ShànghǎiShopping

Handicraft shopping in Shànghǎi

  1. A

    Paramita

    If you can’t make it to Tibet, at least swing by Paramita for its inspiring collection of souvenirs, including yak-bone amulets (Y90), masks, jewellery, framed mandalas and other Buddhist treasures from the Himalayas. It’s a nonprofit organisation, founded to help Tibetans with minimal education find employment.

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  2. B

    Brocade Country

    Exquisite collection of minority handicrafts from China's southwest, personally selected by the owner Liu Xiaolan, a Guìzhōu native.

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  3. C

    Skylight

    Sneak into this incense-perfumed nook for its delicious haul of Tibetan handmade soap, silks, ethnic jewellery, devotional objects, antiques, furniture and ethnic swimwear.

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  4. D

    Springhead

    A handicrafts shop with an intriguing collection of folk-art prints as well as diaries, paper cuts and communist-era enamel mugs.

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