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Silk sale
By Beijing Weekend,
Updated: 2004-01-14 13:47  Silk is a cool alternative when it comes to combating the
relentless heat of Beijing's summer.
The well-known Yuanlong silk shop
is offering a cool promotion on all of its products. Shoppers are granted a 40
per cent discount throughout August.
Situated north of Tiantan Park
(Temple of Heaven), Yuanlong silk shop has a prestigious history but started
from small beginnings back in 1932.
Now Yuanlong Mansion, with its
4-storey shopping area, offers customers a wide selection of genuine silk
products.
On the first floor of the Yuanlong Mansion, there are silk bed
wares, quilts, hand-embroidered ties, purses and handkerchiefs as well as
carpets. The carpets are made with traditional paintings of dragons, animals,
birds, flowers and Buddhas.. The best weaved carpet can cost up to 62,000 yuan
(US$7750) but is prized by collectors.
The second floor specializes in
fashionable embroidered dresses, pure silk garments and accessories. The silk
museum on the side wall gives a vivid picture of the silkworm's life, a complete
story of the Silk Road and a detailed introduction to different embroideries
such as Su Xiu (from the Suzhou area) and Beijing embroidery.
Silk and
satins are sold on the third floor, including spun silk, brocade, raw silk,
tussah silk, plain heavy silk and printed satin silk.
Brocade materials
are suitable for making traditional Chinese costumes and women's cheongsam while
plain heavy silk is especially fine for full evening dresses. Shop assistants
will help you find your favourite from numerous rolls of beautiful silk
materials.
Yuanlong silk shop also provides a tailoring service, overseas
purchasing on correspondence and mail delivery.
A branch office of the
Bank of China has opened next door as well as a coffee place on the third
floor.
Location: 55 Tiantan Lu, Chongwen District
Tel: 6702-2288
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