Shopping & Markets Archives - Journeys & Jaunts https://journeysnjaunts.com Explore Shenyang, China, and beyond Tue, 09 Nov 2021 20:07:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0 https://journeysnjaunts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/0761201ed5ccd801f3c799c365d5c7f-150x150.png Shopping & Markets Archives - Journeys & Jaunts https://journeysnjaunts.com 32 32 Double Eleven Festival in China https://journeysnjaunts.com/2021/11/10/double-eleven-festival-in-china/ https://journeysnjaunts.com/2021/11/10/double-eleven-festival-in-china/#respond Wed, 10 Nov 2021 09:00:00 +0000 https://journeysnjaunts.com/?p=14875 Do you know what day is coming up? Yes, that’s right – Double Eleven. The old China hands among you will go “Duh – we’ve been bombarded with 11.11 ads for weeks now. Of course we know!”. Others among you might not be quite as familiar with this Chinese “holiday”. For those – here’s the […]

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]]> https://journeysnjaunts.com/2021/11/10/double-eleven-festival-in-china/feed/ 0 Markets of Shenyang – Nanhu Hardware Market https://journeysnjaunts.com/2019/06/20/markets-of-shenyang-china/ https://journeysnjaunts.com/2019/06/20/markets-of-shenyang-china/#respond Thu, 20 Jun 2019 05:22:24 +0000 http://journeysnjaunts.com/?p=13368 In previous articles, you’ve learned about various specialized markets in Shenyang – for foodstuffs, for instance. Or the Moloch that is Wu’Ai Market. But today, I will introduce a more practical market to you: one of Shenyang’s Tool Markets called Nanhu Hardware Market (南湖五金工具交易中心 in Chinese, nánhú wǔjīn gōngjù jiāoyì zhōngxīn in pinyin). Nanhu Tool […]

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]]> https://journeysnjaunts.com/2019/06/20/markets-of-shenyang-china/feed/ 0 Best Hotpot in Shenyang https://journeysnjaunts.com/2018/12/26/best-hotpot-in-shenyang/ https://journeysnjaunts.com/2018/12/26/best-hotpot-in-shenyang/#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2018 23:10:14 +0000 http://journeysnjaunts.com/?p=13901 The observant reader has probably already discerned (from articles such as my introduction to Xita part 1 and part 2, or from my overview of halal food in Shenyang) that I am a huge foodie. And one of my favorite Chinese foods ever is hotpot (火锅 in Chinese, huǒ guō in pinyin, literally ‘firepot‘). Especially […]

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]]> https://journeysnjaunts.com/2018/12/26/best-hotpot-in-shenyang/feed/ 1 Markets of Shenyang – The Definitive Guide to Wu’Ai Market https://journeysnjaunts.com/2018/12/19/wuai-market/ https://journeysnjaunts.com/2018/12/19/wuai-market/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2018 11:52:55 +0000 http://journeysnjaunts.com/?p=12793 As mentioned in the article Markets of Shenyang – Foodstuffs, this town has no shortage of places where you can shop. The trick with markets in Shenyang is that you need to know exactly where to go for which type of goods. With foodstuffs, it seems obvious. A traditional farmer’s market is the apparent choice. […]

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]]> https://journeysnjaunts.com/2018/12/19/wuai-market/feed/ 1 Markets of Shenyang – Food Stuffs https://journeysnjaunts.com/2018/11/14/fresh-food-stuff-markets-of-shenyang-in-china/ https://journeysnjaunts.com/2018/11/14/fresh-food-stuff-markets-of-shenyang-in-china/#respond Wed, 14 Nov 2018 22:04:07 +0000 http://journeysnjaunts.com/?p=12854 Shopping. Love it or hate it, it is definitely an integral part of your daily life. And the first thing you need to figure out when you come to a new place is where you can get necessities. Be it at the beginning of an expat assignment or when you move to a new city […]

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]]> https://journeysnjaunts.com/2018/11/14/fresh-food-stuff-markets-of-shenyang-in-china/feed/ 0 Muslim Street and Beyond – Halal Food in Shenyang https://journeysnjaunts.com/2018/10/03/muslim-street-and-beyond-halal-food-in-shenyang/ https://journeysnjaunts.com/2018/10/03/muslim-street-and-beyond-halal-food-in-shenyang/#respond Wed, 03 Oct 2018 01:13:47 +0000 http://journeysnjaunts.com/?p=12742 My friend Kenny always says: ”In China, they just call it food.” Sorry, Kenny, but there is no such thing as JUST when it comes to Chinese food. On top of regional cuisines – usually, people cite 8 big types, with dozens if not hundreds of subgenres – China also boasts a great number of, […]

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]]> https://journeysnjaunts.com/2018/10/03/muslim-street-and-beyond-halal-food-in-shenyang/feed/ 0 Discovering Xita – Shenyang’s “Koreatown“ – PART 2 https://journeysnjaunts.com/2018/09/21/discovering-xita-shenyangs-koreatown-part-2/ https://journeysnjaunts.com/2018/09/21/discovering-xita-shenyangs-koreatown-part-2/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2018 04:07:05 +0000 http://journeysnjaunts.com/?p=12702 Did you try last week’s restaurant crawl, then? Or at least one or two of the places I recommended in part I of our exploration of  Koreatown in Shenyang? I really hope you did, and that you enjoyed every minute of it. Last week, I promised you a second part of the series, so here […]

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]]> https://journeysnjaunts.com/2018/09/21/discovering-xita-shenyangs-koreatown-part-2/feed/ 2 Discovering Xita – Shenyang’s “Koreatown“ – PART I https://journeysnjaunts.com/2018/09/16/discovering-xita-shenyangs-koreatown-part-i/ https://journeysnjaunts.com/2018/09/16/discovering-xita-shenyangs-koreatown-part-i/#comments Sun, 16 Sep 2018 01:14:59 +0000 http://journeysnjaunts.com/?p=12682 Shenyang has one of the biggest Korean settlements outside of Korea. This is due both to the fact that ethnic Koreans (朝鲜族 in Chinese, cháoxiǎnzú in pinyin) are one of the major ethnic groups (after Han Chinese and Manchu) in the city, and that Shenyang’s relative proximity to the North Korean border makes it a […]

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