Fenghuang County is rich in natural resources. The county town is rich in corn, tea, tung tea, citrus, chestnut, kiwi and so on. Fenghuang County is a community of Tujia and Miao people. Miao people like to wear collars, bracelets, phoenix crowns, flower bands, rings and other accessories. Batik, paper tie, Miao silver jewelry and other folk crafts have been passed down from generation to generation.
Fenghuang Folk Crafts Street
There are many slate streets in the ancient town of Fenghuang, and there are merchants selling all kinds of tourist souvenirs on both sides of the streets which seems to be telling the prosperity of the ancient town of Fenghuang.Here, visitors can walk along the street to see that shops area closed to another, which Includes not only shops of local batik, paper-cuts, glass suction and print crafts, but also the mixed with wineries, dye houses, silverware workshops, studios, bookstores and travel goods stores. Once again, the walking of the tourists was retained, and a beautifully patterned batik and Miao costume with delicate laces attracted a beautiful sigh!
Add: inside Fenghuang Ancient Town, Xiangxi Prefecture.
Huilong Pavilion Street in Fenghuang
The ancient Huilong Pavilion Alley is nearby Tuojiang River. The stilt houses group with rich Miao architectural features stands along the shore, which is one of the most popular streets in the ancient city.Huilong Pavilion Streetis a lively small street. The street is not wide and has a burden. You have to pay attention to make way. There are bars, KTV bars, restaurants, and many small shops and small stalls on the street, showing you the flavors of Xiangxi and the tourist souvenirs with ethnic characteristics.
Address: Southeast of Fenghuang Ancient City, Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Prefecture, West Hunan Province
Phone: 0743-3502059
Old Phoenix Silver Shop
The Miao people in Fenghuang Town have the habit of wearing silverware. The Miao silver ornaments are various in variety and exquisite in shape. Over time, they have formed a unique and highly aesthetic "silver culture". Therefore, in the ancient city, the most seen are the Miao people who sell silver ornaments, selling necklaces, earrings, bracelets, etc., but the silver content of such silverware is not high, so the price is not expensive. Generally speaking, the price of the price is 10-20 yuan, you can buy small jewelry with a good number and shape. In addition, there are also regular silverware stores, such as the Old Phoenix Silver Shop, etc., the quality is relatively good.
Add: 12,Laocai Street, Fenghuang Town 湘西凤凰县老菜街12号
Liu's Ginger Candy
Ginger candy, hand-refined, is a specialty of Phoenix Town. With a history of more than 100 years, it is a traditional snack food for the local people. The main ingredients are: red, white sugar, ginger, sesame, high quality tea oil, mountain spring water and so on. It is a combination of fragrant, crisp, sweet and spicy. It has an endless aftertaste and has the effects of warming the stomach, preventing colds, stopping vomiting, relieving the table, eating food, relieving cough and removing phlegm, and appetizing. The are many shops to sell ginger sugar in Fenghuang Town, but the most famous shop is Liu's Ginger Candy.
Add: 19,Wenxing Street,Fenghuang Town
Tel: 0743-3224422
Alaying Town Market
Neayby the South China Great Wall Scenic Area, and located in Alaying Town, 25 km away from Fenghuang Ancient Town in Xiangxi Tujia & Miao Autonomous Prefecture, it is a large-scale trade market in Fenghuang County, Hunan Province, and it is also a large-scale trade market for local Miao people. This market opens every second or seventh of the lunar calendar. There are many local costumes, agricultural products, etc. in the market, and the prices are relatively affordable.
Address: Alaying Town, Fenghuang County, Western Hunan
Phone: 0743-3229364
Fenghuang Miao Silver Ornament Training Center
Here, children from poor ethnic minority areas are selected as apprentices. It has been regularly carried out to cultivate skills transfers for training projects such as the smelting, forging, wire drawing, wire rolling, lotus flower, carving, modeling, inlaying and other craft courses in the Miao silver forging skills.
They are proud that the famous singer, Song Zuying, once wore a complete suite of Miao's silver jewelry and stood in the Golden Hall of Vienna to sing. It is verified here that the more ethnic is the more of the world.
Address: Building C6, Folk Custom Park, Fenghuang County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Phone: (0743) 3229338, (0743) 2190082
Opening hours: 07: 00-21: 30