Xi'an Shopping        7/24/2008 12:33:38 AM

As a historical and ancient city in China, Xi'an is rich in cultural relics, antiques and artworks. The replicas of Terra-cotta Warriors and Horses, paper-cuts and folk paintings are the most popular buys in Xian. These items, as well as many more are sold in antique shops at street markets around the city. The luxurious shopping areas are centered mainly along Dong Dajie, Nan Dajie and Jiefang Lu. Department stores usually open at about 9 am and close at 10 pm.

Department store

Century Ginwa Shopping Mall
Located between the ancient Bell tower and Drum tower, Century Ginwa Shopping Mall is a high quality, exclusive shopping center. There are over sixty world-famous brands for discriminating customers, including Bally, Burberry, Dior, Givenchy, Lancome, Estee Lauder, and many more all of which make Ginwa a fashion center in Xian.

Minsheng Department Store: located at No. 103, Jiefang Lu. The business hour is 9:00-20:30

Kai Yuan Shopping Mall
Kai Yuan Shopping Mall is situated in Dongdajie. It is regarded as one of the biggest shopping mall in Xi'an. With reasonable prices and good quality commodities as well as good services, Kai Yuan enjoys a good reputation in Xi'an and is a very popular shopping mall.

Souvenirs & Art & Crafts Shop
Shu Yuan Men
Shu Yuan Men is a well-known street in ancient style located under the ancient city wall behind the Forest of Steles in Xian. Numerous local arts & crafts including the replicas of antiques, paintings, paper-cut are sold on the crowded street all year round. It is a place that most tourists will come during their first visit to Xian.

Xian Antique Market

Xian Antique Market is located at the intersection of Zhuque Lu and Nan Erhuan Lu (Southern 2nd Ring Road) near the Small Wild Goose Pagoda. There are also various antiques sold in the street. Serious curio collectors from over the country seem to vie with visitors in seeking treasure. You need to remember very few of the exquisite looking products you see at the market are real.

Wenbaozhai Tourist Shopping Center
It is situated at No.5 Yanta Lu Zhongduan. The shopping center enjoys a good reputation among tourists. There are 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 on offer.

Peasant Painting Gallery
It is situated in the east suburban of Xi'an city. The Gallery exhibits a great number of Peasant Paintings as well as other folk crafts such as paper-cuts and shadow puppets. If you are interested in the craftsmanship, you can ask some of the craftsmen to teach you how to paint the puppet and cut the paper. It is a popular shopping place for tourists from home and abroad.