My "What to buy in Shanghai" list
- Red lanterns, a lot of red lanterns… (from about 10 Yuan per piece); where: Yuyuan, fake markets
- a red qipao (woman dress in vogue in Shanghai during the 20ies)… (from 200 Yuan); where: cheap tailors market
- Yixing tea pots (from 300 Yuan); where: Yixing
- set for the preparation of tea (water boiler and cups warmer); where: Tea Center, ZhongShanXiLu
- tea set (from 80 Yuan); where: Tea Center, ZhongShanXiLu
- green tea (Long Jin Cha, from 60 Yuan 50gr); Tea Center, ZhongShanXiLu
- high quality paper (still very cheap in China there are a lot of shops); where: Fuzhou Lu
- brushes and ink for calligraphie; where: Fuzhou Lu
- calligraphie art;
- traditional Chinese jacket (Mao style); where: Tailors market
- silk pijama (from 100 Yuan); where: Tailors market
- silk homeshoes (from 40 Yuan); where: Tailors market, fake markets
- chopsticks (good ones, made of bamboo from 80 Yuan, 8 pieces); where: pearl markets
- fans (medium size, high quality white paper, no decorations, 20 Yuan); where: pearl markets
- small silk bags (5 Yuan); where: pearl markets
- customed jeans (120 Yuan); where: Tailors market, fake markets
- knittware (pullover, from 200 Yuan, hat and scarf, high quality, 400 Yuan); not far away from Zhong Shan Gong Yuan, Wuyi Lu, 357, 武夷路
- cashmere pullover (highest quality, customed, 800 Yuan); where: Fuxing Lu
- Chinese furniture (still cheap in China compared to Europe); where: Ningbo, south of Shanghai
- silk, jade, pearls; where: Pearl Market
- different types of ornaments (fishes, chilly, traditional); where: fake markets
- books (for learning Chinese, still very cheap here); where: Fuzhou Lu
- notepads (very nice stationery things); where: Fuzhou Lu or Carrefour
