Xining Shopping – What to Buy in Xining

Like most department stores and shopping centers in other Chinese cities, Xining’s shopping centers also offer clothes, shoes, electronics etc. Apart from these, attractive local products too are sold in these stores. Xining and the Qinghai plateau are famous for a large variety of Traditional Chinese Medicines including Aweto (a parasitic caterpillar fungus), the rare snow lotus and hairy antler. A local favorite is the medicated wine, strong liquor filled with essences of rare Traditional Chinese Medicines that can cure whatever your ailment is. After all, a good sleep is curative. Handmade Tibetan and Muslim carpets are also quite famous.  There are a number of places to browse and buy carpets in Xining. What more, travelers can purchase a variety of souvenirs such as Tibetan knives, ornaments, and trinkets from street vendors.