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Antique Markets Xian
Antique & birds,
flower Street
Introduction: Lingdong antique street is the former Lingdong Market; it
is a market that occupied the whole long street. Early in the 6 or 7 years
ago, because of the deferer of the whole market, some peddleries left
here. Afterwards, more and more packmen join them to strength the overall
force bit by bit. At present, even the underground dewelling houses have
also become booths.
Shu Yuan MenThe
Arts Street
Location: Under the City Wall behind the Forest of Steles in Xian
Introduction: An ancient-styled street that 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
Location: Intersection of Zhuque Road & Southern 2nd Ring Road near
the Small Wild Goose Pagoda
Introduction: Things of different sizes are available here, from large
furniture to small coins, every possible antique known to collectors.
Be careful of replicas.
Wenbaozhai Tour
Shopping Center
Location: No.5 Yanta Lu Zhongduan
Introduction: It is one of the earliest settled tour shops for foreign
travelers in the Northwest China. What¡¯s more, as an important window
opening Xian to the outside world, the center has gained the unanimous
praise of Chinese and foreign guests. 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 selling
here.
Peasant Painting
Gallery
Location: In the east outskirts of Xian City
Introduction: The most famous 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 personally.
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