Yueyang Shopping
Shopping is a must-do activity while you travel in Yueyang. As one of the top destinations in China,Yueyang is also a paridise of shopping. Travel to Yueyang, you cna buy lots of specialities if you like.They are Tortoise-snake Wine, paper folding fans, artistic porcelain wares, wood and bamboo wares, Baling wine, Tuanhu lotus seed and Yinzhen (Silver Needle) tea.
What to buy in Yueyang ?
Hunan Lotus Seed
It is another famous local product in Yueyang. It has two types: white lotus seed and red lotus seed. White lotus seed is the top grade among all the lotus seeds and can be used to make a kind of soup called Lotus Seedpod with Crystal Sugar, which is one of the best soups in a Yueyang feast. Tourists can buy it and enjoy at home. Rich protein, vitamin, calcium and phosphor are contained in Hunan Lotus Seed and are beneficial to people's health.
Yuezhou Feather Fan
Yueyang Feather Fan is famous fan in China.It is a famous local handicraft of Yueyang and is praised as one of the 'three-sisters-fan' along with the Suzhou Fan and Hangzhou Fan. Having hundreds of years' history, Yuezhou Feather Fan now has a series in excess of 200 such as paper fan, feather fan, thin silk fan, bone fan, palace fan, fan cap, scented wood fan, etc. Yuezhou Feather Fan is made from the feathers of wild geese, swans or cranes and painted in varied colors. The fan handle is carved with delicate designs such as the beautiful landscape (Junshan Island, Yueyang Pavilion, etc), historic sites or legendary figures. The fan pendant is often made of the jade making the item more elegant.
Yuezhou Porcelain
It is one of the six famous porcelains during the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Made from high-quality kaolin it succeeds to the merit of the ancient celadon. Yuezhou Porcelain has fresh green color and gentle luster with relief decorations in a unique Chinese national style.
Junshan Yinzhen Tea
Junshan Yinzhen is a kind of Yellow tea from Junshan Island of Hunan Province in China. It ranks among the rarest of China’s famous teas. As the only kind of Yellow Tea on China’s list of most famous tea, it is the foremost representative of this endangered art form. Its limited growing area and painstakingly complex skill required by its production restrains the annual output of authentic Junshan Yinzhen to only five hundred kilograms. The tea resembles the White tea Yinzhen known asBai Hao Yinzhen in appearance. Junshan Yinzhen is said to be the favorite tea of Chairman Mao in China.
Whitebaits from Dongting Lake
In the round-strip shape, whitebaits from Dongting Lake are silvery in color and transparent, without scales and fish bones, and with delicate and tender meat. Such whitebaits can help improve the stomach, nourish yin and invigorate the kidney. In 1918, the whitebait from Dongting Lake was named one of the world-famous products at the Panama International Fair.
Chuanshan Brush Pen
It is a local product of Chuanshan Ping Town of Miluo City. The Weasel Hair Brush Pen and Goat Hair Brush Pen are the two main kinds of the calligraphic writing brush. Other brush pens like the Encaustic Brush Pen are also very popular. For those who are interested in Chinese calligraphy, these pens are undoubtedly good options.
Where to buy in Yueyang ?
Tiantian Embroidery Shop
Commodities: embroidery and printed handicrafts
Address: Xueyuan Road
Wal-Mart Supercenter
Working hours: 24 hours
Address: Baling Avenue, Yueyang Lou District
Bus Route: No.19, 29
Shanghai Ruhai Supermarket (Chenglingji Shop)
Commodities: daily necessity
Working hours: 24 hours
Address: Guihuayuan Road, Chenglingji Harbor area
Zhou Da Fu Shopping Center
Address: on the first floor of Wushang Yueyang Shopping Center, Dongmaoling Shopping Walk Street
Jiu Zhou Department Store
Working hours: 24 hours
Address: Yueyang Shopping Walk Street, Yueyang Lou District,Yueyang City
Zu (bamboo) Mu (wood) Teng Cao (vine) Arts and Crafts Shop
Commodities: bibelot made of bamboo and wood, woven women's bags and hats, rattan furniture
Address: No.71024, Taihe Wal-Mart Arts and Crafts Square, Zhanqian Road,Yueyang City
Dongmaoling Commercial Pedestrian Street
About 500 meters in west of Yueyang Railway Station, this pedestrian street is a bustling area integrating shopping, leisure, recreation, accommodation, business and cultural exchanges. The street is beautifully decorated with flowers, grasses, fountains, sculptures and paintings.
Yueyang Tower Traditional Feature Street
Situated at the junction of North Dongting Road and West Baling Road in Yueyang, it is the largest commercial street with the traditional features in China, consisting of four commercial sub-areas for hotels, restaurants, traditional arts, and local products, respectively, where tourists can enjoy themselves.
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