The decline and fall of China's gadget paradise
Just across the border from Hong Kong, the district boasts a series of towering malls with floors full of stalls crammed together, all packed with electronics.
This is Huaqiangbei, China's gadget paradise located in Shenzhen.
If you think of it, you can probably find it: From drones to selfie sticks, circuit boards to robots, Huaqiangbei is an electronics dreamland.
It had an ability to attract customers from all over the country (and the world) that earned it a reputation as a “barometer” of China’s electronics industry. Products aren’t made at Huaqiangbei, but it’s where trends are formed.
We visited the markets on a Monday, but didn’t see the hustle we expected.
“You can see there’s a lot of empty space around here,” said Li Chunsheng, one of shop owners.
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Just across the border from Hong Kong, the district boasts a series of towering malls with floors full of stalls crammed together, all packed with electronics.
This is Huaqiangbei, China's gadget paradise located in Shenzhen.
If you think of it, you can probably find it: From drones to selfie sticks, circuit boards to robots, Huaqiangbei is an electronics dreamland.
It had an ability to attract customers from all over the country (and the world) that earned it a reputation as a “barometer” of China’s electronics industry. Products aren’t made at Huaqiangbei, but it’s where trends are formed.
We visited the markets on a Monday, but didn’t see the hustle we expected.
“You can see there’s a lot of empty space around here,” said Li Chunsheng, one of shop owners.
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