Shop in Shenzhen: An Insider's Guide

Great value shopping in China’s hottest Mecca is the subject of this comprehensive guide to Shenzhen, the Chinese boomtown only 40 minutes from the heart of Hong Kong. Starting from how to get to the border from the heart of Hong Kong, what to expect when you cross over, how to maneuver your way through Shenzhen, where to find the best deals and services and how to negotiate the most amazing deals, the book includes a few hundred tips on everything from how to send your new purchases home by post (at Chinese prices!), where to have lunch, where to find clean toilets to where to get a two hour professional body massage for US$10 at the end of an exhausting but exhilarating day. Included are floor plans of the massive Lowu Commercial City shopping mall, maps of major shopping neighborhoods, to a section on shopping in Humen, a neighboring city with 20 wholesale markets. The book was recently updated with a new section on buying original Chinese antiques. Overall, the guide gives specific shop recommendations for over a 100 products and services. For those wanting to stay a few days and shop till they drop, the author recommends hotels, restaurants, golf courses and an interesting range of tourist activities for partners who may not share the shopper’s obsession.