A remarkable relic hidden beneath the shadows of skyscrapers and factory sprawl of modern Guangzhou, Xiguan Antique City has a charm that no uptown market can compete.

Nestled by Liwanhu Park next to the protected zone of Xiguan Residences, Xiguan Antique City houses a whopping number of around 160 shops, sprawling along a 1,640-foot-long street with a short walking distance from Changshou lu metro station, Line 2.

Expect to find a dizzying array of curios that you would want to lay your hands on, ranging from Chinese ceramics, porcelain vases, teapots to rare scripts, calligraphy sets, wooden statues of Buddha, jade etc, attracting curio enthusiasts, treasure-hunters and collectors from home and abroad.

As the only antique market approved by cultural relic management departments, Xiguan antique city is a much safer spot to snap up curios than from street vendors. However, if you are foreigner looking to export antiques from China, there are some special regulations and here are some tips before going into the deal.

1. Choose government-owned shops.
2. Make sure the antiques you are about to buy carry wax seals and are allowed to be exported from China.
3. Don’t lay hands on antiques before 1795 as they are not allowed to be exported.
4. Keep the receipts/bills for Custom use when leaving China.

One of Guangzhou’s most local markets with longest history, dawn market in Guangzhou has none of the flash that modern markets hold, but what it keeps is the authentic, local Cantonese style that can be truly appreciate.

Dawn market, also known as tian guang xu(天光墟), refers to market that opens in the mid-night and closes at dawn. Rarely seen in other countries, the dawn market on Haizhu bridge with a full palette of interesting knick-knack makes a fun earlier-morning out.

The dawn market on Haizhu bridge opens from 4-7am, a great challenge for those sleepyheads but a heavenly spot for treasure hunters and stingy shoppers.

If you are like me, sensitive and enjoy going out in the dark, watching the city gradually revealing itself, seeming forgotten and empty. Sleeping restaurants, tranquil parks, street lights twinkling in the night, a much quilter side you wouldn’t be able to find in daytime. Until you reach Haizhu bridge, a mysterious dawn market with an array of shops peddling all sorts of goods and second-hand stuffs.

The funniest part about haizhu dawn market was lots of season buyers were treasure-hunting with torches. Compared with the exorbitant rent in CBD, it’s zero cost and hassle free to set up a stall here: a large piece of fabric, some goods and a chair.

Stinger shoppers can also find great deals here as the stuffs are set at insanely low prices you wouldn’t find elsewhere. Second-hand t-shirts are piling high and can be snapped up at 1-2rmb per piece. Some knick knacks are set at much higher prices but most of the small stuffs on sale are no more than 10 rmb.

Collectibles are also aplenty including wristwatches that were popular in the last century, LP player, vintage cameras, CD albums that would conjure up the memories of old Guangzhou, etc. It’s the ultimate market for those who are looking for an interesting find.

With the first crack of dawn, the dawn market is gradually vanishing like nothing had happened before.

A former rudimentary satellite town in the outskirt of Guangzhou, Xintang has undergone rocketed development into “Jeans Capital of the World”. Its history dates back to three decades ago when a Hongkonger founded the first jeans factory in Xintang. Since then, the jeans manufacturing in Xintang bloomed with government incentives and rock-bottom wages. Today, Xintang produces 60% of blue jeans in China and 40% abroad with 3,000 business involved and 200,000 workers.

A stroll down Xintang you’ll be amazed at both state-of-the-art denim factories and back-alley workshops with piles of jeans, arrays of sewing machines running nonstop and even some old women snipping lose threads off jeans in the front gate.

A trip to Xintang is obviously incomplete without a visit to Xintang International Jeans and Textile City, the largest mecca in China for jeans display, wholesale and retail with an area of 10,000 square meters as well as more than 3,000 shops.

The first and second floors of Xintang International Jeans City are jeans wholesale markets housing over 800 shops, while the the third floor serves as showrooms and the fourth as warehouses. Average price for jeans on sale in Xintang international jeans city is about 60 rmb.

The once thriving jeans market in Guangzhou seemed dead at first peek as the sales staff outnumbered customers. With global economic recession, rise of domestic wages, government control over environmental damages caused by blue jeans dyeing, washing, the Jeans Capital of China is facing a severe breakdown.

A shop owner who was killing time watching TV dramas told me, before they used to get lots of orders from foreigners now most of the orders were from domestic market. With increasing wages, rental costs, government control over blue-jeans production, the jeans capital of the world have now found themselves part of a crumbling export-led system.

Whether you are a pet lover or looking for ornamental plants to spur up your house, Huadiwan Flower, Fish and Bird Market has everything imaginable, from rockworks to rosewood furniture, Nemos, kois, chinchillas, rabbits, etc. Even if you do not fall into the aforementioned categories, Huadiwan pet market can be fun to look around without costing a penny while compared with zoos and aquariums.

The market in proximity to Exit D of Huadiwan subway station is also known as Yuehe pet market, or Fangcun pet market with various species of pets available.

Stepping out of Exit D of Huadiwan metro station, you’ll arrive at a circular shaped building with chaotic passageways that’s Yuehe flower, fish and bird market.

Huadiwan flower, fish and bird market is comprised of six zones:

Aquarium

At first peek, it seemed dark and gloomy inside. However, it was completely different as you moved on. It’s the ultimate place if you are looking for a fish tank or would like to embellish your home with some sort of water features.

Almost every shop had a large fish tank at the front with a colorful myriad of fishes inside, and the most common type was koi as it was regarded as a symbol of wealth in China.

Bins and bins of kois were on sale here. The smaller one was sold at 2rmb per piece while bigger one cost about 15-30 rmb per piece.

Scampis were also aplenty. You can get three smaller ones at only 10 rmb, while the medium size would cost 15 rmb for 2 pieces and the bigger size 20 rmb for 2.

Rosewood

Rosewood has long been a symbol of status and wealth in China. A stroll down the rosewood zone in Yuehe fish and pet market, you would be amazed at the vast selections of household ornaments made from rosewood.

Pets

There’s a wide range of animals on sale including chinchillas, hamsters, puppies, kittens, rabbits, piglets and even talking parrots.

The most fun part was there was a talking parrot saying “Ni hao” to passers-by.

However, for some puppy and kitten lovers, this place would break your heart as there were some poor puppies and kittens on sale. Even though you would want to save them, it’s not recommended to by any pet from the pets market in Guangzhou. It happened to many people that the pets would die in a few days after being brought back home.

Crafts

There’re tons of crafts available, including wood carvings, root carvings, ceramics, crystals, bamboo products, etc.

Rockworks

Rockworks of diverse shapes were also aplenty here.

Plants

Fangcun is the cradle of flower plantation in Guangzhou. For flower enthusiasts with a penchant for bonsais, yuehe flower and pet market is a great spot as there were a whopping variety of bonsais. It’s like wandering in a botanic garden but still you can shop for the plants.

A frequently patronized market by locals and tourists alike, Qingping market is one of the largest markets in China specializing in traditional Chinese medicines and herbs.

With over 1,200 stalls sprawling along an area of 11,200 square meters, Qingping medicine market is a great spot to find many exotic things you can and can not imagine.

Qingping market has nothing what it says on the tin. Qingping, meaning nice and peaceful in Chinese, however, the market is ironically dirty and chaotic with thousands of stalls lining up several streets and a multi-story wholesale building dedicated to edible and medicinal products.

Filled to the brim with an amazing variety of weird products, including dried seahorses, vertebrae, deer antlers, fish maw, sea cucumber, sea weed, abalone, scallops for adventurous eaters. Dried fruits, mushrooms, fungus, nuts, ginseng, pepper, star anise…everything you need for Chinese cooking is within easy reach here.

Bins and bins of dried roses, chrysanthemums are also used for making tea. If you are enthusiastic about Chinese traditional herbs and medicine, you will enjoy Qingping market more. Exploring the alleys deep inside Qingping market is definitely something you wouldn’t find in downtown Guangzhou that is overloaded with clusters of towering skyscrapers. However, for animal lovers and those who have no clue about Chinese traditional medicine, it wouldn’t be a pleasant experience strolling around dirty alleys with signs of unknown dried animals being sold.

It’s a wholesale market but most of the shops owners are also happy to sell to individuals in a small quantity. Most of the goods are sold by gram(500 grams).

It’s suggested to combine a visit to Qingping market with a roaming around Shamian island which is a stone’s throw away. The tranquil and peaceful island which was given to the French and British during the Opium Wars is a great retreat from the hustle and bustle of the city.

Transportation:

1. Exit B, Huangsha metro station, Line1/6.
2. Exit E, Cultural Park metro station, Line 6.

In the free-wheeling city of Guangzhou without too much interference from Beijing, the shady business of fakes has ballooned into a thriving industry. It’s not exaggerated to say Guangzhou shopping is anchored by knockoffs. When you are surfing online or roaming around the markets in Guangzhou, then you bunch into your dream Gucci shoes at only a small fraction of cost compared with the original counterparts, it is time to be aware. If something seems too good to be true, it probably is.

One of the most counterfeited products is footwear. If proof were needed then Guangzhou Guoda Shoes Mall that is chock full of knock-off shoes would make a compelling “Exhibit A”.

Located in the outskirt of Baiyun District, Guoda Shoes Mall is not as eye-catching while compared with other fake markets in Guangzhou Railway Station and the fake handbags wholesale market in Guihuagang. However, with business blooming measures have been taken to combat the grey business. Guoda fake shoes market was reported by CCTV(China Central Television) in 2014, became notoriously known as a grey market for fake shoes. No sooner the police raided and Guoda copy shoes market was cleaned up. Nevertheless, it’s like playing the game of cat and mouse. Three years passed, now the copy shoes market is still in its heyday.

A step inside Guangzhou Guoda shoes mall, you would be welcomed by an insanely vast array of knock-off shoes in different grades. Those fake shoes with exactly the same brand tags of the original ones or purposely misspelling of certain letter were displayed prominently on the shelves, tempting tourists and businessmen alike. Here is a list of most counterfeited brands as you stroll around Guoda copy shoes market: Armani, Gucci, Ferragamo, Dolce&Gabbana, Prada, Versace, Burberry, etc.

Counterfeit shoes emblazoned with brand names or names similar to original brand names can be easily found in Guangzhou wholesale market.

If you happen to come on the days when the police are doing their routine check, the copy shoes market is completely different as you can’t find any shoes with brand names. Usually they get insider’s news and remove all the copy shoes before the police come. Even though, it wouldn’t make too much difference as most sales are armed with tablets and would be trying to show you the pictures of copy shoes from their wechat moments.

Guoda shoes mall is also the breeding place for countless weishang(sellers on wechat) and taobao shops. As you can see lots of shops have wechat code on the store front or on the business card. You can check all the photos on wechat and place order there.

Unlike original branded shoes that are a touch on the expensive side, A+ grade copy shoes in Guangzhou answer all what your hankerings call for without breaking your wallet. However, if you are in the hunt for copied shoes, you must be more cautious as the sellers in the fake markets tend to rip everyone off as much as possible.

Guangzhou is not the major manufacturing base for fake shoes in China. More exactly, Guangzhou is a trading center of copy shoes since it was awarded as the best city to do business in China mainland.

Most of the replica shoes in Guangzhou can be traced back to Putian, a “nest” for fake shoes manufacturing that are primarily designed for export. Over the years the knowledge of making fakes has advanced so much that even the most experienced people have a hard time telling the differences apart.

Looking for cheap stationery products from China? Huangsha Yiyuan Stationery Market in Guangzhou has you covered if you are set to import stationery from China.

A heaven of stationery, this massive size China stationery wholesale market houses clusters of shops upon shops selling an expansive variety of art and writing instruments including pens, pencils, color sketch pens, pencil sharpeners, pencil holders, pencil boxes, pencil pouches, erasers, A4 paper, exam clip boards, quirky add-ons like stickers, ribbons, beautiful studs and ribbons for decorations, etc. It’s a hub of cheap Chinese stationery and the best part is you get them at unbeatable economical rates.

Available in vibrant shades and cute designs, these colorful pencil boxes crammed up the wall of the shops. If you are thinking about importing stationery from China or looking to hoard your stationery in bulk, Huangsha stationery wholesale market definitely worths visiting as the price you can find nowhere else.

This huge Guangzhou stationery wholesale market is a stone’s throw from Huangsha metro station, in the vicinity of Qingping medicine market. It starts functioning from 10:00am in the morning till 18:00pm in the evening. It’s at full swing all days of the year except public holidays.

For any stationery-savvy traveler and buyer looking to import stationery from China, the stationery wholesale markets in China are as good as they get. China is a stationery-lover’s paradise—expect to find a fantastic source of stationery and sports goods as long as you can name it. As a frequent patron of wholesale stationery market in China, I never felt bored in the treasure finds in Xingzhiguang stationery market in Huangsha, Guangzhou.

Xingzhiguang stationery wholesale market is in the vicinity of Huangsha, nestling behind Yiyuan stationery market and a stone’s throw from the hurly burly Qingping medicine market.

It’s a multi-clustered building devoted to an incredible assortment of stationery items and sports goods. A sprinkling of stationery shops sprawl along the main lanes, piled high with crates of knick-knacks, including pens, pencils, notebooks, cards, postcards, diaries, planners, file folders, school bags, lunch bags, etc.

The slightly messy appearance of this China stationery wholesale market might not be a pleasant sight even you can catch sight of a toddler sleeping in a pram in the corridor, however, expect to find a vast selection of fountain pens and art products, an impressive palette of postcards and sourvenir pens, a terrific assortment of notebooks and pentel markers, a delightful range of school bags and lunch bags…whatever you are looking for, you’re likely to find your desired item at any wholesale office stationery supplier in China. The best part about it is these stationery manufacturers in China do sometimes entertain stationery lovers and even sell a couple of pens at unbelievably low wholesale rates.

The terrific range of stationery and sports goods available in Xingzhiguang stationery and sporting goods wholesale market is definitely well worth the subway ride.

How to reach Xingzhiguang stationery market in Guangzhou?

It’s best approached from C exit of Huangsha metro station, line 1/6. Walk past the bursting Qingping medicine market and you’ll arrive in this Chinese stationery wholesale market in Guangzhou.

Guangzhou has long held a solid reputation for handbag manufacturing in China, especially genuine leather handbags. It’s widely known guihuagang in Guangzhou is a must visit place for budget handbag shopping or importing handbags from China. However, it’s an overwhelming wholesale handbag market area spanning several kilometers between Guangzhou railway station and sanyuanli, much anchored by counterfeits.

I’ve been frequently told that they went to Guihuagang leather markets for leather handbags but ended up finding most fakes or cheap PU. Here we’ll walk you through a list of wholesale leather handbag markets in Guihuagang than getting stuck in the much touristic Baiyun World Leather Center for fakes or Shuidian Street for cheap PU bags.

The market area devoted to wholesale leather handbags in Guangzhou is best approached from exit A1, Sanyuanli metro station, line 2. The fun begins as you step out of the exit. You will be immediately pestered by salesperson handing business cards displaying all kinds of copied designer handbags. Ignore them and walk straight for around 100 meters, and you’ll arrive at the center of genuine leather handbag markets in China.

1. Xiangmao Leather City 祥茂皮具城

2. Xiangsheng International Leather City 祥盛皮具城

3. Xiangtian Leather City 祥天皮具城

4. Zhonggang Leather City 中港皮具城

My most favorite wholesale leather handbag market in China, expect to find an incredible assortment of much better quality genuine leather handbags from China. The best part about it is most of genuine leather handbag suppliers in this wholesale leather bag market are direct manufacturers and they are happy to offer visits to their China handbag factory. There’s also a café on the third floor to fulfill a quick hunger.

While the leather bag manufacturers in China go out of their way to get orders, keep in mind that the wholesale markets around Guangzhou railway station are the trickiest place to shop while it comes to distinguishing different grades of genuine leather. Here are few tips to select leather goods from Guangzhou bags wholesale market.

1. Aroma

High quality genuine leather bags usually come with natural and musky smell. Stay away from bags that smell like chemicals as they are used to treat the hides.

2. Touch

Better quality leather bags usually have a much smoother, supple and softer touch.

When it comes to importing cheap clothing from China, Guangzhou is never known to disappoint as the ground zero for cheap fashion clothes shopping destination. Here we’ve gathered a list of 10 best shahe clothing markets to shop wholesale China fashion clothing for your retail business in 2017.

Shahe is more than a wholesale market for clothes in china, it’s a market area spanning several kilometers along Xianliezhong Lu, filled with Chinese clothing stores and tiny stalls, huge wholesale buildings extending all the way. Shahe wholesale clothing market area is best approached from Exit B of Shaheding subway station, line 6. Step out of Exit B, walk along Xianliezhong Lu, no sooner you will find yourself in the middle of a clothes-maze, displaying all kinds of modern fashion, from shorts, t-shirts, jeans, safari pants, outfits, costumes, evening dresses to bikinis, underwear, socks, accessories, etc.

1. Shadong Youli Clothes Market 沙东有利服装市场

It’s well placed in the busiest location of Shahe clothes wholesale market area. The huge clothing wholesale market clustered in two towers(South tower and north tower) in multi floors house a wide array of wholesale clothing stores with a variety of shopping collections. The South building, also known as Nancheng, specializes in wholesale women’s fashion clothes in China while the North building(Beicheng) features an immense assortment of children’s clothes, men’s clothes and clothes for old women.

Shadong Youli clothes market is often jam packed with hundreds of tiny shops, exciting shoppers and carting trolleys up and down the narrow aisles, making it difficult to move forward even a tiny step.

The best part about Shadong youli clothes market is it’s air-conditioned while compared with other clothes wholesale markets nearby, making it a nice escape from the midday heat.

2. Zhongkai Nanmen Children’s Clothes Market 中凯南门童装城

It offers a stark glimpse into what shopping was like before modernized, air-conditioned malls. Expect to find a large concentration of kids’ wear.

3. Jinpeng Clothing Market 金鹏服装城

4. Changyun Center Clothing Plaza 长运中心服装城

5. The Fourth Clothes Market in Shahe 沙河第四服装市场

6. Tianbao Children’s Clothes Market 天宝童装城

7. Guangdong Yimin Clothes Market 广东益民服装城

8. Guangzhou Guowei Clothes Market 广州国伟服装城

9. Xintiandi Clothes Market 新天地服装城

10. Guangzhou Jinma Clothing Center 广州金马服装交易城

Tips for buying wholesale clothing from Shahe

1. Keep your wits! It’s definitely bustling and crowded enough that you need to take care of your belongings.
2. Bring cash. Rule of thumb for shopping in China wholesale markets: cash.
3. Lots of wholesale clothing suppliers offer wholesale rate as long as you reach their MOQ, some can be 3 pieces, 5 or a pack(usually 12 pieces).
4. Asian sizes are usually much smaller. Double confirm the size specifications if you are targeting at markets not in Asia.
5. When you see brand name items, they are 100% fake China clothes.
6. Logos/tags/washing tags. Some wholesale clothing manufacturers in China can put on your logos and tags but usually they would require an MOQ slightly bigger than that of buying stocks.

When it comes to children’s stuffs especially children’s wear, it’s where the spare money flows. Children’s fashion trend is getting increasingly mainstream, seems to outpace both men’s and women’s wear in China.

A highly lucrative business in China, the children’s clothing business in its heyday has attracted lots of Chinese kids wear manufacturers, wholesaler and retailers that are looking to grab a piece of the pie. If you are looking to tap into the opportunities of kids’ apparel in China, don’t miss out on these children’s clothes wholesale markets in Zhongshanba Lu, Guangzhou.

The same with other handbags markets in Guangzhou, shoes markets in Guangzhou…the kids’ wear wholesale markets in Guangzhou are fully clogged with stalls and crowds. With several kids’ apparel markets spanning along Zhongshanba Lu, it’s best approached from Zhongshanba subway station, line 5. Along both sides of Zhongshanba Lu, expect to find an incredible assortment of children’s garment wholesale buildings clustered into multi-floors with hundreds of stalls dedicated to a full range of kids wear from infant to age 12-14.

1. Super Children’s Wear Wholesale Market(Fuli Kids City) 富力儿童世界

2. HBF Children’s Clothing Trade Center 红八方童装交易中心

3. Litang Building Children’s Wear Wholesale Market 荔塘大厦童装批发市场

4. Songyuan Children’s Wear Wholesale Market 松园童装商场

5. Lihu Buiding Zhong Ba Children’s Garment Plaza 荔湖大厦中八童装妇婴用品市场

6. LeeShine High-end Trade City For Children’s Clothing Products 荔尚精品童装商贸城

A bonus to visit these Guangzhou children’s wear wholesale markets is Lychee Bay Scenic Area and Time-honored Brand Street are within a few minutes’ walking distance if you want to dip a little bit into local culture and food.

Guangzhou has long shed its fame for supplying bargain clothes from China at insanely low price in the city’s expansive clothes wholesale markets and street vendors. For those style savvy with an eye for fashion yet with tiny budget or those who are looking to share a slice in the pie by importing wholesale clothing from China, there’s a wholesale clothing stocks market in Guangzhou you shouldn’t miss: Changgang Clothing Stock Market area昌岗尾货批发市场.

If you do your homework or frequented Guangzhou clothes markets a lot, the names Baima, Huimei, Shisanhang, Shahe are much familiar to the public. Each market has its own targeted customers. In terms of price, it’s widely acknowledged that Shahe clothes markets outdo most competitors. However, sometimes the best deals are found in the less known Changgang Clothes Markets a bit tucked away from the hustle and bustle of the city center.

Best approached from Exit D of Changguang subway station, line 2/8, walk straight for about 50 minutes and turn right at the first alley, keep walking and you’ll arrive at Changgang Clothes Stock Markets.

It’s packed full of tiny shops with all kinds of cheap apparel from China. Crowds are flooding into the clothes wholesale market and you can spot lots of business people with small trucks fully loaded of clothes or carrying large black bags with their best hunts.

The best bargains are usually to be found outside or in the narrow alleyways or on the storefronts. Twisting around the narrow alleys I was amazed at how cheap these clothes can be regardless of the quality.

Clothes on sale at a store front at $0.85-$1.5.

All the clothes on sale in the row were at $1.5.

For these clothes, you can get wholesale price of $1.5 per piece as long as you buy more than 3 pieces.

These jackets cost only $3 per piece.

Outside the market in a small valley, a crowd of women were snapping up the clothes that cost only $1.5 per piece.

Cotton T-shirts for men were on sale at $2.5 per piece. MOQ was 5 pieces and retail price was $5.

Scarves were also aplenty and most cost only $1.4 per piece.

Even though Changgang clothes stock market has none of the flash that modern air-conditioned markets have, what does keep is an authentic, local style that visitors can appreciate and a wallet-friendly paradise for fashion hunt.

Tips:

1. Most of the clothes in Changgang Garment Market are targeted at Asians. Only Asian sizes are available.
2. You pay for what you get. Don’t expect too much in terms of quality, however, sometimes there are some good hunts.

China is packed with loads of shopping experiences. Whether you want to turn your ideas into reality or after bargain wholesale shopping, China can cater to your needs with vase expansive of Chinese factories, China wholesale markets sprawling around different regions. From fashion labels, electronic gadgets to counterfeits, it would take an incredible amount of dedication to do some groundwork. To cut off the hassles here’s a list of the best place to buy wholesale clothing in China.

The list of top 5 China wholesale clothing markets in the southern city of Guangzhou is spanning along Changgangzhong Lu, in the vicinity of Changgang subway station, line 2/8.

1. Haiguan Fuzhuang Shangmao Cheng(Haiguan Clothes Trade City) 海冠服装商贸城

The largest of its kind in Changgang clothes market area, Haiguan clothes trade city is the place for you with an abundance of China wholesale suppliers clustered in multi-floors. The huge China wholesale market for clothes is bustled with charm at the main entrance: ready-packed clothes were piling high, motorbikes and trolleys fully loaded with cargos were drifting in and out of Guangzhou fashion wholesale market. With hundreds of shops offering an amazing diversity of cheap fashion clothes from China, you’re bound to find something interesting for your clothing business.

2. Yuehao Clothes Trade Plaza 悦昊服装商贸城

Neighboring Haiguan clothes trade city, Yuehao clothes trade plaza is of similar scale. There is also a section devoted to underwear suppliers in China, offering an incredible range of stylish underwear at wholesale price.

3. Yuanchang Clothes Wholesale Market 园昌服装批发市场

Nestled behind Haiguan clothes wholesale market, Yuanchang clothes wholesale market in China is dwarfed in size and is much more chaotic.

4. Huijin Clothes Market 汇金服装城

A worker riding a mini-motorbike fully loaded with clothes was hustling his way into Guangzhou wholesale clothes market.

5. Haicheng Clothes Market 海诚服装城

A much smaller-scale China wholesale market for clothes, Haicheng clothes market houses loads of tiny clothes shops inside and other Guangzhou wholesale market directory suppliers along the outdoor twisted alleys.

This list is by no means exhaustive so it’s best to set aside at least half a day to explore these Guangzhou fashion wholesale markets. If you are looking for a decent experience shopping in Guangzhou wholesale markets, you’ve come to the right place.

Conveniently set in the city center neighboring the bustling and chaotic Guangzhou Railway Station, these wholesale bag markets in China are easily accessible on foot, subway and taxi. As soon as you step out of Sanyuanli subway station, touts start hounding you, “Copy bags, copy watches”, trolleys and motorbikes fully loaded with goods are hustling their ways. Do keep your wits about you as it’s easy to get caught up in the lively atmosphere.

The main attraction is the endless rows of cheap China bags wholesale markets are chock full of China bag wholesale suppliers, offering an extensive collection of fashion designer handbags or even counterfeits. To make things easier we’ve compiled a list of 20 China bag markets in Guihuagang based on the handbags they sell.

* Counterfeited bags/clothes/shoes/

*PU bags/canvas bags

*Genuine leather bags

* Counterfeited bags/clothes/shoes/

1. Baiyun World Leather Trading Center 白云世界皮具贸易中心

This is probably the most frequented handbag market for foreign tourists seeking for counterfeits. It has evolved to be a shopping venue serving a mostly foreign crowd with a diverse range of goods(most are fake), including handbags, clothes, shoes, watches, jewelry, etc.

From the underground to the 2^nd floor most shops are selling fakes. On the upper floors, there is a handful of handbag suppliers in China with their own designs.

It’s a place to horn your bargaining skills if you are looking for counterfeits. Most of the sales in the China handbag shops can speak conversational English.

*PU bags/canvas bags

The market area devoted to cheap China wholesale PU bags/canvas bags is located on the opposite side of Baiyun World Leather Center, across the bridge. These China bag markets spanning along Ziyuangang houses an endless maze of handbag shops, and the best part is most are handbag manufacturers in China. Expect to find loads of ladies bag manufacturers in China. Some China wholesale handbag suppliers also offer wholesale price if you reach the MOQ of three pieces, usually these bags are storing in their warehouses nearby.

2. Shengyi Leather Market   盛亿皮具城

3. Jinyi Leatherware Plaza   金亿皮具广场

4. Mingju Leather Trade Center 名驹皮具商贸中心

5. Xin Dong Hao Leather City 新东豪商贸城

6. Parklane Leather City 柏丽皮具城

7. Yifa Leather City 亿发皮具城

8. Qianse Leather Plaza 千色皮具广场

9. Zhuolong Leather Business Mall 卓隆皮具商贸城

10. Tianhong Leather City 天泓皮具城

11. Senmao Leather City 森茂皮具城

12. Shengjia Leather Center 圣嘉皮具中心

13. Ziyuan Leather Mall 梓元精品皮具商场

14. Xingan Leather World 兴安皮具世界

15. Yisen Leather Building 亿森皮具城

16. Guihualou Leather City 桂花楼皮具城

*Genuine leather bags

The genuine leather handbag market area in Guihuagang is within proximity to Sanyuanli subway station. Here you can find an amazing assortment of much higher quality genuine leather handbags from leather handbag manufacturers in China.

17. Xiangmao Leather City 祥茂皮具城

18. Xiangsheng International Leather City 祥盛皮具城

19. Xiangtian Leather City 祥天皮具城

20. Zhonggang Leather City 中港皮具城

Whatever products you are looking for, there’s pretty much a China wholesale market on every corner. If you are buy-in-bulk bargain hunter looking for beauty and personal care products from China, the Xingfa Plaza cosmetic wholesale market in Guangzhou has everything you crave for.

Transportation: Exit A, Feixiang Park subway station, line 2.

Product range: eyelashes, lipsticks, eyeliners, perfumes, nail polishes, brushes, rollers, hair dye, straighteners, Brazilian hair, wigs, skin care products, etc.

The huge wholesale market in China is dedicated to makeup and personal care products. It’s located in the outskirt of Guangzhou, away from the chaotic and bustling Guangzhou wholesale markets in the city center. Basically you can find almost any kind of cosmetics in this huge Guangzhou cosmetic market with a scale of 90,000 square meters and about1, 427 shops.

In the past years, Xingfa has seen the rise of demands for beauty and cosmetic products from China, and has built a second phase of cosmetic wholesale market in the opposite side.

Xingfa Square Phase 1 is a bit backward and old with some indoor shops and also rows and rows of outdoor shops filled to the brim with great stocks of daily necessities and makeup products from China.

The first phase of Xingfa Plaza consists of various blocks specializing in different kinds of beauty products, including daily necessities&nail beauty&small commodities.

Nested beside the first phase of Xingfa Plaza cosmetic wholesale market is another building with amazing ranges of shops dedicated to packaging for beauty and cosmetic products.

The second phase of Xingfa Plaza is more modernized with air-conditioned shops and better facilities.

A taxi driver told me an interesting story about an African customer. Once he picked up an African businessman who got on the taxi and told him in fluent Chinese, “Shifu, I’m going to Africa.” He was astonished, amused then understood, “Are you going to the airport?” “No no no, I’m going to Africa”, answered the African businessman. The taxi driver was at a loss, “If you don’t tell me, I’ll take you to the airport. Xiaobei?” “Yes, Xiaobei.” It’s a pretty common story, but it frequently comes into my mind.

In my city Guangzhou, home to the largest African community in China, if you take a stroll down Xiaobei Lu—Guangzhou Railway Station—Keshan, you would be left wondering you are actually in Africa than China. Xiaobei, also known as “Little Africa”, houses a burgeoning African population with rows of Muslim restaurants and African community. The Africans in China sometimes are also referred to as the 57^th Ethnic Minority in China. Most Africans in Guangzhou are businessmen coming to buy cheap Chinese clothes, shoes, jerseys, electronics, handbags, jewelry, etc. and sell back home for a profit. If you are Africans looking to import from China, here’s a list of Guangzhou wholesale markets in African community targeted at African countries.

1. Cannon Export Clothes Trade Center 迦南商贸城

The most popular of its kind in African community, everyday you can see lots of Africans flow into the huge African market in Guangzhou. Cannon Export Clothes Trade Center offers a diverse assortment of African style clothes, shoes, ties, accessories, etc.

2. Guangzhou Tangqi Export Clothes Trade Center 广州唐旗外贸服装城

A smaller scale African clothes wholesale market in Guangzhou, on the left side of Cannon Export Clothes Trade Center.

3. Tongtong Shoes&Clothing Trading City 通通鞋业服装商贸城

It’s located on the other side of the street.

4. Bole Clothing Market 柏乐商贸城

Product ranges: African style clothing, shoes, hats, leather products.

China’s cosmetics market has witnessed rapid growth every year. A trip to the Eva cosmetics wholesale market in Guangzhou, China would help you better understand why the cosmetic markets in China are developing at rocketed pace.

Eva International Cosmetic Purchasing Center is strategically located within proximity to Feixiang Park subway station, Line 2, neighboring Xingfa Plaza beauty and cosmetics market.

The huge China skincare and cosmetics market is housed in a five-level air-conditioned building. The floor directory at the entrance of the huge shopping mecca provides time-saving information to locate China cosmetics suppliers. L1 to L3 are devoted to cosmetics wholesale markets with an amazing range of China cosmetics wholesale shops and showrooms.

If variety is what you are after, here in Eva cosmetics market from China you’ll find everything you crave for, from lotions, creams, eye-shadows, lipsticks, masks, razors to shampoos, hair dye, straighteners, soaps, wellness products, etc, you are spoiled for choice to buy China cosmetics wholesale from Eva.

It’s also one-stop shop to turn your idea into reality if you are looking to create your cosmetic brand from scratch. There’s an expansive selection of cosmetics package suppliers from China on the second floor to serve your needs for OEM/ODM orders.

Unlike the much chaotic first floor with cosmetics piling high on the shelves, the third floor serves mostly as showrooms for a much higher level of cosmetic brands in China.

Selling cosmetics is a great idea to start a business from scratch as there’s always a great demand for them. It’s the very nature of people especially women to look good and they are happy to even spend a fortune on it to compliment their looks.

As is widely known most women would love to use makeup since they generally don’t think they are beautiful. If you are looking to share a slice of the pie in the profitable and promising cosmetic business, here’s a list of top 5 cosmetic wholesale markets in Guangzhou to help you locate qualified suppliers.

1. Beauty Exchange Center 美博城

Strategically located in the neighborhood of Guangzhou Railway Station markets area and Guihuagang handbag markets, Guangzhou beauty exchange center is brimming with excitement throughout the year. Consisted of three huge cosmetic wholesale buildings housing hundreds of China cosmetic suppliers, the beauty exchange center in Guangzhou offers great variety and prices for beauty and wellness products. The underground floor of Building C is fully loaded with virgin hair with most Chinese virgin hair suppliers coming from Northern China especially Qingdao and Henan.

Address: No. 121, Guangyuanxi Road广园西路121号

Nearest subway station: Sanyuanli, Line 2.

2. Xingfa Plaza 兴发广场

The huge wholesale market in China is dedicated to makeup and personal care products. It’s located in the outskirt of Guangzhou, away from the chaotic and bustling Guangzhou wholesale markets in the city center. Basically you can find almost any kind of cosmetics in this huge Guangzhou cosmetic market with a scale of 90,000 square meters and about1, 427 shops.

Transportation: Exit A, Feixiang Park subway station, line 2.

Product range: eyelashes, lipsticks, eyeliners, perfumes, nail polishes, brushes, rollers, hair dye, straighteners, Brazilian hair, wigs, skin care products, etc.

3. Eva International Cosmetic Purchasing Center 怡发国际化妆品采购中心

Eva International Cosmetic Purchasing Center is strategically located within proximity to Feixiang Park subway station, Line 2, neighboring Xingfa Plaza beauty and cosmetics market.

The huge China skincare and cosmetics market is housed in a five-level air-conditioned building. The floor directory at the entrance of the huge shopping mecca provides time-saving information to locate China cosmetics suppliers. L1 to L3 are devoted to cosmetics wholesale markets with an amazing range of China cosmetics wholesale shops and showrooms.

Product range: lotions, creams, eye-shadows, lipsticks, masks, razors to shampoos, hair dye, straighteners, soaps, wellness products, etc.

4. Shunfa Cosmetics and Hair Products Market 顺发美容美发用品城

A much smaller scale cosmetic wholesale market neighboring Xingfa Plaza, Shunfa is more modernized and organized. The market is devoted mostly to hair products like hair dye, straighteners, hair equipment for salons, etc.

5. Tai’an Plaza 泰安广场

An older Guangzhou cosmetic wholesale market located about 100 meters from Eva cosmetic market, you can find a great assortment of cosmetics and hair equipment in Tai’an Plaza cosmetic market.

Guangzhou is two-faced. Chaotic Guangzhou wholesale markets with lively atmosphere sprawl along every corner, towering skyscrapers line along Tianhe CBD while lying underground of the commercial center you can find the civilization of Nanyue kingdom that traces back to 2000 years ago, and tucked away from the chaotic markets are some serene hidden gems like Shamian island, lychee bay scenic areas, etc.

The city has too much to offer, and the top two most mind-blowing parts for me are Guangzhou metro at peak hours and Guangzhou clothes wholesale markets at peak season. You can’t imagine how busy they are! Look.

What a mess at the exit of Nancheng clothes market in Shahe.

Heavy traffic at the entrance. Can’t even walk.

I was scared from entering the clothes market after so many time of getting stuck. J If you are brave enough don’t miss out on the second or third floors, you might probably move about 50 meters in 20 minutes supposed you wouldn’t push for a way out.

In the neighboring market Wanjia clothes wholesale plaza, the entrance is also flooded with crowds, trolley fully loaded with clothes packed in big black plastic bags, cars, etc.

It’s the same with clothes wholesale markets in Guangzhou railway station: fully loaded with people, goods and vehicles.

Inside Kapok Intl Fashion City, clothes packed in big plastic bags were either piling high at the store front or spreading around.

While larger cosmetics wholesale markets in Guangzhou like Beauty Exchange Center, Xingfa Plaza might have a whole assortment of beauty products scattering in different wholesale buildings catered to any and every beauty need, it may worth exploring other options that could work even better if you are looking for hair products and hair equipment in Guangzhou. Here in Shunfa, a much smaller scare market in Guangzhou dedicated to hair products and equipment, will definitely meet your needs of importing hair products from China at affordable rates.

Chinese name: 顺发美容美发用品城

Address: No. 37-39 Xingyun Lu, Baiyun District, Guangzhou.

广州市白云区兴云路37-39号

Nearest subway station: Feixiang Park, Line 2.

Shunfa hair products market is in the vicinity of Feixiang Park subway station, Line two, neighboring Xingfa Plaza.

The three-storey hair products market in Guangzhou is much clean, modern and organized while compared with other wholesale markets in Guangzhou. It consists of two buildings that are linked together by an arcade. Both buildings are lined with Chinese cosmetic shops with eye-dazzling banners in the storefronts. Most shops in Shunfa hair products market is devoted to hair related products, like hair dye, straightener, flat iron, other equipment for salons, etc.