We got off to an early start this Saturday morning and made out way to Xiang He (香河) in bordering Hebei Province. We were told that the make affordable and quality custom-made furniture in this “Furniture City” or 家具成. Driving on the expressway due east, we arrived in Xiang He in about one hour, and what we saw was literally an entire city devoted to home furnishings!
After half a day of walking around three different “neighborhoods”, we found our man and we visited his factory. We ordered our entire collection of furniture through him and it will all be completed and delivered in less than 2 weeks. You can ask us about the furniture quality and workmanship then, haha.
In the end, it was another great day and big step towards opening at NLGX. Once we got back into the city, we capped off our day with the purchase of a second-hand tricycle or “sanlunche “, which we will be using to transport NLGX goods through the hutongs. We’ll be painting it NLGX red with logos all over, so keep an eye out for one of us cycling around Nanluoguxiang!
