In Hainan, the most common
and popular handicrafts and souvenirs are made from local
materials. Superb craftsmanship combined with unusual
raw materials makes all these products unique.
There are numerous categories of handicraft available
on the island- most of which are either sea or mountain
products. Coconuts, sea shells, crystal and pearl are
all common materials used, and Hainan teems with numerous
tropical fruits too.
As the commercial center of Hainan, Haikou has commodities
for sale from all over the island. The traditional folk
markets around the back streets are the best places to
pick up a bargain. Local products such as coffee, pepper
and coconut candies are widely available and make interesting
souvenirs. The fruit and fish markets are other good places
to purchase a bit of the action! Take a wander and sample
the atmosphere and the weird and wonderful array of goods
for sale. Durian, is a particularly pungent, though tasty
fruit- eat it if you dare!
Most of all, Hainan is famous as a source of shells. Some
lovely pieces and decorations are made using sea products.
Sea water pearls are especially well known and widely
available throughout the island. The best ones though,
are in Sanya, although as this is the most popular tourist
spot prices here can be higher than elsewhere. If you
shop around away from the main tourist thoroughfares,
you may pick up a bargain.
North of Sanya is a great area to pick up some fine crystal
from one of the stalls and shops around the crystal mine
here. In Tongzha and the Highlands, the most interesting
purchases are the local handicrafts of the Li and Miao
people including silver jewelry, embroidery and other
textiles.
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Coconuts
Crafts carved from the shells of coconuts are a popular
eastern Hainan knickknack. In fact, Hainan craftsman
can make as many as 100 different kinds of sculpture,
all from coconut shells! Actually, since the Tang Dynasty,
coconut shell has been popular for making wine cups
for Chinese spirits. Other popular forms of this craft
include carved scenes and monkey statues
Crystal
Crystal from Hainan is arguably the best in China. Chairman
Mao's coffin in Beijing was built with Hainan crystal.
The luminous natural material is not only made into
various kinds of jewels including necklaces, brooches
and earrings, but apparently has medicinal benefits!
Seawater
Pearls
Seawater pearls are famous for their huge size and colorful
surface compared to freshwater pearls which are more
commonly found throughout China. The biggest seawater
pearls have a diameter of 1.5 cm.
These unique pearls are not only used to make various
jewels including necklaces, rings, brooches and earrings,
but also made into beautiful pearl decoration. What's
more, pearl powder is traditionally used by Chinese
women as a secret treatment to help maintain youth and
beauty.
HaiNan Peppers
One of the special products in HaiNan Known as a famous
flavoring in the world . There are two kinds of peppers:
the white peppers are seeds of ripe fruits with a light
color, the black peppers are fried raw with a dark color.
Peppers can be used in both medicine and food. In the
traditional Chinese medicine, peppers are good for stomach
diseases. Stewed stomach of pig with peppers can cure
chronic stomach diseases.
Tropical
Fruits
53 famous tropical fruits grow on HaiNan Island in four
different seasons. However, the coconut has the greatest
reputation. Foodstuff made of coconuts and natural bananas,
pineapple, mangoes and watermelon sell well throughout
China and in Japan, South Korean, Russia and other countries
and regions. There are a variety of famous fruit and
local products as the mango in ChangJiang, seedless
watermelon, black pearl watermelon, honey pineapple
in WenChang, bananas in Meiting of Chengmai, Datian
of DonnFang , HuangLiu and Chongpo of LeDong , Beauty’s
Smile lychee.
Our Recommendations:
Supermarket:
1.Wan Fu Long( Add: No2,Jie Fang
Road)
2.Wang Hao( Add: No.,Jie Fang Road)
Store:
1. Tian Hong Store( Add: No.2,
Jie Fang Road)
2. Tian Cheng Store( Add: No.2,Jie
Fang Road)
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