| Author |
Message |
Brinkley69
|
 Posted:
11.05.2007 7:32 pm Post subject:
Shopping for antiques in Xian |
|
|
I am coming to xian soon, I know it is place with historical relics, any one here can suggest me about the places that I can shop some antiques? |
|
ILHAM
|
| Posted:
11.05.2007 7:49 pm Post subject:
|
|
|
There are some places you can check out.
You can also visit other places but these places mentioned below are recommended.
Shu Yuan Men (The Arts Street)
Under the ancient city wall behind the Forest of Steles in Xian, there is a well-known street in the style of ancient towns - Shu Yuan Men. Both sides of the slab stone road are lined with buildings in the Ming and Qing styles. Various crafts and arts are sold on this crowded street all year long. Historical relics, calligraphy, paintings, antiques, jewels, and folk art fine works are all tourist favorites.
Xian Antique Market
Xian Antique Market is located at the intersection of Zhuque Lu and Nan Erhuan Lu (Southern 2nd Ring Road) near the Small Wild Goose Pagoda. From large furniture to small coins, the market contains every possible antique known to collectors - but you should be on guard against replicas.
Wenbaozhai Tour Shopping Center
Wenbaozhai Tour Shopping Center of Xian is one of the earliest fixed tour shops for foreign travelers in the Northwest. It is an important window opening Xian to the outside world, gaining the unanimous praise of Chinese and foreign guests. Dealers sell silk rugs, woolen blankets, silk clothing, jewels, jade articles, calligraphy, paintings, historical relics, antiques, model clay figures of warriors and horses, and bronze cars and horses - altogether 35 categories and more than 200 kinds of goods. The address is No.5 Yanta Lu Zhongduan.
Last edited by ILHAM on 11.05.2007 8:40 pm; edited 1 time in total |
|
Brinkley69
|
| Posted:
11.05.2007 8:36 pm Post subject:
|
|
|
Thanks for the information, can you recommend list of most significant things that I should take home from Xian? |
|
ILHAM
|
| Posted:
11.05.2007 9:04 pm Post subject:
|
|
|
You take alook at the list suggested below, some of them may not very suitable to your interest but you can take into consideration.
1 Calligraphy Rubbings
2 Tang Pottery Replicas
3 Terracotta Warriors
4 Folk Paintings
5 Paper Cutting
6 Green Porcelain |
|
Brinkley69
|
| Posted:
11.05.2007 9:07 pm Post subject:
|
|
|
Thanks alot for your prompt relpy, highly appriciated! |
|
|
|
