My home city, Shenyang, like many other Chinese cities, has changed much. There were more international branding stores residing in large department stores or shopping malls like the one below:
However, one could see something you might not encounter in the US, such as a customer bearing his chest to try on a shirt in public, in a Zara store:
There were also many clothes shops in underground tunnels, constructed during the time when China was preparing a showdown with the Soviets:
When I go to supermarkets in Shenyang, I liked to linger in food section, particularly the counters selling local specialties, such as pancakes and breads:
I also found it fascinating to see rows of Pepsi and Coca-Cola:
For fruits, the locals often frequented special fruit shops - less tidy but quite fresh, and a bear-chested salesperson fit here better than Zara:
What I really didn't like visiting was produce marketing - messy, dirty, and littered with dust and animal feeds around live-fowl vendors:
The image of those pensive caged birds really haunted me.
Label: Shenyang, Shenyang Trip 2012
i think shangai is a good market place to shop to hanging out...
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