Changsha Shopping
Changsha is rich in natural resources with millions of local products and crafts. Among them, Xiang embroidery, Chinese red porcelain and Chrysanthemum stone carving are known as the "three wonders of Changsha".
Chairman MAO Souvenirs
Changsha is Chairman MAO's hometown, So Chairman Mao's souvenirs are a popular gift to buy in Changsha, there are a lot of Chairman Mao's products, such as bronze statues, commemorative COINS, commemorative MEDALS, posters, etc. you can get them In stores while visiting orange island ,Yuelu mountain and other souvenir shops.
Xiang embroidery
Hunan embroidery is one of the four famous embroideries in China. It originated from the folk embroidery in Hunan province and absorbed the advantages of Su embroidery and Yue embroidery. Hunan embroidery has beautiful composition, exquisite embroidery technique, rich expressive force and strong texture. tourist can buy elegant Hunan embroidery in The Hunan embroidery museum
Chinese red porcelain
Chinese ceramic art has a long history. Changsha kiln, which flourished in the middle and late tang dynasty more than one thousand years ago, became the pioneer of world colored glaze, especially red glaze. Today, "China Red" ceramics has been officially as a national gift for international friends.
Arts and Crafts
Changsha is also a major producing area of works of tradition Chinese art and craft. It turns out a great variety of style-forming works, which have long been popular wit people at home and abroad.The 2,000-year-old Hunan embroidery developed in Changsha, one of china’s four famous school s of embroidery, is renowned for its beautiful pattern, tasteful colors, unique styles and exquisite stitches.
Where to Buy
Tongguan, a capital of ceramics in Changsha, possesses a forest of kilns. It’s here, according to archaeologists, that under-glassed ceramics was invented and then manufactured as early as the Tang dynasty(618-907). its production of pottery and five-colored glaze dates back over 1000 years; and now such products, constantly renewed and much sought after, are reputed as an exotic flower in the garden of chinese ceramics.
Liuyang, a county know as a land of fireworks and firecrackers, has a long history of fire work production. Its products fall into 3,000 specifications in 13 categories, and are much in demand in over 60 countries and regions in the world. In august, 1986, they won the first prize in the 21 th morocco international fireworks festival. Since than, they have been used in opening ceremonies of olympic games and other grand celebrations. By the way, chrysanthemum stone carving, bamboo weaving and palm weaving typical of changsha’s local crafts are also of great artistic value.
