A Beautiful Encounter With Shanghai Hongqiao Handicraft Market
In Shanghai Hongqiao area where tens of thousands of merchants gather and Chinese and Foreign elements mix up, there is a place famous far and near for its handicraft market-Shanghai Hongqiao Handicraft Market, which looks like a resplendent pearl inlaid in Hongqiao area.
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Purple Clay Teapot
Purple Clay Teapot is made by a type of stoneware clay, in the region near the city of Yixing, so it is also called Yixing teapot. The finished stoneware is usually red or brown in color, and they are typically unglazed.
Yixing teapots have along been known in all provinces in China for their simple beauty and unique tea brewing qualities. Its use dates back to the Song Dynasty. This item was first exported to Europe in the 17th century but remained relatively unheard of in the western countries.
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Changzhou comb is the best under the heavens
Changzhou comb, which uses superior materials and gorgeous techniques, is well received by people and has a great reputation–”Changzhou comb is the best under the heavens” and “famous royal palace comb”. There were records in the historical book that “the aris tocratic family of combs was in Yanling.” The wooden comb of the Warring States Period, which was unearthed in the ancient grave of Paima Mountain in Jianglin, Hubei Province, is carved with characters of “Yanling Ximen”, which illustrates that Changzhou comb has a history of at least 2000 years.
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Nithing says romance like a stroll along the West Lake, protected from the noon sun by an elegant and beautiful Hangzhou silk umbrella. As red as the dawn, green as spring water, or blue as the clear sky, these silk umbrellas can be made in a rainbow of colors and designs. Some umbrellas are hand painted with landscapes or other beautiful, fanciful designs and can be very valuable.
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How about this?
Shanghai Hongqiao International Pearl City is the most representative pearl market in East China area and also one of the processing and distributing centers of Chinese exports.
In the Pearl City, over 300 manufacturers have settled,selling different styles of products gearing to the international trend. They are of avant-garde and fashion, catering for varied demands of different groups of people. We supply as many as over 2000 kinds of styles of products, including both freshwater and seawater pearls, featuring both fashionable and traditional designs.
Here more high-quality and exquisitely-made pearl accessories are available to you!
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It belongs to a vanishing era, but the Friendship Store plies useful souvenir items for the folks back home and last minute gift-shopping panic: Jade, Jewellery, and a decent selection of books.
Contact number: 86-21-63373555
Address: 68 East Jinling Rd/Middle Henan Rd
Opening Hours:9:30am–9:30pm
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The Suzhou Silk Festival, held every September, celebrates the resourceful Chinese industry of sericulture(the production of silk from silkworms) Discovered around 2640 BC, the Chinese managed to keep the secrets of silk production under wraps for almost three millennia, until AD 550, when two Nestorian monks smuggled two silkworms in bamboo staves out of China to Constantinople.
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CITIC Square
Covering six floors, this modern and top-end mall has a strong accent on top-end clothing and a generous spread of restarauts.
Contact Number: 86-21-62180180
Address: 1168 West Nanjing Rd/Shimen NO1 Rd
Shop Hours: 10am–10pm
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Shopping mall on Huahai Rd--Hongkong Plaza....
Shanghai’s most famous shopping street, East Nanjing Rd is served by toy trains that ferry shoppers laden with goods and tourists along its pedestrianised length. For souvenirs and knick-knacks, head to the Old Town, and take in Huaihai Rd in the French Concession for your smart shopping needs. Supersize malls favour Pudong, but the best malls and department stores can be found in Xujiahui, Huahai Rd and Nanjing Rd. For shoes, shop at Shaanxi Rd, for books browse along Fuzhou Rd and for musical instruments, try Fenyang Rd and East Jingling Rd. Most shops are open daily from 10am to 9pm, though government-run stores often close at 6pm. Shopping malls and department stores are generally open till 10pm, especially on the weekends. Large tourist shops can generally arrange packing add postage. Payment for items in large stores can be old-fashioned; after you select a purchase, the sales assistant will give you a ticket which you take to the till. After paying, you then retrace your steps to pick up your goods.
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