What is Dragon Mart:-
Dubai's Dragon Mart, the largest trading hub for products from China outside the Chinese main land has already attracted huge numbers of visitors since opening its doors on December 7th 2004.

Developed by Nakheel at its International City in the Al Warsan area of Dubai, the 1.2 km long Dragon-shaped structure has attracted residents from Dubai and neighboring Emirates who come to enjoy a unique shopping experience while browsing a vast and varied selection of Chinese products.

What Is attraction in the Dragon Mart:-
Dragon Mart includes showrooms, shopping areas, restaurants and warehouses that house 4000 enterprises dealing in Chinese products. The Mart is divided into several commercial and service areas, an office area and a business centre. It also has negotiation rooms and three conference rooms within the commercial areas.

Another major factor draw-card, and one that fascinates public, is the Mart’s distinctive architecture, which is very rare in this part of the world. Spread across 150,000 square meters the Dragon Mart is the first component of Nakheel’s International City project.  

Architecture Attraction in Dragon mart:-
Adjoining the Dragon Mart will be a complex of 25 residential buildings with a Chinese-theme, located approximately 300 meters away from the mart. The residential section will comprise 1,868 quality apartments with retail space on the ground floor level, completing the picture of an elegant mixed-use development.
The residential districts, commercial areas and other tourist Attractions that will form International City will be completed at different stages throughout 2005.

Best time to Visit:-
The popularity of Dragon Mart can only increase over the coming months as more people learn about the superior quality products and services that the Chinese manufactures have to offer. Dubai’s importance as a commercial and tourist destination assures its growing market for various innovative concepts like the ones Nakheel has been developing. On completion, the International City, will attract visitors from all over the globe as it will offer world-class amenities catering to a multi-cultural audience.

Dragon Structure:-
The 1.2 km long dragon shaped structure is a permanent exhibition space comprising showrooms and business facilities including: post offices, meeting and negotiation rooms, full commercial and general services and will assemble the most exhaustive collection of Chinese products under one roof.

The development, which is being jointly promoted by Nakheel and Chinamex Middle East Investment and Trade Promotion Centre, is spread over an area of 150,000 square meters in addition to 30,000 square meters of warehouses. It will host Chinese businesses or businesses associated with products and services from China, including joint venture companies and companies operating from China through the Chinamex Middle East Investment and Trade Promotion Centre.

Commercial Area of Dragon Mart:-
The Mart is divided into several commercial areas, which will host a wide variety of Chinese products and commodities, including, textile and garments, food and groceries, household and electric appliances, interior decoration, home furnishing, arts and craft, chemical products, sports and leisure accessories, electronics and lifestyle products. The development will also host food courts with Chinese restaurants and other tourism interests for visitors to sample Chinese heritage and culture.

The work on the Dragon Mart is proceeding, paving the way for the development to be opened for business as early as the end of 2004. The epi-structure of the project is finished with the work on the interiors being almost complete. A sculpture representing Chinamex logo designed exclusively by Chinamex will form the centrepiece of the fountain facing the main entrance of the Mart. The interior of the Dragon Mart body will host vast exhibition spaces divided into six zones, each of which is further divided into four exhibition areas. Between every two consecutive show areas there is an open space, covered by a large tent around 17 meters high, with a total of 11 tents spread across the entire structure to represent the spine of the dragon. The body of the dragon measures around 980 meters long and 110 metres wide and around 6.4 metres high. The two-storeyed Dragonhead measures around 220 metres in length and 210 metres in width and 18 metres in height will have a full-fledged Chinese Garden on the ground level.

Market Value of Dragon Mart:-
The Dragon Mart has demonstrated Nakheel's ability to understand and dissect emerging market and business trends, and to offer the right infrastructure solutions for business activity and excellence,' said bin Sulayem. 'The Dragon Mart on completion will be the centre of business activity in the Middle East for Chinese businesses. The project is also a realization of the longstanding relationship between the Chinese government, the expatriate Chinese community and the UAE.'