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China Shopping & Souvenirs Guide: What's Worth Buying and Where
Buy the right things in China — the authentic regional crafts worth seeking out versus the mass-produced tourist trinkets, where to find genuine Yixing teapots and Jingdezhen ceramics, which silk is real silk, the regional specialities by province, how to bargain correctly, and what to declare at customs when bringing Chinese goods home.
Updated May 2026
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Best China Souvenirs Guide 2026: What to Buy, Where to Find Authentic Items & Avoid Fakes
China produces some of the world's finest craft traditions — silk, porcelain, tea, lacquerware, cloisonné, jade and paper-cuts. But it also produces enormous quantities of machine-made tourist junk. This 2026 guide to Chinese souvenirs covers the best categories of authentic goods to buy, where to find them, how to distinguish genuine handcraft from factory imitations, price expectations and what's actually worth bringing home.
Updated May 2026
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