Lanzhou Shopping
Lanzhou has a wide variety of arts and crafts from the traditional specialties to the mordern torism goods, such as Dunhuang pottery ware, Tao ink slabs, Tianshui carved lacquer ware, weird stones from the Yellow River, Bao'an waist knives, and Gansu carpets. You can go to Railway New Village business district, Nanguan-Xiguan business district and the Centre Square and find something interested you.
Stone Carving
Stone Carving is making of the cabbles in the Yellow River that have been washed by the river water for thousands of years can be made handicraft articles, showing uncanny workmanship. The finals product is colorful, glittering and transparent. In recent years, the cobble handicrafts have been well received by both Chinese and foreign tourists.
Engraved Gourd
Engraved Gourd is a traditional art and craft in Lanzhou. Just as the name implies, Pictures of landscape, portrait of men and wome or animals, poems and calligraphy can be engraved on the surface of the gourd, and lined with ink. Making a carved gourd includes several delicate techniques, such as carve, chisel, scrape and rub, in order to imitate Chinese landscape paintings.
Tao Inkstone
Tao Inkstone is made of stone found at the bed of the Tao River; hence the name. Tao Inkstone has a long history and made its fame during the Song Dynasty (960-1279). The inkstone's fame lies in its beauty and style and good quality, usually decorated with various fancy pictures like dragon, phoenix, tortoise, mountains and waters, figures and flowers and birds. In the past, it was a favorable collection of the celebrities.
Jincheng Babao (Eight Treasure) Melon Carving
Jincheng Babao (Eight Treasures) Melon Carving is a traditional craft of Lanzhou. The carved melon peel is used as a bowl to hold white fungus, pineapple, cherry, longan, waxberry, and other delicacies. The carving is exquisite and the food is fresh and sweet. This dish will satisfy not only your palate but also your eye.
Lanzhou Earthen Pot
With a history of more than six thousand to ten thousand years, it is a kind of pottery originated from the late Stone Age. Earthen Port is used both as a cooking utensil and a table vessel. There are earthen pot, jar, tank, kettle, and fire pot. Some are rather big, some can be quite small. They are solid and easy to handle. The earthen pot produced by the Agan Town and Leitanhe are said to be the best in quality.
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