Souvenir shopping in Shànghǎi
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Shanghai Antique & Curio Store
A long-established government-run store that takes up an entire block and offers some interesting curios. You'll find porcelain, jade, jewellery, cloisonné and embroidered silk. Designated tourist shops like this are expensive alternatives to the markets. Their range is good, but you need a shrewd eye.
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Old Street
The morass of Mao-era keepsakes brings no surprises, but the ye olde China streetscape of Old Street is entertaining. Vendors are tamer than at Yuyuan Bazaar, and there’s a glut of souvenirs: shadow puppets, calendar posters, Yixing teapots, Tibetan jewellery, calligraphy scrolls and kites.
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Yunhong Chopsticks Shop
One-stop chopstick shopping is sorted at this busy shop on the East Nanjing Rd drag. Chopsticks range from basic wooden models for so-so friends back home to solid silver sets (the precious metal dispels toxins) for your current crush.
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Dongtai Road Antique Market
A short shuffle west of the Old Town towards Xīntiāndì, the Dongtai Rd Antique Market is a hefty sprawl of curios, knick-knacks and Mao-era nostalgia, though only a fraction of the items qualify as antique. Haggle hard.
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Mao badges
A marvellous deluge of Mao-era badges and posters, old records, photos, books, typewriters and assorted Shànghǎi bric-a-brac from the decadent days. With a bit of exploration you are bound to dig up something.
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Madame Mao's Dowry
The Maoist era repackaged as a chic accessory; pick up a bust of the Chairman, a repro revolutionary tin mug, Cultural Revolution prints or an antique lacquered Ming cabinet.
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