Gift shopping in China
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Picture This
The vintage posters, photographs, prints and antiques maps of Hong Kong and Asia on sale here will appeal to collectors or anyone seeking an unusual gift or souvenir. There’s also an assortment of antiquarian books related to Hong Kong. Prices are not cheap but they guarantee all maps and prints to be originals. Sunday opening hours are noon to five.
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Propaganda Poster Art Centre
If socialist art is your thing, check out this gallery which houses a huge collection of propaganda posters. Increasingly prized by collectors, some of them are very rare and prices are correspondingly high. The cheapest start at around Y1000. But there are also lots of cartoons and memorabilia, which are more affordable. Mr Yang, who runs the place, speaks good English and will show you around. Ask to see his collection of dàzìbào, the hand-written posters used to denounce people during the Cultural Revolution. This is the only place on the mainland you’ll see them; most young Chinese have never seen one. The beautiful calligraphy makes for a huge contrast with the…
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Dashanghai
This shop on Duolun Rd has 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 interesting.
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Ecols
Smart, creative interiors stuff including furniture, bowls, candles and bags, some of it small enough to pack as gift items and all of it made from recycled materials.
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City Chain
City Chain stocks every type of wristwatch imaginable – from the stylish and dressy to the funky and glitzy. It has some two-dozen outlets in Hong Kong.
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