Shopping in Zhangjiajie(What to buy in Zhangjiajie)

There are lots of special products in Zhangjiajie, such as Kiwi fruit, Qingyan Mingcui green tea, Tortoise Veins Stone Carvings, Junsheng Sandstone Painting, Tujia Embroidery, Kudzu Root Powder and so on.

Tujia Pasting Picture

Tujia Pasting Picture is a wonderful and unique work of art made of roots, branches, barks, stones and grass.

Tortoise Veins Stone Carvings

Tortoise veins stone carving is a local handicraft and its raw material is produced in Tianzi Mountain Nature Reserve. The Tortoise veins stones are the fossil of ancient life forms, and the craftsmen often use them to create stone carvings in different shapes such as tortoises, cattle, or horses, which are precious collections.

Junsheng Sandstone Painting

Reputed to be a form of "green painting" and "environmental protection painting" in art circles, Junsheng Sandstone Painting is regarded as "the special pride of Hunan" and also of Chinese people in general. It is rated high aesthetically and prized by art collectors. In fact, it is considered the precious gift that the Hunan Provincial Government present to all guests, both at home and abroad.

Shopping in Zhangjiajie(What to buy in Zhangjiajie)

Kudzu Root Powder

Zhangjiajie has rich resource of Kudzu, which is local people's favorite food; it can be easy taken with boiled water. It has medical functions: clear irascibility, clear the heat and toxin; strengthen stomach, balance Ying and Yang.

Fern Root Powder

Fern grows in the remote area of mountaintop; it has rich elements of iron, calcium, potass and phosphor, and aminophenol. Fern has strong medical function, which can kill fat, clear the heat, and diminish inflammation, and it is especially good for diabetes and blood pressure patients. The fern grows slowly and its production is limited, so it is very dear.

Tujia Embroidery

The women of Tujia ethnic group are skillful in two very distinct kind of embroidery-one that has large pattern and the other that is small and fine. The former type, embroidered with such subjects as the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, or an official of quick promotion, or lions, tigers or birds, is normally produced for household decoration. The latter category is for much smaller items, ones of a practical nature: wallets, perfumed bags, childrens hats and womens shoes.

Commercial District

Wulingyuan Xibu Street

Located in the Suo riverside, Xibu Street rises to fame right from its opening. Now, it has entered the final sprint phase for the creating of a national 3A scenic spot.

Xibu Street, a unique compound tourism commercial pedestrian street in China, specializing in overwater bar, Chinese special snacks, folks of western Hunan and so on. It is marked as a "Hunan tourism shopping demonstration". The whole street is based on the local custom of Tujia and Miao nationality in western Hunan. It is self-evident that the street is a perfect combination of those two kinds of local customs, and also a fully presentation of intangible cultural heritage.

Since its coming out, Xibu Streetis praised to be the first cheerful old street and a tourism cultural collection of Wulingyuan scenic spot that cannot be duplicated.

Zhangjiajie Commercial Pedestrian Street

Location: The People's Square, Yongding District

How to get there: Take city bus No.1 No.2 No.5 No.6 to Wenchangge Station

Tianzicheng

Location: Wuling Road, Wulingyuan District

How to get there: Take city bus No.4 No.10 No.12