look at the map and make sure to get off at Yonganli stop. Make sure you know <a href=”/articles/how-to-take-the-bus-in-beijing” />how to ride the bus in Beijing</a>!
Bus routes: 1, 4, 9, 28, 37, 43, 120, 126, 205, 639, 640, 668, 673, 728, 729, 802, 810
If it’s your first time at a haggle market then you’ll definitely want to see the Yashow article for how to bargain in markets in Beijing.
