Tianjin with its special location and history has since played an even more important role in China's economy, which also contributed to the fact that a Chinese emperor was compelled to make it an open port to foreign merchants.  From antiques to western modern clothing, Tianjin is one of China's best places to go shopping.  A variety of specialty goods that Tianjin produces such as carpets, New Year posters and clay figurines are very famous in the world.

Binjiang Dao (Bingjiang Street)
With block upon block of stalls and shops, it is the busiest shopping streets in Tianjing and the best place for general shopping.  It contains almost anything you might fancy.  

Heping Business Street
It is located west of Haihe River and across the Biangjiang Dao.  It started to be built in 1902 and many famous business buildings of Tianjin can be found here - Tianxiang Department, Quanye Department, Taikang Department, Bohai Tower, and Zhejiang Xingye Bank, etc.  In addition, you can also find a few Chinese traditional famous stores.

Zhongxin Park Shopping District
Zhongxin Park is the northern boundary of the main shopping district, with surrounding roads of Dagu Lu, Jinzhou Dao and Chifeng Dao.

Shenyang Antique Market (Guwan shichang)
It is located at Shengyan Dao, Heping District.  The most popular destination for those shoppers to Tianjin has to be the Antique Market (Guwan shichang). This area, just west of the main shopping district, is packed full of curios both old and new.  Even if you don’t intend to buy anything, you will still have fun strolling the alleys, which are lined with dark, small shops and stalls. The size of the market varies according to the time of a year and also date of the week, when Sunday attracting swarms of Beijing people bargain hunting.

Gulou (Drum-Tower) Business Street
It is in the center of the City and 22 km away from the Tianjin Train West Station, 18km from Tianjin Airport. Many shopping streets surround this area.  Xinan Shopping Street, Ancient culture Street, Wen Temple, Hotel Street can be easily reached.

Quanye Bazaar Department Store
The Quanye Bazaar Department Store, a nine-stores steel construction on the corner of Changchun Dao and Heping Lu, is popular as the only Department Store in China that uses real people instead of mannequins to model its clothes.

Nirenzhang Clay Figurine Store
It stands on the Ancient Culture Street. Clay figurines have been famous in Tianjin ever since the Master of clay, Zhang mingshan, came on the scene in the nineteenth century.  The Store is the best place to get these figurines and to purchase your New Year posters. 

Yangliuqing New Year Poster Shop
It is a small town to the west of Tianjin and famous for its art printing produced in early times.