Trading district
Shuibei jewellery district
Shenzhen, China
One of the world's largest jewellery wholesale areas, in Luohu near the Hong Kong border, with thousands of businesses in trading centres. The surrounding Qingshuihe area supplies more than half of China's gold jewellery. Gold is usually sold at the world price plus a making charge per gram. Metro Line 3 to Shuibei.
Shuibei, in Shenzhen's Luohu district near the Hong Kong border, is one of the largest jewellery wholesale areas in the world. Factories began settling here in the 1980s, soon after Shenzhen became a special economic zone, and the area grew into the centre of China's gold jewellery industry, with thousands of businesses in multi-storey trading centres.
What you find
Gold jewellery above all, wholesale and to order, together with platinum, silver, diamonds, coloured stones, jade and pearls. Manufacturers, wholesalers, designers, refiners and testing laboratories work side by side, and the wider Qingshuihe area supplies a large share of China's gold jewellery.
How trading works
Buyers walk the trading centres and deal directly with wholesalers. Gold is usually priced at the day's gold rate plus a making charge per gram; custom orders are quoted on weight, design and finish. The area is busiest on weekdays.
Visiting and buying safely
- Shuibei station (Metro Line 3) is in the middle of the district.
- Check the hallmark and fineness on gold, and ask for a test certificate on stones; several state and private labs work in the area.
- Take the rules on carrying gold across the Hong Kong border into account before you buy.
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