Panjiayuan Antiques Market (潘家园旧货市场) is in the southeast corner of the Third Ring Road, just east of Longtan Park.
The Chinese address is 潘家园桥西.
Opening Hours:
Mon-Fri 8:30am-6pm
Sat-Sun 4:30am-6pm
Many of the Panjiayuan Antiques Market dealers are themselves connoisseurs and curio collectors. Antiques that date to before 1795 are forbidden for sale or export from China. Those dated between 1796 and 1949 should bear a small red seal and a Relics Export certificate from the Beijing Culture Relics Bureau (BCRB), to allow them to be taken out of China. The seal also proves the genuineness of the items. A word of caution: keep receipts, which should indicate the name, the age of the antiques, and whether these items were bought in BCRB designated stores. There are definitely treasures to be found on the Panjiayuan Antiques Market, but it is hard to tell genuine antiques from worthless fakes. Real antiques are supposed to bear a red official seal that proves their authenticity, but, sometimes, real items are not marked and faked items are.
Chinese Jade/Antique/Curio Markets
- Chifeng - Aohanqi Lam Family Open Market, IMAR (Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region)
- Balinyouqi (巴林右旗), Stone Market, IMAR
- Shanghai Antique Market is located at Fuyou Road area, Shanghai
- Sichuan Antique Market is located at Huanhua Park, Songxian Bridge area, Chengdu, Sichuan
- Zhengzhou Antique Market is divided into two halves in Zhengzhou, Henan
- Tianjin Antique Market is located at No.30, Shuige Street, Nankai District, Tianjin
- Kunming Antique Market is located at Huguo Bridge, Kunming, China
- Guangzhou Xiguan Antique Market is located at West Road, Longjin District, Guangzhou, China
- Hangzhou Antique Market is located at the Qinghe Fan, Wushan Square, Hangzhou, Zhejiang
More Jade/Antique/Curio Markets
- Xi'an Curio City, Zhengzhou Curio City, Shanghai Yunzhou Curio Town, Confucius Temple in Nanjing,
Suzhou Curio Market, Song Xian Qiao Antique City - Chengdu, Wuhan Antique Market, Hangzhou Antique market
Beijing Jade/Antique/Curio Markets
- Baoguosi (Baoguo Temple) Culture Market
- Hongqiao Market
- Liulichang Cultural Street
- Liangma Antique Market
- Curio City
Try to visit all Markets on weekends, there will be more sellers and mobile vendors.
Only on the weekend, these mobile vendors are allowed to sell their stuff on the ground.
For photographs of the Panjiayuan market click on the link below.
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