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Xidan (Xîdân)
Xidan (Xîdân) Review
This area teems with shopping malls and small stores selling clothing and accessories, and upwardly mobile Chinese consumers. There is also Tushu Dasha, aka Beijing Books Building, said to be the biggest bookstore in China, which has a small selection of English books in the basement.
- Address: Beijing,
- Metro Xidan.
- Location: Xicheng District
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