Jimo Lu Market

Our friend took us to a huge market called Jimo Lu Market in the old part of the city. The first two pictures are of the streets in that area. There is a lot of construction going on even in the old part. You can tell by the photos that the area is a much lower economic area than the part of Qingdao where we are staying.


The market was a huge old building with at least 3 floors. The outside did not even look like a place to shop---there was no sign telling the name of the building, and we had to walk through construction, a muddy path, and up a make-shift ramp to get to the small door that was the entrance. But the inside was almost like an inside Trader's Village or Canton. It was full of tiny shops selling everything imaginable--clothes, shoes, belts, toys, electronics, souvenir items, food, etc. Prices were quite good there. The next two pictures are inside a traditional clothing shop. The shop makes custom clothes. You can choose from many bolts of fabric and many designs. There were some clothes that were already made for sale, too. I bought Lauren and Katelyn and Collin traditional silk clothes here. I had to guess on the sizes, as sizes are not marked like ours.
The next are pictures from the day we got home. Collin would not wear his new clothes because he thought that they were pajamas, and he did not want to go to bed! So he cried until I took them off!



One of the shops in the market had sea shells for sale.

The next Saturday Ron and I went back to Jimo Lu on our own in a taxi and bought a few more things for gifts. We never did see the entire market!