If you spend enough time in Chengdu, you will discover incredible places to shop for clothes, computers, daily items, DVDS, art, and much more. Travelers should use this section in order to quickly figure out what they are looking for and where to find it. Expats, English teachers, and foreign students can use these locales to increase their chances of striking another good deal.
Tibetan Quarter
Hours: 8am-late
Address: Wuhouci Heng jie
Tailor & Costume Street Chengdu, Shopping
Address: Shanxi Jie
Tailor & Costume Street in Chengdu is a great spot for tailor-made clothing and fun costume shopping. The rumor of the ability to buy cheap, but good quality suits, formal wear, etc in China is in fact true. Even travelers who don't speak a word of Chinese should not be worried about the language barrier.
Qing Shi Qiao Art, Flower, and Pet Market
Address: Xinkai Jie and Nanfu Jie
Close to the city center, Qing Shi Qiao market offers an unusual mixture of goods. The middle of Xinkai Jie is home to a two-story art market featuring a variety of wood, stone, and porcelain crafts and sculpture, calligraphy and landscape paintings, jade stamps, and Buddha figures. There are a number of flower shops along Xinkai Jie, including some which sell cacti.
Women's Market
Hours: 9am-5pm
Address: Central Business District, intersection of DaYeJie & ShangDongDaJie
Literally translated as 'Women's Street', a women's market is a more suitable description. Located in the heart of the central business district, across the street from Ran Fang Jie and close to ChunXi Lu, the winding halls of the market are perfect for the ravenous female shopper. Any kind of clothing accessory, jewelry, or style of young women's fashion can be found here.
Song Xian Qiao Art City
Address: At corner of Qingyang Shangjie and Huanhua Beilu
Just outside the west 1st ring road is Chengdu's largest art market, Songxianqiao Art City. Local foreigners and travelers alike will be able to find whatever it is they are looking for here. However, the market is not cheap and a shopkeeper will obviously try to milk a foreigner for as much as he or she can.
METRO Cash & Carry
Hours: Open Daily 9am - 9pm
Address: No. 1 Qingjiang Zhong Road
The German owned METRO cash & carry superstore has landed in Chengdu. They offer wholesale (bulk) goods, including many Western brand products. Those with families or teachers and students living in Chengdu could certainly consider stocking up on preferred goods at METRO.
Ren He Spring Department Store
Hours: 10am-10pm
Address: No. 59 East Renmin Road
Another Branch is at: 19 South Renmin Road, Section 4, phone Number is +86 (0)28 8523 2109
Auchan Supermarket
Hours: 8am-10:30pm
Address: No. 98 Shuhan Road
Carrefour Da Shi Jie Store
Hours: 8am-10:30pm
Address: No. 10 Xinguang Road
Other Branches in Chengdu:
Carrefour Guang Hua Store
TianYi Garden, ErHuan Road, Section 2
+86 (0)28 8734 2266
Carrefour Shuang Zi Qiao Store
No. 162 Datiankan Road
+86 (0)28 8446 0285
Carrefour BabaoJie Store
No. 1 Babaojie Road
+86 (0)28 8625 4735
Ito-Yokado Department Store (Yi Teng Yang Hua Tang)
Hours: 9am-10pm
Address: F9, 6 YiDu Road
Sabrina's Country Store - Western Groceries Sabrina
Hours: 10am-9pm
Address: No. 54 Kehua Beilu, across from Sichuan Univ. west gate
Located across the street from Sichuan University's west gate, Sabrina's Country Store is likely essential to any expat living in Chengdu, especially families with children. To those foreigners who are well immersed in China, Sabrina's may strike you as a bit of reverse culture shock.
Bai Sheng Mall
Hours: 9:30am-10pm
Address: No. 55-223 Dongyu Street, Tianfu Square
IKEA
Hours: Sun-Thurs: 10:00-21:00, Fri-Sat: 10:00-22:00
Address: No. 9 Zhanhua Rd., inside south 3rd ring road
Swedish DIY home furnishing giant IKEA has arrived in Chengdu, and local citizens have welcomed the mega-store with open arms. Customers lined up hours in advance to prepare for the grand opening of the store. Locals are impressed with the workmanship on IKEA goods while foreign residents are at least pleased with the prices.
Computer City
Hours: 9am-6pm daily
Address: Renmin Nanlu & the South 1st Ring Road
Computer City extends the entire way between Kehua Beilu and Renmin Nanlu on the south 1st ring road. At either end of the street there are large electronics department stores selling absolutely anything having to do with computers, cameras, and cell phones.
He Hua Chi Wholesale Market
Hours: 9am-5pm
Address: 4F, Futian Building, Beizhan Dongyi Lu
Ran Fang Jie Street Market
Hours: 9am-5pm
Address: Xiyi Xiang, close to Tianfu Square
Tucked in a back alley of Chengdu's bustling business district, you can find a taste of true Chinese culture at the Ran Fang Jie street market. Around the corner you will find plenty of familiar Western brand names. However, if you wish to practice your bargaining skills and find the cheap goods that China is famous for, then empty your backpack and head here.
Cell Phone Street Chengdu, Shopping
Address: Tidu Jie, Jinjiang Dist.
Don't rush, think carefully for a minute before you just go ahead and assume what you will find at cell phone street. Ready? OK.... it's cell phones. Foreign students, English teachers, and businessmen alike all need cell phones. Bring a Chinese friend to help you sort out the phone and contract details and head for Tidujie.
Foreign Language Bookstores Chengdu, Shopping
Address: No. 14 Zongfu Lu, Jinjiang District.
Foreign language bookstores are great places to find English city, county, province, and country maps. Naturally there is also a basic selection of contemporary and classic fiction and non-fiction titles. Due east of Tianfu Square and just north of Chunxi Lu is one store at 5 Zongfu Lu.