Founded in 1964, Beijing Friendship Store is located along the famous Jianguomenwai Avenue. Adjacent to the Embassy Zone and CBD, it covers an area of over 9,000 square meters.

Beijing Friendship Store is positioned to be a high-end shopping mall that hosts various luxury jewelry brands and traditional Chinese artworks such as painting and calligraphy, embroidery and porcelains. People can also visit the workshops here, where artisans work on their craft.

One item people can purchase is the personalized stamp. Stamps are as important in Chinese culture as signatures in Western culture. Chinese emperors owned various stamps made of jade or other precious stones. In the store, people can get stamps made, engraved with anything they want.

Beijing Friendship Store is more of a traditional Chinese art gallery than a shopping mall. There are many restaurants and cafes here, including Starbucks, Baskin-Robbins, Délifrance, and Pizza Hut. It also hosts a bookshop that stocks a wide range of English magazines and newspapers. The government has decided to redevelop the area, and the Friendship Store will be replaced by a more modern shopping center, offices, and a Conrad Hotel.

What to buy: Souvenirs, Arts and crafts, Chinese costumes, personalized stamps

Address: No. 17, Jianguomenwai Avenue

Phone: 86-10-6500-3311

Business Hours: 9:00-20:00