Markets and independent shops in Harbin

Markets and independent shops in Harbin

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   Churin

   秋林公司

   Founded in 1900 as part of a Russian department store chain, Churin is an icon of Harbin. The company’s main branch on Dongdazhi Street is now a cross between a traditional department store and a modern shopping center, that is to say there is a mixture of shops owned by Churin and shops owned by other companies. The underground floor sells the most famous red sausage and lieba (列吧, the big Russian bread). Also do remember to try the non-alcoholic drink brewed from lieba, Da Lieba Gewasi (大列巴格瓦斯). If you’re interested in Churin’s history, you should head to the staircase in the middle of the building where some old photos are displayed on the walls. If you climb to the top floor, you can also view a small collection of antiques acquired by the company over the years.

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   Bank of China Heilongjiang Branch

   This is the only bank in the city where you can exchange Travelers Checks.

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   Hongbo Century Square

   红博世纪广场

   Not to be confused with the underground market, this is a huge mall in the basement of the Harbin exhibition center. There is also a fried chicken chain from Texas. There are daily fashion model shows.

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   Metro German Supermarket

   麦德龙

   German owned walmart type supermarket with the city's biggest selection of western food, a huge selection of imported wine, alcohol and beer, cheese, pastas and ice cream. It's all there, including the steep prices!

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   Scholars Bookstore

   学府书店

   Harbin's largest bookstore is near Heilongjiang University on Xuefu Lu (学府路).

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   Sofia Jintaiyang Fashion City

   金太阳索菲亚精品城

   This shopping centre is Harbin's answer to Beijing's Xidan. Multi story fashion market lined with small stalls selling the hottest fashions from China at cheap prices.

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   Watsons

   This small convenient store has every health care product you can think of including western deodorants and shampoo. If you're in the city just for a few days and you need something quick it's fine, but if you plan to stay in Harbin longer, find yourself a Chinese convenient store. Watsons has a lot of European and American Brands but also the multiple of the prices the same things have in the west. And you still may want to avoid Chinese bleaching creme for your face (especially if you have sensitive skin) and that you can do in a Chinese convenient store, too.

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   Flower, Bird and Fish Market

   花鸟鱼工艺品交易场

   Huge assortment of fresh plants, birds and tropical fish.

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   Western Union

   西联汇款 xilian huikuan in Chinese

10. BuyBookshop

    中央书店

    哈尔滨市中央大街118号

11. BuyMarket

    奋斗路副食品市场

    Closed · opens 8:30 am

12. BuyBookshop

    新华书店(南岗分公司店)

    Closed · opens 9 am

13. BuyDeli

    Bellagio Department Store

14. BuyDeli

    Discover & Taste

15. BuyWine shop

    Four season hotel

16. BuyAntiques

    Harbin past exhibition hall

17. BuyWine shop

    Wine and Spirits importer and retailer

18. BuyAntiques

    Антикварный рынок

19. BuyMarket

    Ночной рынок на улице Аньцзин

20. BuyDeli

    京花食品 경화식품

21. BuyDeli

    十二街食光里中央大街夜市(1号门)

22. BuyBookshop

    半见书局

    96 工程街

23. BuyMarket

    博发茶叶批发市场

24. BuyAntiques

    哈尔滨798油画艺术馆

    384 靖宇街

25. BuyTea shop

    噬菌体

26. BuyMarket

    革新综合市场

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Harbin (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Place data from Overture Maps.