Panjiayuan Second-Hand Market is a holiday market where second-hand goods, handicrafts, collections and ornaments are traded. The market is divided into 4 business areas: the large canopy area for handicrafts, the area for ancient and old furniture, the area for ancient and old calligraphic works, paintings, books and periodicals, and the business area for ancient architectures with more than 3000 booths and businessmen of more than 10 nationalities such as Han, Hui, Man, Miao, Dong, Uigur, Mongolian, Tibetan and Korean nationalities from 26 provinces, municipalities directly under the Central Government and autonomous regions, such as Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Henan, Guangxi, Jiangxi, Yunnan, Xinjiang and Tibet. The main goods traded are furniture modeled after antiques, writing brushes, ink sticks, ink slabs and paper, ancient books, calligraphic works and paintings, old books and periodicals, agates, jades, emeralds, potteries, Chinese and foreign coins, bamboo, wood and ivory carvings, types of facial makeup in shadow plays, Buddhists’ keepsakes, national clothes, dresses, relics of the Culture Revolution and articles for daily use.On Saturdays and Sundays, it is crowded with vehicles, experts seeking treasures and novelties, and amateurs who only evaluate but do not buy. There are a variety of antiques, handicrafts and old household articles. You can find everything imaginable and see things you have never heard of. It is a good place for to sharpen your eyes.

Location: To the southwest of Panjiayuan Bridge, the southern part of the Third East Ring Road, Beijing

Business Hours: the business area for ancient architectures is open every day, and the large canopy area for handicrafts (goods spread out on the ground) is open every Saturday and Sunday.