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Liulichang Street: a shopper’s paradise

Beijing is such a shopper’s paradise, with tens of thousands of brand new stores in state-of-art buildings for residents and tourists alike. But one street in particular is right next to some of Beijing’s most famous hotels, and it keeps the style of the old.

Imagine such a place where you will be offered the sense of age, where you can get lost in a sea of antiques and traditional Chinese handicrafts. History for Beijing’s liulichang street traces back to the early Ming dynasty in the 16th century, and there is no shortage of unique Chinese gifts here.

Since several hundred years ago, the street has been one of Beijing’s most trodden places for shopping. Today people walk through Liulichang to shop for paintings, antiques, fans, jade, embroideries, tea sets, and all kinds of Chinese ethnic items.

For unique Chinese gifts to bring back, this is just the place for you!

Here are some of the shops:

Pin Hu Tang – A Good Cup of Tea Made Easy

This quaint shop at the west end of Liulichang Street is where big-time tea lovers go for authentic Yixing purple clay teapots. It’s not far from the Haige International Hotel

Yixing teapots are said to be able to improve your tea by allowing tea aromas to build up right in the walls of the pot. This all thanks to the special Yixing purple clay they use for the pots: the clay is porous and absorbent.

The clay is unique to Yixing, and the shop carries a large collection of purple clay teapots they made themselves. The owner himself is a master potter of Yixing teapots.

The designs of their teapots are quite standout. In their shop you will find shapes modeled after pumpkins, gourds, stumps, castles, and so on. And you will find skillful engravings on these teapots: a scene showing harmony between man and nature, a quotation from an ancient love poem, or an auspicious animal mounting the lid to entertain your eyes…

These really are things you won’t find in your back home! That might be why so many tourists would like to spend their travel dollars here.

Gu Miao Hua Yuan –- Pristine Beauty of Flowers Live On Your Walls

This interesting little shop is tucked away in a 600-year-old building and offers exceptional Chinese flower paintings that have found their way into the homes of many Beijingers. It is just a short ride away from the Hwa Apartment Hotel. 

There you’ll find paintings of plums, orchids, chrysanthemum, and bamboo; all skillfully done by our master – Mr. Xie.

Mr. Xie is the shop owner. He specializes in painting many flowers, but what he is the best at and he loves most is painting peony. He’s spent more than a decade observing the flower so as to create works that are true to nature.

They are the result of an ancient technique!

At your request, Mr. Xie makes both frame and scroll works with the latter being easier to carry.

Qing Ci Lan Ting – A Lovely Touch To Your Home

This interesting little shop with an old-fashioned façade carries a large collection of celadon products made in Longquan, a southern Chinese town knows as the hometown of celadon.

There you will find a nice array of products with designs that are rarely seen outside of China. For instance, a bowl bears engraving of a special type of fish that are unique to a small river in Longquan. Another teapot is in the shape of a river snail. It looks so real that you wouldn’t recognize it as a teapot at first glance!

Actually, everyone will find something fitting in their own home: a hat-shaped vase for holding flowers, a pumpkin-style jar for storing CDs, and a lotus leaf platter for holding food, to name a few.

Cracks are found on some products. They are the result of an ancient technique. The body continues to crack after a celadon is done, but stands as one thanks to the glaze. The cracks only add to the beauty of the item.

Anyone who comes in will be served a cup of tea for free. The manager is a young, nice lady. She knows celadon quite well, and is quite generous to share her knowledge with visitors.

Timelapse: Throwing a Jar Vase

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MASON’S PATENT IRONSTONE CHARTREUSE POSEY VASE JAR W/ GOLD TRIM MADE IN ENGLAND $21.99

Beautiful Porcelain Ginger Jar w/lid – painted roses outlined with gold – w/mark $39.50

Blue and White Ginger Jar / Wedding Jar $41.88

Single glazed beautiful China red jar bottle $129.00

FLAVIA Montelupo Italy Swirl Pottery Ceramic VASE Italian Stoneware Pot Jar Urn $17.99

Vintage West German Carstens Tonnieshoff Jar/Vase $4.50

LARGE Cramer Mold PITCHER # 168 Glazed Ceramic VASE Urn Jar Jug Decanter Carafe $12.99

18thC QING CHINESE BLUE & WHITE PORCELAIN POT / JAR WITH LID KANGXI STYLE VASE $88.47

Vintage metal vase jar bowl decorative collectible $9.99

Dollhouse Miniature Tiny Ceramic Green Vase Jar $0.99

Dollhouse Miniature Tiny Ceramic Blue Vase Jar $0.99

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Covered Vase Jar Made in Japan USED GC Porcelain flower $0.99

Vintage Feathered Art Glass Pink White Pepermint Candy Dish Powder Jar Vase $0.99

Japanese Flow Blue Willow Stencil Satsuma 12″ Vase Jar Urn w/Japan Mark $9.99

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Small Vtg.Ceramic Jug/Vase/Jar “Vandermint”Choc.Liqueur $5.00

Qinglong Blue & White Ginger Jar – Sunflower $99.99

Qianlong Blue & White Ginger Jar (Sunflower Pattern) $125.00

Regius old Lotus cans Bronze Cloisonne Vase General JAR POT PAIR $618.80

Forsythia Yellow Blossom Fake Water Vase With River Rocks Glass Jar Spring $4.99

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Pair China Chinese Famille Rose Ginger Jars w/ Butterfly & Floral Decor 20th c. $250.00

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TWO FAMILLE ROSE CHINESE GINGER JARS. $23.70

Ginger Jar…Celadon Green $7.99

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1948 Rookwood Art Pottery Asian Chinese Celadon Glaze Jar Vase Bowl $19.99

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