Herbal Medicines

With the fact that Chongqing is a city surrounded by mountains, many rare Chinese traditional herbal medicines grow in the surrounding mountains are available for purchasee in Chongqing, which include the rhizome of Chinese goldthread (huanglian), Gastrodia elata (tianma) and the bark of eucommia (duchong). Besides this, the fertile soil is also ideal for growing friut, such as orange, pear, pomelo and persimmon.

 

Tea

Chongqing is also a major tea producing area. With a long history of cultivation, Chongqing Tuo Tea, Cuiping Silver Needle Tea and Xinong Maojian Tea enjoy high prestige both at home and abroad.

 

Folk Handicraft

Chongqing Folk handicraft has long been highly appraised. Since the Southern Song Dynasty, Shu Embroidery (also known as Sichuan Embroidery) has been ranked among the four most famous embroidery types in China, along with Suzhou Embroidery, Hunan Embroidery and Cantonese Embroidery. Rongchang paper fans are also exported and have been since the Qing dynasty.

 

Shopping Districts in Chongqing

Jiefangbei

Jiefangbei is the commercial heart of Yuzhong District. Clusters of shopping malls, exclusive shops, line the roadsides. Bookstores, cinemas, bars, and hotels are quite easy to find. 300 meters from this location is the city’s largest snack street, where tourists can enjoy local specialty snacks, purchase souvenirs and sightsee. Jiefangbei Center Shopping Plaza is the largest shopping street in Western China. Of the city’s ten biggest retailers, five of them are located at Jiefangbei. Chongqing Department Store (Baihuodalou), Chongqing Shangshe, Carrefour, Da Du Hui, and the Heping Pharmacy head office make it a breeze to find what you’re looking for.

 

Chongqing Jiangbei Guanyin Bridge Commercial Street

Chongqing Jiangbei Guanyin Bridge Commercial Street, located in the north of the Changjiang River in Chongqing, inside Guanyin Bridge commercial ring, has a number of department stores, specialty shops, restaurants and much more. The area is an upper scale shopping center.

 

Chaotianmen Market

The Chaotianmen Market is the biggest market in Chongqing and occupies 310,000 square meters with 15,000 vendors. Dealing primarily in garment wholesale, it is reported that goods traded in this market come from or are sold to more than 200 counties in Sichuan, Hubei and Hunan provinces. Shoppers can expect to find stylish clothes and very reasonable prices. Anything and everything is for sale at Chaotianmen Market if you look hard enough. What’s more, bargaining is expected in many stalls and shops.

 

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