Wushan Night Market
1 min readFor the more adventurous,thrifty,and savvy,Hangzhou also has its share of day and night markets.A taste of culture and possibly some hidden treasures can be found in the city’s numerous fashion and antique markets-the Wushan Night Market is a must-try.
Confusingly,the name Wushan Night Market has little to do with the city’s iconic Wushan Square.Located at the crossing of Renhe Road and Huixing Road near Hangzhou Workers’Cultural Palace,approaching the bustling lakefront,it is an ideal place for bargain hunters and a favorite rendezvous for the city’s street-fashion insiders as well as first-timers in Hangzhou.The maddeningly cramped streets are packed with booths selling antiques,traditional Chinese artifacts,lingerie,accessories,sneakers,bling-bling,purses,and more.Most of the booth owners are surprisingly bilingual.Part of the fun is wading through the crowds to enjoy the oddity and novelty of the goods while sharing the sizzling passion of the booth owners as they interact with picky bargainers in this chaotic micro-universe.And if you feel a bit too overwhelmed,you are never far away from a frappuccino at a coffeehouse nearby.
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The number one tip is to do a bit of haggling and a fake walk-away.If you are decent at bargaining,you can bag some great knock-off purses and silk items for amazingly low prices.