Visit Wuhan, what to buy as souvenirs?

There are so many beautiful things to buy in Wuhan, China that it is often difficult to figure out where to start. Silk clothing, tea sets, chopsticks and fans are regularly sought out by tourists, but how about hunting down something a little more original?

Turquoise

Turquoise means "Turkish stone". The Sky blue to bluish green Turquoise is porous, so contact with liquids, oils or even perspiration should be avoided. Jewelry made with turquoise should be removed before washing hands, etc. The pure blue color is rare, most stones contain the matrix from which it was found. Although the stones without matrix are rarer and more valuable, many people find the black matrix attractive, and makes the stone unique.

Honghu Lake Feather Fan 

The leather fan differs from some paper fans that can fold up, because it is made of leather. It has 2000 years’ history, which originates in the Three Kingdoms Period (220-280). Zhuge Liang, a famous military counselor in the Three Kingdoms period, took his leather fan with him, summer or winter, which made the leather fan mysterious and famous.

Silk flowers

One of Wuhan’s oldest crafts is the production of silk flowers. Dating back to the Tang Dynasty, these traditional pieces were commonly worn as accessories due to their delicate beauty and intricate craftsmanship. Luckily, these skills have been nurtured and passed down through generations, meaning that these accessories are still very much available today. With hundreds of variations, including peony, rose, Chinese rose, chrysanthemum and Dahlia, your outfit need never look tired again.

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Traditional black sugar tea

This traditional local delicacy seems a little strange at first. Handmade by shop owners in Wuhan’s Tan Hua Lin walking street, you cannot get more local than this. At first glance, it looks a little like a chocolate brownie, but on closer examination, with a little help from the proprietor, it turns out it is a healthy sugar-based tea. There are a range of flavours to choose from, each flavour being a different type of Chinese flower tea. Simply pop the cube in hot water, wait a few minutes and you are good to go.

Hand-drawn city maps

If you want to remember every last detail of your trip to Wuhan, there is no better way to do this than with a souvenir map. However, before you rip a page from the A-Z, or print a screen shot from Google Earth, maybe search for something with a little more aesthetic value. Wuhan’s crafty neighborhood, Tan Hua Lin, is the perfect place for this.

The street’s many boutiques have a vast selection of intricately designed, hand-drawn city and street maps that promise to help you remember your trip, and also look good on the wall.

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