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Shoping At Shenzhen Electronic Center

Shenzhen is an electronic shoping center in China. The distance is only 60 kilometers from Hong Kong or about one hour overland trip from Hong Kong. The city is often referred to as a new miracle of China’s views of history during the last 20 years.

Year 1970 is included in the territorial Shenzhen Guangdong Province is only a poor fishing village in the South China Sea coast. Rural population was around 25 thousand inhabitants. Everything changed when Deng Xiao Ping, China’s new pempin at the end of the year 1970 set as the Shenzhen special economic zone.

China government opened the door, letting the air permeated the country’s capitalism. Held a red carpet for foreign investors. Developed into the industrial city of Shenzhen. Its population grew rapidly to around 8.5 million people today.

As a bustling industrial city of Shenzhen by shopping. Shopaholic who visited Shenzhen SEG Plaza will not be passed on Shennon Road in Futian District, Xiwu Department Store, Jianingna Plaza, Wanjia Department Store, or Dongmen shopping area which is always crowded. For fans of electronics please visit the trade center for electronics and clothing in Huaqiang North Road. For women, do not forget to Xindahao Dressing Town on Huaqingbei.

If you find an international branded goods at cheap prices do not quickly amazed and believe it with the price. The city is known as a center of manufacture of counterfeit goods. If you do not understand, difficult to distinguish where the pen is genuine and fake Mont Blanc. So was difficult to distinguish where the original or a fake Rolex.

Not only famous branded goods which dibandrol many times the price, the goods are “ordinary” was sold at high prices, especially in crowded places visited by tourists. Therefore, for the price menawarlah menimalisir fooled at least half the price as Tina’s advice above. Also do not hesitate to bid more than 50 percent. Do not be afraid to dihardik, or get angry the merchant. If the merchant was getting angry that a sign of things to be released.

At a souvenir shop I found the angry traders. I intend to buy a fridge magnet ornament in the store. The mother traders with a friendly smile that says it cost 35 RMB souvenirs. Hmm … thought for a moment, I bid crudely 8 RMB. Mother traders refused. He lowered the price to be 30 RMB.

She lowered the price to be 25 RMB again. My turn raise the price to 10 RMB. Mom shook her head, still smiling. I also walked to the exit. Mother was called and disposed of the goods with the price of 10 RMB.

We want to wrap the goods, my friend came into the store and whisper in the shop next to the same goods sold 7 RMB. I protested at that merchant. He then explained the quality of goods for seven different RMB 10 RMB. He also issued a similar ornament with a poorer quality. My friend said, the same goods.

My mother moved away and long traders chattering in a language that I do not understand. No more smile on his face. He then beteriak call me with high tone. I am very worried that he was furious at me for canceling the purchase. Apparently, he removed it so 7 RMB souvenirs.

He put the items I bought into a plastic bag in a way that is not sympathetic and tried to mix degan goods whose quality is worse, fortunately I know. I smiled triumphantly, saying to myself how lucky I was, can the price of 7 RMB from the price of 35 RMB.

Outside the store I met another friend. And, I’m not the most fortunate people. The friend got the same goods with the price of 6 RMB. I smiled wryly. “In Shenzhen menawarlah savagely,” my friend said triumphantly.

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Mong Kok Ladies Market

Hong Kong is often synonymous with shopping. For tourists have a pocket just barely, but want to hunting some gift, “Ladies Market” or sometimes called “Women Street” Mong Kok District, Kowloon, is a great choice. Here, visitors can “war” price with the seller.

Tung Choi street named piece was packed with rows of booths selling sectional tarpaulin. Merchandise on display at a long table or merchandise on the tarp. Here are clothes, bags, toys, souvenirs, like key chains, desk decorations, and some mechanical items of unique, valuable in italics. This market is open from 10:00 till 23:30 o’clock.

Thurs Chu Chuen (50), the taxi driver who drove us from Lantau Island to Kowloon area, last July, warned to bid it out when shopping at the Ladies Market.

“If the price offered 100 Hong Kong dollars, most do not have bargained so 60 dollars. Prices here can speak freely, “he said in English, Cantonese speak with a certain dialect with fast rhythm.

According Chuen, the average Hong Kong tourists visiting the shelter to try took the Ladies Market. Goods at cheaper prices because there were imported from mainland China. Kowloon area was still one island to the New Territories which borders Shenzhen, China.

For tourists, traveling in the Ladies Market provides a unique sensation. Faced with the seller in the middle of language limitations because not all sellers are fluent in English. One way is to negotiate with a mixture of English and sign language. Or if it could desperately use a calculator. So, living alternately pressing the number that corresponds to the desired nominal price.

“This is fun here, so nawar hard, next thing I knew immediately disodorin calculator,” said David (33), resident of Central Jakarta, which has twice menyambangi Hong Kong and always stop at the Ladies Market.

If shopping in groups, this road like a piece of hunting area. Goods with each other trying to get the cheapest price. The salesman was really impressive as fishing with a great antidote to the buyer. However, do not be surprised if you’re already proud to offer Hong Kong T-shirt worth 60 dollars to 100 dollars for three T-shirts, but there are friends who can get 5-6 T-shirt with the same price from the same seller.

Beside Mong Kok, there were some souvenir shopping centers are fairly cheap, like the Stanley Market on Hong Kong Island, or Peak Market which is one of the highest peak in Hong Kong. Here, no price haggling as powerful as the Ladies Market, Mong Kok, because the seller had put up the price tag of, for example, three T-shirts worth 100 dollars, or 10 key chains for 100 Hong Kong dollars.

However, Peak no less thrilling. To reach this market, visitors must climb the 120 year old historic trams. During the 10 minute trip across the ramp berkemiringan four to twenty degrees.

From the tram, visitors can see the buildings of skyscrapers in Hong Kong by sea stretch around it. Still in the same area, there are also Madame Tussauds wax museum. Visitors can see from near the statue of famous figures, ranging from sportsmen, statesmen, to artists, whether living or dead.

Visitors can also take pictures with ease. For example, climbed the podium with a lectern bearing the Presidency of the United States, flanked by President Barack Obama, and former United States President George Bush. Or pose with actor Donnie Yen with background IP Man movie.

Do not be too surprised if at any time met with Hong Kong actors in the Peak area. A friend accidentally bersitatap with Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan’s caliber actor while he was in the toilet on the second floor of the Peak Tower. Unfortunately, he did not trigger photographed together. How about you?

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