Visit to the Fabric Market

We visited the "Highsun String and Cloth Market," commonly referred to as the "Hai Yin" Fabric Market (because it is located in the Haiyin building). It is in the Yuexiu district of Guangzhou. The fabric market is no different than many of the other markets around here-- completely overwhelming. These markets make my head spin with all the options available. Again, you will find shop after shop, after shop of fabrics. You can find any kind of fabric here -- and I mean any kind of fabric. You can find a seamstress here to sew just about anything you can imagine too. Would you like some of those "parachute" pants from the 80's? I'm sure you could have it made here. It's a fabulous playground if you have a creative mind or like fashion.




This is a picture of a happy lady ready to help. This is what most of the little shops look like. Half the fun is just trying to communicate with the people in Chinese. Often, though, they know a little English or they know someone who does.




At another shop.




Jan looking through the selections.




There is a store around every corner.




Here is a shop that most likely specializes in curtains, and most likely will make table cloths or chair covers or anything you want out of the fabric you choose.




Two ladies discussing business.




Need ribbons? The upper floors have all the tools and supplies you might need for sewing, like buttons, zippers, needles, thread, etc.




Jan's new tablecloth being cut.



After we finished at the fabric market, we were hungry. And since we were all the way downtown anyway, we stopped in for lunch at the Cowboy Express in Guangzhou for good old American style BBQ sandwiches. Although I like to eat Chinese food, sometimes it is nice to eat at restaurants that remind us of home.  Update:  Sadly the Cowboy Express is no longer open.



Jan and I finished with lunch and were feeling quite satisfied.




Bustling city as we drove back home.




A typical day on the streets of Guangzhou.




I love this shot-- we see things like this all the time.




That's it for the visit to the fabric market. I promise it would be much more exciting to visit in person. It's actually quite fun and you could spend hours there just looking around. The truth is, that most shopping trips take up most of the day -- so you select one market and that's what you do for the day. Nice, huh.


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