Beijing Hotels: Nearby Daxin Fabric Shop

If you think it is too expensive to buy tailor-made Qipao (traditional one-piece dress) over RMB 1000, but still you want tailor-made high quality Qipao, you should go to the Gongzhufen, where the Daxin Fabric sells cloth at various price and six tailor shops also located in the market. A host of prime Beijing hotels are located nearby.

Daxin Fabric is a one-floor market mainly selling all kinds of cloth, like silk, woolens, flax,cotton fabric, and caddice. As there are many retailers in the market, you must choose carefully and bargain hard with suppliers.

Most of the silk is produced at Suzhou, where is renown as the hometown of silk and embroidery. And price floats from RMB 60 to RMB 250. A woman of 1.6 meter hight usually needs to buy 3-meter silk to make a long-sleeve Qipao. While tailor will charge RMB 120 for a piece of dress and it usually takes seven days to finish. Oversee shipment is available.

Vendors here can't speak English but they always take calculator in handy.