Xian is famous all over the world not only for its unique ancient cultural history but also for its fantastic Chinese souvenir shopping. Some excellent offerings specific to Xian include: Chinese calligraphy rubbings, Tang pottery replicas, Terracotta Warrior replicas, Folk paintings, Folk paper cuttings and Green porcelain.
If you are interested in calligraphy, it is really a highly commendable opportunity to get your favorite Chinese calligraphy rubbings in Xian. The eye-catching and colorful Folk Painting, one fantastic and very special type of souvenir from Xian, overflows with the atmosphere of Chinese country life and is widely enjoyed by travelers to Xian. Paper cutting is an extremely popular folk art in the Shaanxi Province villages. On holidays and weddings, villagers like to decorate the doors and windows of their homes with colorful paper cuttings. Tang Dynasty pottery, with its distinctive blue, green, and yellow color glazes is still hand-made as it was during the Tang. As we mentioned above, one thing you have to do is to visit the Terracotta Army site while traveling in Xian; but what is more exciting is to buy a Terracotta Warrior as a souvenir.
Paper Cutting
Paper-cut is an ancient folk art in China. This traditional art form with special patterns can be dated back to 2000 years and is loved by people at home and abroad. It is one of the most popular traditional arts in China.
The themes involved in Chinese folk paper-cut art are diverse and colorful. They vary from subjects in daily life with which people are familiar to the future life about which people dream. These subjects teach us the simple and pure feelings of working people. Paper-cut works are available on sale in art shops in Xian.
Tricolored Pottery of the Tang Dynasty
Tri-Colored Glazed Pottery of the Tang Dynasty or Tangsancai was the essence of Tang dynasty art. In the ancient Tang Dynasty over 1,000 years ago, people glazed tomb figures, pottery with three main colors, red, green and yellow. So later, people called these multi-color glazed items Tang San Cai.
The yellow, green and red glazed ceramics are fired at high temperatures to give the finished porcelain an amazing colorful pattern. Products slimmer in shape were fired during the Jin Dynasty, and a fuller ones were popular during the Tang Dynasty. The most popular subjects are the horse, camel and human figures.
Replica of Terracotta Warriors and HorsesReplica of Terracotta Warriors and Horses entombed in the First Emperor's Mausoleum are designed according to these dig out from the tomb. The replica looks almost the same with the real things.
Hu County Farmer Painting
Focusing on the countryside life with line drawings of people, animals, flowers and birds these paintings are full of bold imagination and lifelikeness, colorful but simple. They mix roughness with details, which makes them unique.
Canework
Canework made in Xian includes cane furniture, cane mat and cane knotwork. With bright color, the cane fibre is tough, elastic, rotproof and waterproof, which makes it possible to produce new items by mixing with bamboo, wood and plastic. Canework features handiness and being durable, they can make fine adornment.