Ngari Shopping
Thanks to its special geographic location and diverse climate, Ngari is abundant with good agricultural products which are worth taking, such as Tibetan blanket and some Tibetan handicrafts like prayer flags, Buddha figures, conch-shell trumpets, rosaries, amulets, fur hats, horse bells, bridles, copper teapots, wooden bowls, inlaid knives, and jewelry inlaid with turquoise and other gems are all specially designed and they are great souvenirs that you can take.
What to Buy in Ngari
1. Religious Objects
Tibet has a long history of Buddhism. In Tibet, many people's lives are dedicated to Tibetan Buddhism. Religious customs are part of everyday life, from chanting mantras and prostrating in a local square to walking the "kora’ around a temple or sacred site. Therefore, religious objects are essential. Among the best known religious souvenirs which you can carry back to your land from Tibet are the Tibetan Incense sticks, the Tibetan Thangka, the Tibetan prayer wheels, Tibetan Buddhas and the prayer flags.
2. Tibet Crafts
These traditional crafts are made from a variety of things including precious metals, natural materials and so on. Silver and copper are precious metals and natural materials are bamboo, wood and even bones. Tibetan handicrafts are very popular in the whole world. The crafts include Tibetan rugs, masks, daggers and conch shell trumpets and carpets and textiles.
3. Tibetan Medicines
Except for handicrafts and the other religious souvenirs, the medicines are also important things to test your shopping experience in Tibet. The Tibetan medicines are totally herbal but they work very fast unlike the modern day medicines. The Tibetan medicines like Saffron, aweto and snow lotus are the popular medicinal herbs that they use for curative purposes.
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Where to Buy in Shannan
Tourists can buy necessities and handicrafts from various scenic spots, hotels, stalls and crafts shops along the streets such as tapestries, carpets, bamboo articles, Tibetan-flavor cakes, musk, tendrilled fritillary bulb, Chinese caterpillar fungus.
