The ancient and cultural state of China, Yunnan, offers the travelers an excellent experience of shopping in Kunming. Kunming is the capital of Yunnan and is dotted with an abundant range of shopping malls, departmental stores and traditional markets. The famous historical city boasts of numerous historical sites, natural splendors, beautiful scenic spots and pleasant climate all the year long. The travelers, while Shopping in Kunming, find some famous local products including cigarettes, jewellery, medicinal herbs, arts and crafts and delicious local food.
The city is famed for its ethnic products and handwork from ivory and woodcarvings. The brocade work and bamboo basketry made by the Dai artisans are some of the most attractive and eye-catching products for the travelers. They can shop for various items from the wide variety of woodcarvings which can be widely found in the furniture, chairs, benches and tea tables. They can also buy some of the artistically decorated and colorful curtains, bags, bed sheets and cushions. Such furnishing articles are enriched with cultural and ethnic values.
Nan Yao Market is the largest open market where one can find some of the art and handicraft articles. There are many other famous shops and markets where you could find the local products which are the mirrors of the local life. There are some other markets and shopping centers consist of authentic local items are worth visiting by the tourists, such as:
- The Flower and Bird Market
- The Yunnan Antique City
- Golden Horse and Phoenix Memorial Archway Jewelry Market
- Flower Street
The tourists are suggested to visit the departmental stores where they can have abundance of jewelleries, accessories, handicraft, furnishing and clothing. The biggest departmental stores in the city are:
- Southwestern Commercial Building
- Qiancun Department Store
- Kunming Department Store
- Jinlong Department Store
- Yinghua Shopping Center
- JinhuaPlaza
- Zhengyi Merchandise Market
- Zhengyi Merchandise Market
- Honglian Department Store
- Panlong Department Store
Shopping Tours in Kunming allows the tourists to buy some of the exclusive local products like:
- Jianshui Purple Pottery Arts and Crafts
- Tongpa
- Dali Bandhnu
- Tengchong Jade Objects
- Gejiu Tin Handicrafts
- Dai Brocade
- Bornite Handicrafts
- Wax Printing
- Xuanwei Ham
- Puer Tea
- YunnanTuo Tea
While indulging in one of the Kunming Tours, travelers must opt for Kunming Shopping, without which their trip can never be completed.
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