Shanghai Shopping
When outsiders and foreigners come to Shanghai, they would invariably like to buy some of those commodities with special Shanghai flavor to be brought back home as souvenirs, keepsakes or gifts for their relatives and friends. Hailed as the "Shopping Paradise" and "Oriental Paris", Shanghai has developed into China's largest commercial city since the first half of the 20th century. The city has developed domestic and foreign trade and better communications facilities. Almost everything is available here. The main shopping streets Nanjing Road as well as Huaihai Road offer so many international brand-names. If you are not interested in fashion, there are numerous shops providing local, special and famous products from other parts of the country or foreign countries.
Yuyuan Tourist Trade City sells all kinds of souvenirs while cultural street on Fuzhou Road, curio street on Dongtai Road make the city more colorful. If you come to Shanghai, shopping should not be missed any more than its other charming attractions.
Specialities
FiligreesShanghai person are adept at business and are growing wealthier day by day. Jewelry stores filled with gold, platinum and silver could be found everywhere in the city. The most favored metals are gold and platinum. Also, when giving wedding gifts or birthday presents, it is habitual for Shanghai person to give gold status that may cost as much as USD 1,000.
Jade Carvings
Shanghai Jade and Ivory Carvings are relatively famous throughout China. Jade, a beautiful stone, comes in an array of colors and can be carved in many styles. There are four kinds of styles of Shanghai Jade Carving mostly including Kiln Bottle, Character, Fowl and Beasts. Thereinto, Kiln Bottle is the most famous with multi-sculpt such as three-feet kiln, four-feet kiln, crane kiln, phoenix kiln, eagle kiln, etc. In 1962, under the lead of Wei Zhengrong, Guan Shengchun,
Shanghai Ivory Carvings, highly praised “Oriental Bright Phearl”, and “Chinese Distillate” are famous for its abundance theme, vivide visualize, exquisite technics. Its magnum opus are White Snail Girl, Mussel, Eighteen Arhats fight with Roc, Dragon Boat, Spring Scape and so on. For its small bulk and no depigmentation, the Ivory Carvings are the ideal souvenirs for touritsts.
Silk
Shanghai is one of China’s most important regions for silk production and export. The variety of silk fabrics available is astounding including silk, damask, damask silk, brocade, crape, arrowroot, slub, gauze, etc., which are always admired by the customers both home and abroad. Printed and embroidered silk are also popular and plentiful especially the silk with “the Chinese Painting” as the theme. Its old-timey scene as well as the brand-new technique is rare.
Weaving and Embroidery
In Shanghai you will find excellent weaving embroidery in many different styles. Shanghai Weaving Clothes are more and more popular these days for its unique technique and mixed styles. The design acts according to actural circumstances. Besides, the rugs in Shanghai are finely detailed creations with traditional motifs and designs and are mainly made by hand with wool. Rugs and carpets of silk are also common in Shanghai. Silk tapestries made in Shanghai are characterized by their smooth feel and traditional Chinese scenes and subjects such as mountains and lakes.
Porcelains
If you are a enthusiast of porcelain, you can go to Shanghai Museum where some of the best porcelain are on offer. Most of them are curiosas in the world. In some big department stores, you may find porcelain made in Jingdezhen. The location of the museum is No.201 Renming Da Dao.
Clothes & Shoes
If you are interested in boutiques, especially Qipao (Chinese Cheogsam), Changle Road, the Chiense Cheongsam street is a nice destination. It contains about 20 Cheongsam shops and most of them provide tailoring services. It can be found close to Jingjiang Hotel. Nanjing Road and Huaihai Road gather the shopping malls for world renowned brand fashion items. Shaanxi Road and Huacoa Road are crowded with small shoe shops with cheap prices.
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