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China’s Fake Markets – Index<\/h3>\n
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  1. What are the Chinese fake markets?<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Rules to not get ripped off at the fake market<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Where to find the fake markets in Beijing?<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Where to find the fake markets in Shanghai?<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n

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    What are the Chinese fake markets?<\/h2>\n

    The first time that I went to China, right after leaving one of my friends told me: <\/p>\n

    \u201cDon’t come back to Italy without checking out at least one of the fake markets in Beijing.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Fake market? What did that mean? <\/p>\n

    I never heard of them, and didn’t know of the existence of this parallel world until one day, at the end of my lessons at the Beijing Language and Culture University<\/a>, with one of my colleagues I headed toward one of the most famous fake markets in Beijing, the Silk Market (\u79c0\u6c34\u8857, Xiushui Jie, in Chinese), in the Chaoyang district<\/a>. <\/p>\n

    It was one of the most enjoyable experiences of my first trip to China. After weeks of frustration in university, finally a little shopping and entertainment.<\/p>\n

    The Silk Street Market is an actual building of fakes, each floor with specific products, from shoes to clothing, to electronics and toys, to perfume to accessories for the home. A shopping mall from which it is impossible to leave without making at least one purchase among the thousands of articles offered. <\/strong><\/p>\n

    Once inside, you’ll be fascinated and even a little perplexed since you’ll ask yourself how all this is possible. But right afterwards you too won’t be able to help but wander around in search of “bargains”. <\/p>\n

    Rules to not get ripped off at the fake market<\/h2>\n

    In the Chinese fake market you can find everything, but here are a few rules to avoid coming home to find out you’ve been “ripped off\u201d. <\/p>\n

    First rule: prices and the art of haggling<\/h3>\n

    The first rule of these markets is: HAGGLE; the Chinese love to haggle, and once inside, you’ll find that all the linguistic difficulties you had just days before, magically disappear. <\/p>\n

    As an expert in the art of haggling, the merchants of various stores will try at the outset to offer prices that although seemingly reasonable to the eyes of a Westerner, can actually be bargained down since the first price is usually five to ten times more than the final one. <\/p>\n

    Here are some basic fundamentals for bargaining at fake markets:<\/p>\n