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Shanghai
is like a big shopping mall, where there are numerous shopping streets
and department stores. Silk dresses would be great buys there as Shanghai
tailors are arguably the best in China. The most famous local arts
and crafts include hand-made carpets, jade or ivory carvings, tea
and antiques. The major shopping streets in Shanghai are Nanjing Road
and Huaihai Road. For antique lovers, check out the Shanghai Antique
and Curio Store at Guangdong Road.Some smaller streets offer specialties.
One thing to remember is that shopping is a local pastime, so expect
to jostle your way through big crowds, especially during weekends.
Jade and Carving:
Jade carving was already well developed 3000 years In Zhou and Shang
dynasties. With it s bright and pure luster, jade has always been
considered by Chinese people to be the most treasured with tremendous
value. Shanghai is one of few cities where some master craftsmen live.
Shanghai jade carving is superb when dealing following four subjects:
Stove and vase, people, birds, and beasts.Shanghai Jade Carving Factory
is the best known one in the Orient, for its superb workmanship and
uniqueness in style.
Hand-made Carpet:
Also with a history of 3000 years, The Chinese hand-made carpet enjoys
a high reputation due to it s brilliant design, variety of styles
and delicate workmanship. There are three steps in make of carpet:
design, weaving, and shearing and clipping. Shanghai carpet design
patterns usually conform to the ideas and styles of Chinese classical
art. Excellent workmanship is needed for the weaving process. Hand-woven
by four workers, it has to be finished uniformly to insure that the
pattern and shape of the carpet come out evenly and undistorted.
Papercuts:
Papercut is an art originated in China. Paper, the main material of
papercuts, is one of the four great inventions of ancient China. Given
a piece of paper and a pair of scissors, the papercut masters fold
and cut and fold and cut, when last they unfold, you see a sophisticated
pattern or a picture vivid as life is.This is a truly folk art invented
by common people and used to describe their daily life and to decorate
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| Spectacular Qutang,
elegant Wu and majestic Xiling - they are no illusion but truly
world wonders, even after the big dam is complete. Let images
in our gallery be your guidance when planning your next China
Trip. |
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