With over 1000 jewelry outlets across China, i-Stone is one of the best known brand names in China. I went to their outlet on WangFuJing Street, one of the first i-Stone to open in Beijing. A large selection of jewelries made of natural gems filled the store displays as I entered.

According to the shop assistants, the best seller in the shop is a necklace with a white butterfly jade pendant (RMB 80). Crafted exquisitely with pure natural white jade, this beautiful necklace put you closer to nature.

In addition to necklaces, they also offer bracelets, earrings, pendants, and other inexpensive to mid-tier jewelry. Prices range from RMB 10 to RMB 1000. The shop assistants speak basic English, and can help you pick out the most suitable jewelry for you.

What I appreciate

A large selection of gem jewelries and reasonable prices

What customers appreciate

A large selection of gem jewelries and reasonable prices

At the southwest of Dongsi Shitiao Bridge, a new jewelry market named Da Jia Yong Li attracts people’s attention, especially collectors’, for it is the top-grade jewelry market in Beijing considered as a collector’s paradise.

Lobby

Entering the building, you’ll feel cool and comfortable at once, in striking contrast with the scorchingly hot Beijing weather of late.

The lobby harbors a huge Ding, an ancient cooking vessel made of precious stone, and a large piece of Chinese painting on display. Behind these, there are four escalators bringing you to the second floor and to the basement floor.

Scope of operations

Floor 2 consists of many jewelry shops that are beautifully decorated.

The basement level offers peculiar stones, antiques, paintings and calligraphy, inner paintings, silk, porcelain, pottery, wooden sculptures, and reproductions of ancient furniture.

The jewelry market occupies a surface area of 3,000 square meters, with over 80 shops specializing in jade, diamond, red and blue gems, pearls, white marble, red coral, crystal, and Shou Shan stone. It is a professional wholesale market dealing with the highest rate of precious stones in Beijing.

Quality guaranteed

To guarantee the merchandise quality and protect consumers’ legal rights, the market has specially invited the most authoritative jewelry appraising organization of China to stay in and ensure genuine quality. Any consumer with a problem or question may dial 6409.6883 to get a satisfactory answer.

A duplicate of business license is sticking onto the door of each store, thus ensuring every shopkeeper is a legal one.

Jewelry processing and appraising

Shop # 2063 provides jewelry-processing service to customers.

Room #2040 shelters the Gao De Jewelry Appraising Research Institute, the earliest jewelry appraisal and research organization in China, equipped with the most advanced testing equipment. The appraising center holds multiple certificates from China and abroad.

Peculiar Stones

At the basement level, many peculiar stones are on display, their prices range from RMB 1000 to RMB 300,000. They are treasures made by nature combining artists’ workmanship.

Ahimsa Crystals and Tea Shop specializes in natural crystal jewelry and ornaments mainly imported from Brazil. The shop also sells Chinese tea.

Among the items artfully displayed, I noticed some beautiful crystal ore; fine ornaments made of natural crystal and jade; Chinese traditional patterns covered with natural crystal and jade; world-famous traditional Chinese teas: Tie Guanyin, Longjing, Bi Luochun, jasmine tea, as well as a unique Pu’er tea harvest from 100-years old tea trees.

The shop features a tea bar that serves no-egg cakes and refreshments.

What I appreciated

Beautiful natural crystal jewelry and ornaments, agreeable environment, attractive display, enthusiastic and kind service.