Back-to-School Shopping Guide: Shop Smart, Play Hard!

english.beijing.gov.cn
2025-09-04

Want to get all your back-to-school supplies while having fun? Check out this shopping guide!

Joy City Chaoyang

Deli Super Stationery Festival (Beijing) is in its full swing at Joy City Chaoyang! There you can buy products from 12 top-tier copyrighted collections, including Ne Zha, Eggy Party, and Link Click. Get ready for over 1,000 stationery products and other creative souvenirs, like notebooks, planners and highlighters! The event will end on September 7 and you need to hurry to find your favorites!

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Langyuan Station

Explore more than 40 unique spaces where old factories can offer you new surprises.

 XIDIANJIYI Fun Town

This industrial-chic complex blends old factories with contemporary design, standing as an ideal place to wander around and take photos.

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China Academy of Oil Painting

Don't miss this iconic, Internet-famous white chapel (actually a lecture hall) and the ongoing 7th "Exploration + Discovery" Emerging Chinese Oil Painting Exhibition (挖掘•发现——中国油画新人展). The exhibition will run through September 7.

Opening hours: 09:00–17:00 Tuesday to Sunday

Admission: Free

THE BOX on Chaoyangmen Outer Street

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As the currently hottest hangout for young people, THE BOX is perfect for back-to-school shopping—whether for stationery or new outfits!

MINISO LAND Beijing No.1 Store

This is the world's first immersive store featuring top global franchises. Apart from those products of standard varieties, there are plenty of secret varieties waiting to be discovered in this store covering nearly 1,000 square meters!

BENSTORE

Here you can find original stationery products including writing implements of various kinds. It also houses a vintage section showcasing the stationery products from around the world, which were produced in the last nearly 100 years.

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Tsutaya Bookstore

This bookstore offers a wide range of books, stationery, lifestyle goods, and magazines from around the world.

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[Photo via the official WeChat account of Sanlitun Subdistrict Office]

Taikoo Li Sanlitun

 As a hub for fashion, dining and leisure, it is an ultimate destination for trendsetters.

Liangma River International Waterfront

Connecting multiple locations, including Sanlitun, Yansha, SOLANA, and Chaoyang Park, this waterfront route allows visitors to stroll through Beijing's nightlife or experience a cool boat trip at night.


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[Photo via the official website of SOLANA]

SOLANA

Brimming with exotic charm, this trendsetting fashion hub aligned with global styles is also a culinary paradise where you can dine by a lake mirroring romantic lights.

Bairong World Trade Center (Phase II)

This is a family-friendly, all-age shopping complex integrating shopping, dining, children's entertainment, leisure and sports. M&G's flagship store and Deli's exhibition center there can offer you a comprehensive selection of stationery to fulfill all your back-to-school supply needs in one stop.

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Nanyuan Forest and Wetland Park

The park features a meadow, a wetland, and streams that coexist in harmony. Its Yanjingtai (燕景台, a watching platform) has become a popular spot in the capital for enjoying panoramic views and appreciating the city's skyline.

Universal Beijing Resort

This destination houses super popular entertainment facilities and attractions from Universal Resorts around the world, thoughtfully blending Chinese cultural elements to fulfill countless visitors' "cinematic dreams". From September 5 through to November 2, the exhilarating "Scares @ Universal" event will give you a spook, with its closing time extended to 22:00 during this period of nighttime experiences.

Beijing Performing Arts Center

This center includes an opera hall, a concert hall, a theater, a multipurpose hall and an outdoor theater. Its overall design has drawn inspiration from the ancient Chinese grain warehouses that used to stand beside the canal wharves, earning it the nickname of the "Grand Canal Granary of Culture".

Beijing Library

Beijing Library is the first cultural landmark in the city to be included in TIME's "The World's 100 Greatest Places of 2025".

Grand Canal Museum of Beijing

Blending historical elements with modern architecture, the museum's ingenious design "transports" visitors through time. Multiple areas for the permanent exhibitions feature immersive interactive experiences — engaging, entertaining, and visually stunning! The ongoing "This Is The Shang" exhibition will run through October 12 — don't miss it!

(Source: Official WeChat account of the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Culture and Tourism)

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