For Sale: Large Sanlitun Property, Nice Location, Checkered Past

The never-ending soap opera that is Yashow Market took another giant step towards its inevitable conclusion over the weekend as the powers that be locked access to the entire interior of the market, likely in an attempt to package the property for sale or lease to someone who perhaps knows what they are doing.

While some departing vendors have been given vague promises of the venue re-opening sometime next year, our take is: don't bet on it, at least not in its current incarnation.

Once a decade-long success as a bastion of tourist and expat bargaining and and a must-see stop for every out-of-towner, the market was initially closed on December 31, 2014, and nine months later reborn as a terrible attempt at an upscale boutique.

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On another note, the Beijinger's 2016 Pizza Cup and Festival is just around the corner. The celebration will kick off with Pies for the People on September 15 onwards. Get special deals from various pizza parlors around town. Click here for more details.