Special Souvenirs of Xi 'an

Xi’an has many crafts and souvenirs, such as replicas of Terracotta Warriors in various size, paper-cut art, Huxian county farmer paints. These are suitable for visitors to purchase as souvenirs or gifts for friends and families back home. 

Huxian County Farmer Paintings

Farmers' paintings in Huxian originated from the folk, and evolved on the basis of the folk arts such as paper cutting, mural painting, New Year painting and embroidery in Shaanxi Province. With simple and colorful painting, the spectacular scenes of farmers daily life, rural production labor, festivals and ancient folk customs are recorded in details vividly.

Tang Tri-colored Pottery

Xi 'an art ceramics factory, crafts factory and other units, utilize Xi 'an unique conditions to make the Tang Tri-colored Pottery. Tang Tri-colored Pottery modeling is rich and colorful, generally can be divided into 3 types (animals, living utensils and figure). Luoyang craftsmen developed plane Tang Tri-colored Pottery on the basis of traditional modeling. They also develop more and better works of Tang Tri-colored Pottery on the basis of this. This is a very good choice for souvenirs if you have enough space in your luggage.

Lantian Jade

Lantian Jade has a history of more than 4,000 years. Xian is known as "Hometown of Lantian Jade". Chinese ancient imperial jade seal was also made by Lantian Jade. The carving technology which developed and improved during Tang and Song Dynasties earned the reputation of Lantian jade.

Xi’an Embroidery 

Xi 'an embroidery inherits the "Qin embroidery" and has bold innovation in addition. It designs and produces works such as double silk embroidery and Chuang Luo Xiang embroidery. The characters are vivid, colorful, unique and praised by foreign travelers. It is an important export product of Shaanxi Province. The main varieties are tablecloths, pillowcases, cushions, tourist goods and so on.

Paper-cut

Paper-cut is a popular folk art in North China, especially in Shaanxi Province. On days of grand ceremonies, such as the Chinese New Year and weddings, local people like to decorate the doors and windows of their homes with red paper cuttings. The paper cuts are mainly of three kinds: figures, customs and animals. They are usually bold and comical to carry the good wishes of the people.

Xian Thick Wine

Xian rich wine or Thick Wine, also known as Huangui rich wine, is a product only to be found in Xian. With a long history, the original name of this wine was mash sweet wine. And with improvements made during the Tang Dynasty, it became a popular wine and, especially at festivities, every family would like to have a taste. Being made of selected sticky rice with sugar and sweet-scented Osmanthus, the Xian Thick Wine wins many fans for its unique taste.