vanwilder331 Posted November 23, 2006 at 03:14 PM Report Posted November 23, 2006 at 03:14 PM Hi there, Does anybody know where could i buy original chinese army coats in Beijing (jun yong da yi)?? I found a place near Chaoyang Park but all the stuff they sell is fake. Any advice is more than welcome! Thanks in advance! Quote
roddy Posted November 23, 2006 at 03:37 PM Report Posted November 23, 2006 at 03:37 PM There are a couple of army supplies stores (clothes, boots, mostly, no tanks) near where I live. Both just north of Wenhuiqiao, which itself is a little north of Xizhimen. One on each side of the road, and I think there's a sign pointing to one off the main road. Not sure if they'll have the genuine article, and could well be a bit out of the way. What, out of curiosity, is the difference between the real ones and the fakes? Never really thought of someone ripping off the PLA . . . Quote
vanwilder331 Posted November 23, 2006 at 03:44 PM Author Report Posted November 23, 2006 at 03:44 PM The price for a fake one is 40 yuan, maybe bargaining even less and the coat looks cheap. Original army coats are completely different, are old and their buttons are not fake.. Many differences..... Let me know if you find one! Quote
roddy Posted November 23, 2006 at 03:49 PM Report Posted November 23, 2006 at 03:49 PM I'm not looking for one I did have one when I was up in Harbin, but only actually wore it a couple of times when I had to be outside standing still for any length of time. I just had a quick look on Taobao.com though, and there are a few Beijing-based sellers if you search 军用大衣 Quote
Ninja Posted November 24, 2006 at 03:09 AM Report Posted November 24, 2006 at 03:09 AM Years ago I used to have one of the blue peasant coats that look like the PLA ones but are shorter and don't have the shiny buttons. Also came with a detachable woolen inner layer and detachable fur collar. I'd so love to find one of those again. Quote
heifeng Posted November 28, 2006 at 02:03 AM Report Posted November 28, 2006 at 02:03 AM So somehow my Chinese friend was just telling me they were able to buy some cheap (authentic) army coats for 90 yuan (and I remembered this thread was just talking about this), but apparently they got the "I work with military peeps everyday" discount. He said that the actual price should definitely be more, but didn't say how much more...and they just bought them from some military people directly.... ok, this probably didn't help that much...but I guess for a "price reference" Quote
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