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Dragon Mart.
· n. · Englishplace
"An enormous Chinese wholesale mall near International City. Sells everything. Seriously, everything."

A dragon-shaped megaplex near International City, operating as a Chinese wholesale and retail hub — 4,000+ shops across two phases, selling furniture, electronics, toys, lighting, hardware, fabrics, tools, kitchenware, and a hundred other categories, almost all Chinese-manufactured, often direct from factories.

The prices are the point. Traders, small business owners, and residents who've done the maths make regular runs. It is not glamorous — fluorescent lights, dense stalls, signage in Mandarin and Arabic — but it is one of the more honest retail experiences in the city. Nobody is trying to sell you a lifestyle. They are trying to sell you a shelf unit.

The scale is staggering on first visit. Go with a list.