Xi’an Souvenirs

Xi’an is a great place to shop for cultural items. Jiefang Lu is a thriving shopping area and offers great window-shopping-. Just south of the Drum Tower is Dong Da Jie and Xi Da Jie. This street runs east to west through the city and is lined with many stores.In the Muslim quarter just outside the Great Mosque is the Dajue Xiang Market (dajue xiang shichang Here you’ll find little of everything antiques musical Shuyuanmen Street(shuyuanmen fanggu yitigojie), located east of Nanmenli, offers good knick-knack hunting opportunities amongst replica Ming and Qing dynasties’ architecture anything and everything related to Chinese culture can be found here. Wenbao zhai over at5 Zhongduan, Yanta Lu isa good place to pick up some local folk art. For the serious antique collector, Zhongtian Ge is good stop. Located at6 Shuyuan Men, this store has fine collectables with export certificates.

Xi’an is known for subjects of this pottits Tang dynasty tri-colored porcelain(tang sancdi).The expressive, though be wary of any shops that claim their wares are “old.” As a storehouse of ancient culture, books featuring the calligraphy of famous calligraphers are popular items. Paper cutting(jianzhi) is popular folk art in Shaanxi, on holidays and weddings, villagers decorate their homes with bright (mostly red) paper cuttings that are rich and varied and always feature symbols of good luck. Cashing in on Xi’an’s main attraction, replicas of Terracotta Warriors(bingmayong) are everywhere; they range from few inches tall to life–size, with prices of up to several thousand US dollars.

Also check out the colorful clay sculptures of Fengxiang. Originally toys for children during the farming off-season. The long history and unique artistic style have made the sculptures very famous in China. And the Chinese zodiac animal designs have been frequently featured on Chinese stamps.

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