Guangzhou has been an important port for Chinese foreign trade and a business center of South China area. For the last fifty years since the People's Republic of China was founded, the commerce in Guangzhou has developed rapidly and tremendous changes have taken place. It has become the one of the major industries in national economy, and plays an important role in socialist construction and market economy development. Guangzhou also experienced a tortuous history in commercial development. In the past, the operation modes in commerce were rather simple.
With the further development of the socialist market economy, the operation patterns of commerce have gradually become multifunctional and multi-level and the great changes have taken place in the organization of the enterprises.
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Recommend for Shopping:
● Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Streets
Best known for its low prices and trendy clothes, Shangxiajiu Pedestrian Street is one of the three major shopping streets in Guangzhou. The street starts at Shangjiu St. and extends westward through Xiajiu St. to Dishifu St. The street is lined with approximately 250 shops, with clothes boutiques and shoe stores predominating.
● Zhongshan Wulu- Beijing Lu
A frenzied shopping matrix in the city center with Beijing Lu as its hub. Pedestrianized and open from around 10 AM until 10 PM, this is where the young and trendy shop for mid-range Hong Kong labels as well as popular local brands.
●Hualin Jadeware Street
Hualin Jadeware Street (located on Xiajiu Lu) has been famous for its jadeware fair; today hundreds of jadeware stores are found here, selling jade and jewelry, both retail and wholesale. Many of the items are made from jade imported from Myanmar and Yunnan Province.
● Wedding Dresses Street
"Wedding Dresses Street", located at the northern end of Jiangnandadao road, is the biggest retail area for wedding dresses in Guangdong province. Originally established in the 1980s, the area was once one of only two Overseas Chinese roads in Guangzhou.