Jianshui Shopping
In addition to Jianshui ancient town and the Confucius temple, Jianshui is also renowned for its purple pottery and bird's nest. Jianshui provides traditional handcrafts and abundant specialties. While enjoying the cultural charm of ancient town, you can purchase some local specialties. Jianshui Shopping list includes Jianshui purple pottery, bird's nest, Jianshui pomegranate, steaming pot, lion cake, tofu, preserved tomatoes and so on.
What to Buy in Jianshui
1. Jianshui Purple Pottery
Jianshui purple pottery is one of the four famous potteries in China. It is traditional handcraft of Jianshui, which dated from the turning of Yuan and Ming dynasties. The modelling of purple pottery is simple, elegant and unique. It can be used as steaming tool, with both practical and collecting value.
Recommended places to buy purple pottery.
Jianshui Purple Pottery Street(紫陶街)
Address: No.1044, Yongzhen Road, Linan Town, Jianshui County(建水县临安镇永祯路1044号)
Tel: 18788255358
2. Edible Bird’s Nest
Jianshui swallow cave is famous for its millions of Pacific swifts living in the cave, and it is abundant in precious and advanced tonic, bird's nest. Jianshui bird's nest is made from the swift's nest of swallow cave, with high nutritional value.
Recommended places to buy bird’s nest.
a. Inside swallow cave scenic spot
Tel: 0873-7821218
b. E-001/002 Store in the first floor of Jianyuan Square E building, Renhe Road, Jianshui County(建水县仁和路金源广场E幢一层E-001/002号商铺)
Tel: 0873-7626766
3. Bird’s Nest Cake(燕窝酥)
Bird’s nest cake is a traditional and well-known pastry with more than a hundred years history. It is originated from Jianshui. Bird’s nest cake uses Jianshui bird's nest as main ingredient and it looks like bird's nest.
4. Lion Cake(狮子糕)
Lion cake is another traditional and well-known food in Jianshui Yunnan. It got the name because its shape looks like the lion neck. The principal raw material is classy sticky rice. It tastes crisp, fragrant and delicious.
Where to Buy in Jianshui
1. Tao Yuan San Jie(陶园三杰)
Address: Dama Road, jianshui County(建水县大马段)
Tel: 0873-7683728
2. Jianshui Department Store(建水百货大楼)
Address: No.2, Yinghui Road, Jianshui County(建水县迎晖路2号)
3. Beizheng Shopping Mall(北正购物中心)
Address: No.85, Beizheng Street, Jianshui County(建水县北正街85号)
4. Guangyuan Shopping Mall(广源商场)
Tel: In the crossroad of Guan Yu Temple Street and Hanlin Street, Jianshui County(建水县关帝庙街与翰林街交叉口)
Tel: 0873-7213567
