Xiushui take on a new look
(crienglish.com)
Updated: 2005-03-20 15:38

Beijing's famous open market for foreign visitors, the Xiushui Market, known as the Silk Market in English, took on a new look on Saturday.

Beijing's famous Xiushui Market, which was seen as the the market for fake goods, now takes on a new look, and is ready to attract more and more visitors. [Xinhua]

 

In order to add to the attraction, most of the 1,500 businesses are advertising surprisingly low prices during their first week of operation in Xiushui's new five-floor building.

The developer has promised that goods sold in the new market would cost substantially less than those sold in the old Xiushui.

But during its first day of business, policemen were already checking stores to ensure no cheap pirated goods were being sold.

It is estimated that the number of visitors to the new Xiushui would increase by four to five million every year.

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