If you have never been to the Panjiayuan weekend market, you are really missing out. Genuine antiques? Not really (Well maybe one or two) But cool stuff? Definately!
It you are a wholesaler or professional in the industry, you know this is a horrible place to do business. On the spot cash payments and consolidation/transport issues can be a real headache and those inside the enthic furnishings industry know that the real business is conducted elsewhere during the weekdays when the market is closed. I think ACF probably knows most of the vendors there already anyways which means when the market is closed during the weekdays, its vendors are still open to ACF.
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But what the weekend market is good for is to get a “one-stop-look” at all the variety available in handicrafts and other various smalls (which could be filling up those empty spaces in your container). And its a lot of fun, looking at all the different items from art to ceramics to carved bone.
This particular video was found on youtube by someone named wenwen888
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4 responses so far ↓
1 Ching Ching (not Ting Ting) // Sep 19, 2007 at 4:41 pm
Impressive!
2 George // Sep 21, 2007 at 12:40 am
very nice…
3 George // Sep 21, 2007 at 12:40 am
Congratulations on AFC web 2.0
4 Vincent // Sep 21, 2007 at 5:17 am
Pan Jia Yuan is becoming a ‘must-see’ for all tourists in Beijing. When I was backpacking through China, it is there that I have spent most of my money buying presents for family and freinds before going back home …
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