Datong Shopping – What to Buy in Datong

Unlike the famous modern cities in China, Datong is no shopper’s paradise. However, there are many souvenirs with unique local characteristics in which you may be of interested.

Datong Egg Carving
Bearing some similarity with to the western tradition of Easter Eggs, Datong Egg Carving is done on thin and fragile hollow eggs. The eggs are ornately decorated ornately with Chinese Calligraphy or Chinese paintings of different themes.

Yungang Silk Dolls
This Chinese craft has a history of 1,000 years, and most figures of the dolls come from Chinese fables, classic Chinese literatures and the frescos of Yungang Grottoes. The bone frame of the doll is made of from thin wire, and muscle is made offleshed-out with cotton. With fine silk-made skin and clothes, the dolls are touches soft and comfortable to the touch.

Datong Porcelain Crafts
Datong Porcelain has a history of more than 1,400 years. With Using a traditional and unique method, the porcelain can beis made into various animals and figures from traditional Chinese legends.

Plaited Corn Husk Crafts
Processed corn husk is smooth, durable, pliable and soft to touch, which is suitable to for produceing many useful articles such as mats, coasters and cushions.