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Less expensive than Beijing or Shanghai and just as rich in cultural history, Xi'an is an excellent place to pick up all the souvenirs you've been resisting, especially for cultural items. Some excellent offerings specific to Xi'an include: Chinese calligraphy rubbings, Tang pottery replicas, Terracotta Warrior replicas, Folk paintings, Folk paper cuttings and Green porcelain. There are also many big shopping centers, department stores and supermarke
ts in and around the city, centered mainly along Dong Dajie, Nan Dajie and Jiefang Lu.
Terracotta Warriors
After years of display since they were excavated, the Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses become even more popular today. Take a Terracotta Warrior home with you! Many different types of replicas are available as souvenirs, from a few inches tall to life-size! Of course the price rises in conjunction with the height of the models. If you want some souvenir, it will be the best choice.
Folk Paintings
One of the most popular souvenirs in Xi’an, The local folk painters have borrowed the line drawing techniques of traditional Chinese brush painting and draw inspiration from cultural and historical figures, animals, flowers and birds. These eye-catching and colorful paintings overflow with the atmosphere of Chinese country life and are widely enjoyed by travelers to Xi'an.
Calligraphy Rubbings
Xi'an is a store house of ancient Chinese culture and calligraphy! There are more than 300 steles dating from the Han, Wei, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties collected in the Forest of Steles in Xi'an. For those interested in Chinese calligraphy or the history of the language, books can be purchased that provide accurate and extensive texts and visuals offering a great opportunity to enhance your knowledge on the ancient form of calligraphy.
Paper Cutting
Paper cutting is an extremely popular folk art in the Shaanxi Province villages. On days of celebration such as holidays and weddings, villagers like to decorate the doors and windows of their homes with colorful paper cuttings.
The designs of the paper cuttings are rich and varied, but they always feature symbols of good luck and happiness as the main theme. Other secondary themes include landscape scenes, legends and myths, and folk stories.
Green Porcelain
Green Porcelain (Qing Ciqi) is method of making porcelain which originated in the Song Dynasty. Lifelike animals and flowers are the major decorative themes and the most common colors of this porcelain are blue and green. Useful and durable, yet also elegant and pretty, this porcelain has many uses and forms. Green Porcelain is especially favored as a material for making tea pots.
Tang Pottery Replicas
Xi’an is Proud of tradition as the capital of the Tang Dynasty is kept alive today by modern day replicas of Tang Dynasty pottery. Distinct fo
r its blue, green and yellow glazes of colors, it is still handmade and complies with traditional themes such as figurines, ceramic camels and horses.
ts in and around the city, centered mainly along Dong Dajie, Nan Dajie and Jiefang Lu.Terracotta Warriors
After years of display since they were excavated, the Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses become even more popular today. Take a Terracotta Warrior home with you! Many different types of replicas are available as souvenirs, from a few inches tall to life-size! Of course the price rises in conjunction with the height of the models. If you want some souvenir, it will be the best choice.
Folk Paintings
One of the most popular souvenirs in Xi’an, The local folk painters have borrowed the line drawing techniques of traditional Chinese brush painting and draw inspiration from cultural and historical figures, animals, flowers and birds. These eye-catching and colorful paintings overflow with the atmosphere of Chinese country life and are widely enjoyed by travelers to Xi'an.
Calligraphy Rubbings
Xi'an is a store house of ancient Chinese culture and calligraphy! There are more than 300 steles dating from the Han, Wei, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties collected in the Forest of Steles in Xi'an. For those interested in Chinese calligraphy or the history of the language, books can be purchased that provide accurate and extensive texts and visuals offering a great opportunity to enhance your knowledge on the ancient form of calligraphy.
Paper Cutting
Paper cutting is an extremely popular folk art in the Shaanxi Province villages. On days of celebration such as holidays and weddings, villagers like to decorate the doors and windows of their homes with colorful paper cuttings.
The designs of the paper cuttings are rich and varied, but they always feature symbols of good luck and happiness as the main theme. Other secondary themes include landscape scenes, legends and myths, and folk stories.
Green Porcelain
Green Porcelain (Qing Ciqi) is method of making porcelain which originated in the Song Dynasty. Lifelike animals and flowers are the major decorative themes and the most common colors of this porcelain are blue and green. Useful and durable, yet also elegant and pretty, this porcelain has many uses and forms. Green Porcelain is especially favored as a material for making tea pots.
Tang Pottery Replicas
Xi’an is Proud of tradition as the capital of the Tang Dynasty is kept alive today by modern day replicas of Tang Dynasty pottery. Distinct fo
r its blue, green and yellow glazes of colors, it is still handmade and complies with traditional themes such as figurines, ceramic camels and horses.