Recently, Shenzhen Huaqiang North has once again gone viral across the internet! Known as “China’s No.1 Electronics Street”, this place has now become a new check-in spot for foreign tourists—they come specially with empty suitcases to shop, casually filling them with various tech gadgets, and exclamations of “Good price” can be heard everywhere. From AI glasses to drones, from translators to portable cameras, Huaqiang North has captivated global tourists with its cost-effective “Made in China” intelligent products.
On Huaqiang North Pedestrian Street, foreign faces dragging suitcases are everywhere, which has become the latest scenic sight. The Iranian couple Mohammad are among them—they bought a bunch of products in one go, including digital cameras, mini cameras, hair dryers, and so on. In the end, they couldn’t carry them all, so they simply bought another suitcase on the spot. Such scenes happen almost every day here.
A Huaqiang North merchant’s words reflect the popularity: “After foreign tourists buy trendy products, they come to me to buy suitcases. I can sell 10 to 20 a day. Some buy empty suitcases first before shopping, while others come to buy more after their purchases can’t fit. In short, everyone is in a ‘big shopping’ mode.” And “too cost-effective” and “much more advantageous in price compared to Europe” are the most common evaluations from foreign tourists, with “Good price” becoming a universal catchphrase.
Visitor flow data intuitively confirms this popularity. Since October 2025, the monthly number of in-store visitors to Huaqiang North has exceeded 100,000. Especially after the conclusion of the Canton Fair, the proportion of foreign visitors has continued to rise. Throughout 2025, an average of over 7,000 foreign visitors flocked here every day. Amidst haggling, they take away a wealth of “Made in China” intelligent products.
Interestingly, language is never a barrier here. Translators and translation glasses have become “must-haves” for foreign tourists, with almost everyone having one. Precisely because communication is unimpeded, their shopping efficiency is extremely high—they can fill their shopping bags to the brim in less than half a day. And these products that solve communication problems are themselves bestsellers in Huaqiang North.
Speaking of bestsellers, we have to mention the impressive achievements of “Made in Huaqiang North”. A person in charge of the business district revealed that in the first half of 2025 alone, the overseas sales of Huaqiang North’s AI glasses surged by 270% year-on-year, becoming a vivid epitome of China’s intelligent manufacturing going global. After sorting out, the list of Huaqiang North’s most popular products among foreign tourists has also been clearly released: the “Seeing the World” AI glasses, “Flying Vision” drones, “Boundless Communication” translators, and “Recording Wonderful Life” portable cameras firmly occupy the top four positions.
In fact, Huaqiang North’s resurgence in popularity is inseparable from the continuous optimization of the visa-free transit policy, which has made it more convenient for foreign tourists to come to China for shopping. But more importantly, the products here are both technologically advanced and practical, with appealing cost-effectiveness. From a former distribution center for electronic components to today’s global intelligent hardware procurement center, Huaqiang North uses these best-selling tech products to show the world an innovative, efficient and convenient technological China.
If you come to Huaqiang North, you might also be attracted by these novel and affordable products. And when you see foreign tourists shopping with suitcases, you may truly feel: China’s intelligent manufacturing is being seen and loved by the world.
