Department stores in Zhuhai:
Gongbei
There is a huge underground shopping complex right at the Macau border in Gongbei, several hundred s
hops, many with goods targeted to tourists — clothing, jade and other jewellery, crafts including a lot of Tibetan stuff, consumer electronics, CDs and DVDs. These are mainly unlicensed copies. Also available in abundance here are imitation watches with incredible resemblance to the real stuff (Rolex, Breitling, Patek Philippe and Omega, just to name a few). Even among these fakes, differences in grade can be seen for the same model in different shops. Whatever you buy here, always bargain and bargain hard.
Yingbin Road is the main street that goes straight north from the border. It has several large shopping complexes with everything from cheap Chinese goods to trendy pricey international brands. On the left, there is Wan Jia Shopping Centre which is the most recognizable landmark in Gongbei by name. Any local or taxi driver will know where it is. Slightly further up, there is also a Ying Bin Shopping Complex on the right which has a McDonalds in it.
Lianhua Road is a “walking street”, meaning a pedestrians only street. It is parallel to Yingbin Road mentioned above and a block east of it. From the south end, it starts on the west side of the bus station that’s opposite the Macau border. The merchandise available here are similar to those you find in the underground shopping mall, mostly clothings and electronics. There is also a Bank Of China branch here with ATMs for foreign cards. In the middle stretch, there are many bar booths right out on the street with a few stools on each of the four sides. Drinks are dirt cheap, and casual approaches by prostitutes are common.
On the other side of the bus station is a larger street, with several restaurants (there’s a Thai one), a few hotels, and a bit of everything else. Meaning it’s not very interesting.
Jida
The main drag in Jida is Jingshan Road which has a large shopping area covered by two blocks of classy department stores:
Zhu Hai Shopping Mall
Duty Free Shopping Mall
Another Store
Tong Luo Wan, about two city blocks of classy department stores.
From Gongbei, take a number 2 or 10 bus.
Xiangzhou
Xiangzhou has plenty of shops, and is generally less tourist-oriented than Jida or Gongbei. The main street has the Japanese department store Jusco and a number of other shops including several fairly large shopping complexes along the street North of Jusco. There is a nice T-shirt shop, much better than the usual tourist trash, about 20 meters from Jusco. From the border, take a number 2 or Sightseeing bus to reach this area.
On the second corner South of Jusco are two large buildings full of computer and electronics shops.
