Miao Silver Ornaments
Girls of Miao Ethnic Minority like to adorn their hair with silver omaments shaped and wear clothes embroidered or woven with dragonpatterns.The silver ornaments symbolize wealth, The design of these silver decorations is largely inspired by other art forms such as embroidery and wax printing. Based on the traditional customs and aesthetic interests of Miao people, the silversmiths consistently improve and enrich the patterns in detail while maintaining the traditional designs. If you like you can buy in Fenghuang Ancient Town where there are lots of stores to sale silver ornaments.
Guzhang Maojian Tea
Guzhang MaoJian Tea has been well known since ancient times when it was a tribute to the imperial family. Because of its unique quality, it enjoys good sales both at home and abroad.The tea plants growing in west Hunan's Guzhang county, weat mountain regions of Hunan, China, have its long long history and unqiue features of the wonderful land and great people. Densely covered woods and primitive forests, abundant rain falls, mild climate, organic soils with such rich minerals as phosphor and selenium, all contribute to the unique geograhic positions for the natural plants, espacially for tea growing, it is the creations of the great nature!
Huangjing Tea in Baojing
Gold Tea ,or Huangjing Tea, is produced in Huangjing Village of Baojing County,Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture ,in Central China's Hunan province. This village of Baojing owns a total of 73,200 mu (4,880 ha.) of tea planting area now, which has created an output value of 280 million yuan last year. The tea industry in the county has become a major support for the poverty alleviation task. More than thirty thousand tea farmers have shaken off poverty thanks to the boost of Gold Tea industry.
Bamboo Crafts of Xiangxi
Bamboo Crafts of Xiangxi are very popular worldwide due to its eco friendly attributes.Bamboo has the flexibility,strength & toughness that helps artisans create mind blowing crafts both of decorative value as well as functional value.If you visit Furong Ancient Town, here you can see some local persons making beautifl bamboo crafts.Bring home the nature's very own craft home.
Fenghuang Batik
The batik painting is another interesting attraction that you shouldn't miss in Xiangxi. Batik paintings are a symbol of the Miao nationality's handicraft. If you are female, you can buy the local blue Miao skirt here, giving you a special experience when walking around the ancient towns of Furong and Fenghuang.