 Shopping
for gifts and souvenirs for family and friends back home? Here are some suggestions:
- teaset
- there are so many styles of teapot and teacup sets that it will not be easy
to decide!
(Right:
a teaset featuring grains of rice embedded)
- abacus
- there are real abacuses that some locals still use, and also little credit
card size gold-plated metal ones for fun. (great gift for an accountant friend)
- silk
scarves and pajamas
- embroidery - there are two-sided translucent ones
that are delicate and beautiful: the design (a kitten, an eagle, etc.) can be
seen on both sides. They are usually framed and mounted on a rotating stand.
- chopsticks
and chopstick rests - there are some nice ones in boxes
- chopsticks and
placemat sets - nice embroidered placemats, but some don't come with nice chopsticks
- oriental
vase
- oriental mug - many with a lid and some even with a tea strainer,
it is widely used by the locals. A great gift in the US$5 range.
- table
cloth
- T-shirts, sweat shirts
- Chinese painting
- Chinese calligraphy
brush set - they come with a wooded stand on which the brushes hang
- stone
seal - they can be carved with a person's name in Chinese a day or two
- frige magnets - e.g. little "dim sum" steamers as seen in photo at the top of this page
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