I am travelling to Hangzhou in China in next month. I heard that silk in Hangzhou is quite famous and has the best quality, is that true? Where can I buy silk in Hangzhou? The place should be better in center area and easily found. Thanks.

Dear Bahavasingam Chelliah,

Thanks for leaving your message. First, you are right, Hangzhou is famous for silk and Longjing Tea. It is known as the capital of silk. Here you can find a lot of finished or semi-finished silk products in good quality.

Secondly, as for where is the best place to buy silk in Hangzhou, here are some suggestions for your references. They are all famous sites in Hangzhou to purchase silk products. 

►Silk Market: Silk market is located in Xinhua Road, Xiacheng District, Hangzhou city. It is near to the stadium. It is a quite famous silk trade market in town. It is the best place for you to seek silk products in high quality. There are a variety of silk products, including finished or semi-finished silk products. And the price of silk here is much cheaper, but you have to learn to bargain before you go there. If you have local Chinese friends, he or she can bargain for you and can get a good discount. There are more than 600 shops selling silk products. You should be able to regonised the genuine and sham silk products. As for how to get there, you can take public bus No. 21 or 28 and get off at Huai Bei Market, or take Bus 11 and then get off at stadium station stop. 

►China Silk Museum: the museum is located in Yuhuangshan Road in Hangzhou. It is quite closed t the West Lake in the city. It is the only professional silk museum in China and the largest one in the world. It is free for the entrance. In this place, you can not only get knowledge about the history and some other relative information about China silk, you can also purchase silk products here. The products here are in good quality with a variety of style. The price here is much higher than in the market. In addition, the opening hour is from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm every day. You can take Bus No.12 and get off at China Silk Museum stop, or take a taxi to get there. 

►Hangzhou Huaibei Silk Mark: Hangzhou Huaibei Silk Mark is another silk market located in the crossing of Xinhua Road and Feiqi Road. The silk market is in the 5th floor. The price here is also cheap and beautiful. 

By the way, you mentioned that you are traveling to Hangzhou next month, do you want to book other service from us such as airport-hotel transferring, sightseeing service, or even the whole tour arrangement in Hangzhou? If yes, could you please offer us some more details about your trip plan?

1) Which date will you arrive and depart in Hangzhou? And how many days are you planning for sightseeing?
2)Howmany people will there be?
3)What kind of hotel would you like to stay in? 5 star for deluxe, 4 star for comfortable or 3 star for budget hotel?

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