七年级英语上册Unit7HowmucharethesesocksShoppingi

1、Un it 7 How much are these socks Shopp ing in Beiji ngDetailed in formati on on differe nt places of shopp ing in cludi ng special markets for special goodslike antiques, arts and crafts, paintings and calligraphy, silk and books and ope n markets, free markets,small shops and some special shops. Wa

2、ngfujing StreetWangfujing, a seve n hun dred-year-old commercial street, is located to the eastof Tiananmen Square and stretches from Chinese Art Gallery to the Dongchanan Avenue. It houses awide variety of shops and boutiques where you can find all kinds of commodities, some of which are ofworld-fa

3、mous bran ds. The recen tly fini shed Orien tal Plaza (Dongfang Guan gcha ng) adds morecharm to Wangfujing.Besides modern department stores, the Foreign Language Bookstore is also in this area. TheOld-Beijing-Street is now seated underground,which was built anddecorated in Ming and Qing style. The o

4、utstanding characteristic of it is the cen tralizedwell-knownIon gsta nding storessell ingshoes, caps, silk cloth,scissors, Chin ese brushes and in k-stick, jade articles, tea, desserts, pickled vegetables, roast ducksand so on.The most popular sites for souvenir photos are the sculptures on both st

5、reet sides, reflect ing life ofold Beiji ng.Xida n Commercial StreetXidan Commercial Street is on Xidanbei Dajie, west of Tiananmen Square and is famous forcommerce, entertainment, dinning, and finance and so forth. Like Wangfujing, you also can see modern and old stores here.Liulicha ng Culture Str

6、eetFor collectors of antiques,LiulichangCulture Street is a place you should notmiss. It only needs a few minutes walk from the south of Hepingmen subway station. It is a traditionalcultural market sellingjewelry,antiquesand ancientcalligraphies and paintings.Note that antiques over one hundred year

7、s old are markedwith a red seal and an export lice nse must be sig ned in order to take them out of the country.The best-known shop in this street is Rong Bao Zhai, which was opened about three hundredyears ago, and it sells authentic works of paintings and calligraphies. There are also shops with o

8、ld2watches and furn iture.Dashila nThe oldest commercial street in Beijing is Dasilan, the most famous and peculiar prosperous street.Its historycan be traced back to five hun dredand eighty yearsago whe n the Emperor ordered to build fences to preve nt thieves from hidi ng. The fences built herewer

9、e quite peculiar and kept for a long time. Later, Big Fences became the n ame of this street: Dashilan.Dashilan is situated on south of Tiananmen Square, west of Qianmen Dajie, where manycentury-oldshops and restaurants stand. You can buy some traditionalhan dcrafts as well. Note that barga ining is always n eeded.Silk Alley (Xiushui Street)Silk Alley lies in Xiushuidong Jie off Jianguomenwai Dajie,near US Embassy. Itis a good place to buy cheaper goods and the reside