Things to buy in Chengdu

Things to buy in Chengdu


Bamboo Products 竹编

Lacquer ware 漆器

Shu Brocade 蜀锦

Silk Tapestries 蜀绣

Gold & Silver Ware金银制品



Bamboo Products 竹编

Placemats, vases, lampshades and a thousand other beautifully woven products made from bamboo are available at a steal in Chengdu.  Using one distinctive technique, producers can intertwine bamboo and porcelain to create ornate designs and decorative pieces.  

Chengdu Sanyou Arts of Bamboo, Co., Ltd.
Add: 7/F,№199,Sec.2,Jiefang Rd., Chengdu
Tel: Tel: 86-28-86081428
Website: http://www.cdzb.com/en/en000.htm

Lacquer ware 漆器
Chengdu has been producing lacquer ware since 475BC, and it has since become a refined provincial art.  Lacquer is extremely durable, a fact proven when some ancient pieces were unearthed from a 2,000-year-old tomb and found to be in near perfect condition.  The complicated process of creating lacquerware varies from artisan to artisan.  The most durable pieces have been covered with paper, bamboo or plastic before painting to prevent wood rot.   

Chengdu Lacquer Craft Factory 
Add: 6th Team, Huazhao Village, Chengdu
Tel: 028-87618085

Shu Brocade 蜀锦
Gorgeous, colorful Shu brocade has a 2,000-year history and was once the cloth of empresses.  This sought-after textile was first produced in Chengdu, was being exported to Japan and Persia by the Tang Dynasty, and is incredibly still available for purchase. There is only one remaining factory that produces hand-made Shu broacade, the rest having welcomed the industrial revolution and switched over to assembly-line production.

Chengdu Shu Brocade Factory
Add: No.1 Caotang Dong Lu, Qingyang District, Chengdu
Tel: 028-87316934

Silk Tapestries 蜀绣
These pretty wall-hangings portray historical figures and battles, lovely women and auspicious animals.  The outlines of the pictures are typically done by machine, with the intricate stitchwork done by hand.  They make lovely souvenirs.

Chengdu Shu Silk Factory
Add: No.1 Caotang Dong Lu, Qingyang District, Chengdu
Tel: 028-87322845

Gold & Silver Ware 金银制品
Chengdu gold & silver ware is particularly covetable. Made from hair-thin strands, the tiny threads are then entwined to make jewelry, utensils, trinkets and more.

Chengdu Silverware Factory
Add: No.2 Caotang Lu. Chengdu
Tel: 028-87313947
 

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