I visited Huaqiangbei about a month ago. Was actually a bit disappointed. The YouTubers definitely oversell it. Yes, it's highly "gentrified" now, with big ele

I visited Huaqiangbei about a month ago. Was actually a bit disappointed. The YouTubers definitely oversell it. Yes, it's highly "gentrified" now, with big electronics chains having huge stores (yes, more than one). Other than that most stall owners just want to jump on the newest bandwagon (drones, VR, Bitcoin miners) or just sell iPhone accessories. Maybe the most amazing thing are the ground floors of most buildings were the "raw" electronic components are actually sold. Or better word would be marketed. You are suppose to "window shop" there and place an order for bulk purchase afterwards. It also seems 90% of these stalls are just for the marketing purpose. They sell mostly on Taobao. There's a never ending noise of yellow packing tape being wrapped around carton boxes. OTOH I really liked their logistics services, ZTO in particular. They're cheap, reliable and have proper package tracking.