Sporting Goods

Beijing Sports Department Store
201 Wangfujing Dajie
201 Wangfujing Dajie, China

The Beijing Sports Department Store has the city's best selection of sporting gear, including ice skates for winter. Just south is an official condom and birth control outlet, reputedly Beijing's first sex shop when it opened in the 1980s.

Other

Baizihfang Embroidery Factory
A44 Liren Jie
Beijing, China
Phone: 010/6303-6577

For hand-painted fabric, try the Baizihfang Embroidery Factory. (

Golden Peacock Art World
13 Dongtucheng Lu
Beijing, China
Phone: 010/6421-4757

The Golden Peacock Art World has drawn work among other art products.

Yuanlong Embroidery and Silk Store
55 Tiantan Lu
Beijing, China
Phone: 010/6701-2859

Beijing's best yardage shop, the Yuanlong Embroidery and Silk Store (across from north gate of Temple of Heaven Park) has sold silks and yard goods for more than a century. It also offers custom tailoring and shipping.