Guiyang Shopping

As the commercial center in Guizhou Province, Guiyang is rich in handcrafts and specialties featuring local characteristics and ethnic characteristic, among which the famous ones are as follows: the Beef Jerky, pimientos, log carvings, ox-horn products, silver adorn and Maotai Wines. The main shopping centers in Taiyuan are located in Zunyi Road, Ruijin Road, Zhonghua Road and Zhongshan Road.

The Specialties and Handcrafts in Guiyang
There are many places in Guiyang City featuring local characteristics, which are rich in specialties and handcrafts, here are some just for your references: the wax-printing articles, the Embroideries and Cross-Stitches, the Crude Wood Arts, the exotic stones and fossils, tea and Chilies.

The Wax-Printing Articles
The local artists in Guiyang City create the wax-printing articles, which combine the traditional wax-printing process with modern paintings. The articles are sold to domestic major cities as well as the European countries and the US, which are favored by the people all over the world. You can purchase the authentic wax-printing articles in the stores of Guiyang City.

The Embroideries and Cross-Stitches
There are many kinds of embroideries and cross-stitches in China, each of which has its unique features, and the embroideries in Guiyang City are different in styles according to different ethnic minorities: the delicate style of Buyi Ethnic Minority, the gorgeous style of Miao Ethnic Minority, the graceful style of Shui Ethnic Minority and the bright style of Dong Ethnic Minority, among which the embroideries from Miao Ethnic Minority are the most typical. The patterns in the embroideries are mainly flowers, fruits, butterflies, fishes, insects and birds, which produce a strong artistic effect in an exaggerated way. The cross-stitch patterns follow the warps and wefts of the cloth with colorful geometric figures.

The Crude Wood Arts
The crude wood arts are all made from the herbaceous plants, which are not only aesthetic in appearance, but also they represent the mysterious features of the ancient culture of Guiyang City, and there is a Crude Wood Art Exhibit Hall in Baiyun District of Guiyang City.

The Exotic Stones and Fossils
Owing to the unique geological structure and topography, there are substantive exotic stones and fossils in Guizhou Province such as: diorites, Panjiang Stones and Wujiang Stones, which are in all kind of shapes and sizes, and there are exotic stones and fossils exhibit halls in Cuiwei Garden and Yangming Temple of Guiyang City.

Tea
Guizhou Tea is of high quality with unique flavor, among which the well-known brand names are: Zuiyi Maofeng Tea, Dunjiu Maojian Tea and Yang’ai Maofeng Tea, and you can purchase the tea in the stores in Guiyang City.