Shopping Guide (Specialty Recommendation)

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Hainan boasts much-diversified specialties such as dried seafood, dried fruit, coconut-made products, etc. Pearls, crystal and Li brocade are particularly famous. How can you just walk away when you are amidst of such wonderful variety of things?

Dried Seafood: Dried seafood such as shrimp, fish, sea cucumber, fish maw, abalone, squid, salted fish, you name it, are all available in each supermarket. What you need to do is choose what you need.

Tropical Fruit, Tea, etc: Tropical fruit gives you a particular taste, while the dried products can reserve the fragrance of the fresh ones. You may get confused about what to buy when walking into a supermarket: mangos and pineapples are not only cost-effective but also good quality. Coconut foodstuff, betel nuts, tea, coffee and yellow lantern chili are all popular.

Pearl: Pearl is the most inspiring sea product, and there are mainly two kinds of pearls, cultural pearls and natural sea pearls. With interest, you can go to Heren Pearl, Jingrun Pearl or Haiyu Pearl for some branded products. Today the local pearl cosmetics are warmly welcomed by ladies for its special effect in whitening and beautifying.

Crystal: Crystal contains a mysterious power. These treasure unearthed from underground are either purple or yellow. Both are available at the specialty shops. Just go and choose one best for yourself.

Shell Carvings:All sorts of shell carving of various colors are available.They are made into different forms with inspirations from human and the nature.The ashtray，the monkey，the doll etc.are so artful and adorable.Sure enough，there are some special types for ladies.

Li Brocade:The Li Brocade is a wonder of China’s splendid cultural heritage.The Li Brocade，or so-called”Jibei cloth”in ancient times，is a kind of special streaky cloth made from the cotton of ceiba trees.Li Brocades havebeen produced on Hainan Island for over 3，000 years and it is the earliest cotton-made product in China.

Coconut Carvings: The artworks made from coconuts are very spectacular and they are favorites of many young ladies. Home decorations like coconut-carved bed and coconut-carved sofa are also attractive for hotels and the citizens. If you want to buy some, remember to chase what is popular of the time.

Buddhism Artworks: The artworks can be classified into specials, Buddhist cards, sutras and pearl as for a blessing according to your personal need.

Island Casual:Other than letting the sun to give you an entire bronze skin，the colorful island casual full of such tropical patterns as coconut trees，shells，coral and fish can also be the witness of your Hainan International Tourism Island tour.The casual is as well as a perfect gift for your friends and families.Local brand names are available in all scenic spots and hotels.

Duty Free Shops:During the island tour，except the natural scenic beauty and the local products，what attracts the visitors most is to go shopping in duty free shops.There are two of them on the island，with one in Haikou，and the other in Sanya，which was opened in 2008.Target customers include domestic and foreign tourists departing from Haikou or Sanya.The duty free shops mainly sell the world’s cutting-edge perfume，cosmetics，jewelries，branded watches，leather wares，garments and the like.Shopping is settled at shop laded at the airport upon departure.Commodities provided are 10%-40% cheaper than in common shops.