Tengchong Shopping
The famous Tengchong local products include jade articles, Chinese medicine, 'xuanzhi" paper, dried rice noodles, tea oil, small hats of split bamboo, preserved vegetables, articles of rattan work, etc. Visitors can go shopping and have fun in many places in Tengchong City.
What to Buy in Tengchong?
1. Tengchong Jade
Tengchong jade objects are the renowned traditional handicrafts of Yunnan with a long history of about 500 years. There are various jade products, such as bracelets, hairpins and brooches. They are sold even to the countries in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Macau.
2. Yongchang Silk
Silk products from Baoshan has long been selling very well in Southeast and West Asian countries and enjoys a very good market at home and abroad. In ancient times, Baoshan is one of the most important distributing centers in the Southwest Silk Route, which has made great contributions to the world civilization. Yongchang silk is one of the most famous of that time.
3. Tengchong Cane Handcrafts
Canes growing in the forest in the frontier area in Tengchong are tough and thin, which makes it a good material for things like chairs and boxes. People in Tengchong are good at the knitting of the cane material and the cane handcrafts are welcome by the consumers. The handcrafts made from cane are very popular in the city.
4.Volcano Stone
There are a lot of little carved articles made of volcano stones for sale in Tengchong. It is characterized by its high strength, heat preservation, sound absorption and etc. it is an ideal healthy product for shopping options. The passenger could purchase those item in many shops and vendors in local.
5. Fine Dried Noodles
The production of dried noodles has a very long history. The Golden Dragon brand noodles are particularly famous for its excellent quality, purity, smoothness, softness, durability and good taste.
6. Coffee Arabica
Awarded a certificate of honour by the Ministry of Foreign Economic and Trade Relations for its excellent quality. The protein and glucose contents exceed foreign products. It sells well in Japan, the Soviet Union, Hungary, Poland and other countries.
7. Rattan Products
A tough and long-shaped kind of rattan is growing in the border area between Tengchong and Burma. The products which made of those natural textile materials are quite popular among tourists. Diversified shaped and smoothness the rattan gives you would make you feel guilty if you do not purchase one of them.
Where to Buy in Tengchong?
1.Southeast Border Trade Fair(东南边贸集市)
Add: Xiufeng community, Tengchong City, Baoshan
Tel: 0875-5184499
2. Dian Mian Tai Local Specialities(滇缅泰土特产)
Add: Xiufeng community, Tengchong City, Baoshan
Tel: 0875-5184499
3. Tengchong Jade City(腾冲玉器城)
Add: Jianhua Road(Close To Feicui Road), Tengchong City, Baoshan
