Local Specialties and Souvenirs Shopping

There are many historical relic shops in Xian, such as Shu Yuanmen (an art street), which is laid out in the style of an ancient street; Xian Antique Market; and Wenbaozhai Tour Shopping Center. Tang tri-colored glazed pottery and replicas of clay figures of warriors and horses, as well as folk handicrafts of paper-cut and cloth art, can be found there.

Shaanxi Art Pottery Factory
Located on the way from the downtown to the Terracotta Warriors and Horses Museum, Shaanxi Art Pottery Factory is a frequently visited place which is very popular with tourists. From there, you can not only know something about how do they make the pottery figures, but also take photo by standing together with the copied real-sized warriors and horses in their exhibition halls. What's more, you can see beautiful ancient style furniture and silk blankets and ornaments in this factory.

   

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.

Peasant Painting Gallery
Peasant Painting Gallery in the east outskirts of Xian City is one of the most renowned gallery of Shaanxi folk crafts. Having been visited by many tourists both from home and abroad, the gallery exhibits a great deal of Peasant Painting as well as other folk crafts such as paper-cutting and shadow puppet. Professional craftsman in the gallery even can teach visitors to paint or cut!

Daily Articles Shopping
Kaiyuan Shopping Mall
This shopping mall is located at the original site of the Kaiyuan Temple of the Tang Dynasty, and just the southeast corner to the Bell Tower. This eight-storey tall building was rebuilt in the year 2001, and the appearance now looks both modern and harmonious with the nearby two ancient towers. Both the price and the quality of the commodities and the sales service are often praised by shoppers, who have made it one of the most popular shopping places in Xi'an.

Century Golden Flower Shopping Mall
Located between the ancient Bell Tower and Drum Tower, Century Golden Flower Shopping Mall is a landscaped square with profound cultural connotations as well as a high quality, exclusive shopping center. The mall opened in 1998 and now houses over sixty world-famous brands for discriminating customers, including Bally, Burberry, Dior, Givenchy, Lancome, Estee Lauder, and other
all of which make Century Golden Flower a fashionable center in Xian.

Luomashi Clothing Market
This market is connected to most bustling East Main Street in the city center of Xi'an. Clothing of different ages are available there. After a renovation job, it is now a pedestrian street.

Minsheng Department Store
No. 103, Jiefang Road

Parkson Shopping Centers
Xi'an Luck Parkson: 119, Dong Dajie (Opposite the Hyatt Regency Hotel)
X'ian Shidai Parkson: Shidai Shengdian Plaza, Xi Dajie
Xi'an Chang'an Parkson: 38, Chang'an Zhong Lu