Haiphone is not a very large, but actively developing city with new residential projects and trading complexes. Walking around the city, you will find quite a few buildings under construction, well, and commercial and entertainment institutions (many, but not everything, of course) - with modern amenities. A good example of the modern shopping center is "Thuy Duong Plaza" with a fairly popular trading mall "Parkson Plaza". Almost next to this complex has a "Big C" supermarket with many business offices, well, and commercial departments.
But about them later. If you think about what you can buy in Haifone, then it is worth remembering that Haiphon is known for its high quality tapestries and carpets.
All this can be purchased on the market or in more convenient shopping complexes or directly from the factory. In Vietnam, you can also buy cheap, high-quality (but how it will turn out) Clothes and shoes Well, for meals go to local markets, where everything is fresh.
In the shopping centers of Hymifer, naturally, all the familiar well-known brands of clothing and footwear of European brands are sold, but on a weekday you will probably be one of the few buyers in these trading houses, as the locals know where you can get a copy of "Chanel" or "Dior" is many, many times cheaper (in the centers it is all worth, sometimes, even more expensive than us. We need it?). Another wonderful product that should be sought in Haifone - Fabrics (in particular, silks - From it here sew beautiful clothes and bed linen. Oh, these silk sheets!).
Moreover, silk here is really excellent quality and all sorts of different colors. You can buy a crawling cloth and sew something at home. As for jewelry, silver is more or less in order, but then be careful, acquiring jade products: often for nephritis Give the cheaper stone Bowenit - it looks almost the same, but it is much less solid (then you can do, it is possible not to be understood and cooked) and much less valuable.
And a little more about Haiphon's retail outlets:
Shopping streets
On the street Hoang Van Thu (Hoang Van Thu) You will find clothing stores with clothes (sorry) all kinds and sizes. NGUYEN DUC CANH) - Whole shoe street. Tourists who plan to buy souvenirs for relatives and friends, and buy them at a low price, should go to the street Chan Fu downtown. Souvenirs that can be brought from here - dishes, porcelain objects, silver ornaments, ceramics, magnets, all sorts of wood crafts and much more.
Supermarket "Big C"
One of the ten stores of this network, which are scattered throughout Vietnam (and other Asian countries), is a complex of 70 stores and cafes (including all the favorite KFC and Highlands Coffee). In the relatively comfortable departments of this shopping center, goods are sold at a reasonable price, and for this "Big SI" they love our tourists and expats. If you need to withdraw money from the card, you will find international automata in the mall, but in most supermarket departments you can pay a card.
Schedule: Every day 08:30 - 22:00
Location: Lê HồNG PhONG, đằNG Giang, Hải An Hải Phòn
Cho Sat Market (Cho Sat Market)
Cho Sat - the city market, which is located next to the Tarn Bak Station bus station, from where, by the way, there are a lot of buses to Hanoi. This is a lively place on a fairly large territorial, which is all littered with fresh vegetables and fruits, souvenirs and other good. Even if you do not plan to buy anything here, to the market it is worth come to at least watch the course of the life of the local people, especially since going not far, because the market is located almost in the city center. The market works every day.
Hang Kenh Tapestry Factory (Hang Kenh Tapestry Factory)
Hang Ken, the old plant, which is currently the largest exporter of the country. A visit to this plant is included in most daily excursions in the city. So, with a very high probability, you will visit this factory and you, if, of course, buy one of the excursions from local agencies. The plant opened two French businessmen back in 1929. They produce high quality carpets in the factory, from wool, tapestries and other products - all handmade. Visitors will have the opportunity to watch an impressive manufacturing process, learn more about technologies, and maybe to buy a couple of rugs and paintings on the wall. Why not!
Location: on the south side there is a tank (Tam Bac Lake)
Parkson Plaza.
The Parkson Plaza shopping center was opened in January 2007, and he is part of a 19-storey shopping center in twin towers, called "Tui Duong Plaza" (TD Plaza). This large luxurious shopping center offers a wide range of branded goods (Gucci and Chanel, for example), including cosmetics and jewelry (on the 1st floor). There is a supermarket (4th floor), a spacious bowling center, a video game room (4th floor) and a cinema (5th floor). The shopping complex also has a pretty courtyard and several restaurants. Parkson is a popular department store in Malaysia, opened his first shopping center in Vietnam in 2005, and at present, an increasing number of these stores is spread throughout the country.
Location: Le Hong Phong Street, NGO QUYEN
Seafood Market Cho GA (CHO GA)
One of the largest seafood markets in the country. Be prepared for the fact that in this market can smell just terrible (which is not surprising not at all) and be dirty. In addition to seafood, there are other products and ready-made meals too.
Location: Between the streets of Lương Khánh Thiện and TRầN NHậT DUậT, in the area of NGô QUYềN
Stores in Haifone open early, and close late. Open somewhere between 7:00 and 8:00 and work approximately 23:30. It is very convenient, however! Some stores, nevertheless, closes for afternoon sleep, on Siesta, so to speak, but this also applies to most of the small private benches, and especially in a smoking summer heat. Here is such a shopping in Haifone!