Deck your halls: 4 of BJ's best spots to buy Xmas decorations
With bells, Christmas trees, baubles... and boughs of holly
The festive season is upon us and that means it's time to do some shopping. Below are the best IRL Christmas shopping destinations in Beijing, but if you're hitting up Taobao, this is the vocab you'll need:
圣诞节装饰 shengdanjie zhuangshi
Christmas decorations
(真的) 圣诞树 (zhende) shengdan shu
(Real) Christmas tree
彩条拉花 caitiao lahua
Tinsel
圣诞球 shengdan qiu
Baubles
LED 串灯 LED chuan deng
LED string lights
圣诞花环 shengdan hua huan
Christmas wreath
Liangma Flower Market
A one-stop shop for practically all your yuletide needs, the new-and-improved Liangma International Flower Arts Market stocks an army of artificial Christmas trees (700-3,800RMB), boxes of baubles (25-58RMB), giant wreaths (roughly 320RMB) and hoards of vaguely sinister Christmas dwarves and reindeer.
Laitai Flower Market
Laitai’s mighty flora fest is a reliable stop for a Christmas conifer; while not many are here live and ready to take home, vendors who can source and order you a genuine one – both domestic spruces and North American imports – can be found throughout. Stalls at the rear sell artificial trees and various decorations.
IKEA
Your Swedish friends bring some Kristmås konvenience to Beijing: the furnishing megamart has seasonal stock stationed just before the tills on its bottom floor, including wrapping paper, lighting fixtures, baubles, wreaths and more. Artificial trees, named Fejka, range from 199RMB (155cm) to 599RMB (200cm), with small potted options also available online and in-store.
666 Flower
Ignoring the numeric nod to Satan at this supposedly holy time, this petite flower garden is another good stop for a genuine tree, just outside the CBD. Stock can be limited, but they process orders quickly.
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