Shopping in Jinan; clothes, computers & more...

Western Clothing Stores

On the South-East corner of Luo Wen Lu and Wen Hua Lu is a store that specializes in western style clothes, shoes and accessories. The staff are friendly and helpful and the selection is better than is expected. Some of the sizes may shock you, such as 14/50 men's shoes and size 50+ men's trousers. The women's selection looked pretty good as well with many western labels. The prices are a bit higher than average, but not unreasonable for real western clothing. One word of warning. Some of these clothes are factory rejects and you should try these on or inspect them carefully before purchasing. They do gladly accept refunds and exchanges though.

Shunjing Street

Shunjing Street is full of stores and street vendors that specialize in cell phones, new and used, as well as accessories. You can also find DVD's, Playstation, XBOX, games and systems and other electronic items, excluding computers. Keep in mind that these are pirated, and could get you into a bit of trouble in customs. At night the street is transformed to a big street market, with vendors selling anything from underwear, toys, clothes, lamps, keyboards, food, etc. It is usually active from 7.00pm until about 11.00pm; you get there on buses K50, 3 and 1 on Quancheng Street and 101, K59, K54 on the Heihuquan Xilu.

Shan Da Street

Shanda Street is better known as computer street. It's a long street running north-south of the city, it is the computer geeks Heaven. There are all kinds of computers and every imaginable gadget. You'll be able to bargain and get some great prices if you do not require a receipt. This computer mall (also called the 'pregnant building') has recently opened and offers a wide range of brands, and accessories like printers, laptops, CD players, mp3 players and much more.

Wal-Mart Shopping Mall

Walking west along Quancheng street, from Shunjing Street towards Baotuquan Bei street, you can find several malls with a variety of stores, prices and styles. Arriving at the intersection of Baotuquan Bei and Quancheng street, you find Pizza Hut, Wal-Mart and San Lian. Pizza Hut has many of the favorites from home and a few Chinese additions. Wal-Mart has one of the best meat selections in Jinan. San Lian is a store that specializes in good quality appliances of all sorts including mp3, cameras, A/C units, computers, TV Sets and the like. The quality and prices here are similar chain stores in western countries. You can not bargain and all the products here are new and sometimes under warranty. You can get here on buses 1, 3 and K50, it is important to say that taxis are not allowed to travel east on this road until after 10pm. Buses 66, 41, 109, K91 and K54 can also be taken to arrive at Baotuquan Bei Street.