China/Beijing

Must-Buy Souvenirs

Real product names, brands, and prices for the souvenirs worth bringing home — plus exactly where to buy them.

Cloisonné (Jingtailan) Bracelet

Panjiayuan Market vendors

A wire-and-enamel bracelet in Beijing's signature Ming-dynasty cloisonné technique, hand-filled with colored enamel between soldered copper wires.

📍 Panjiayuan Antique Market (weekend flea market, negotiable prices)

CN¥130

Silk Scarf

Ruifuxiang (瑞蚨祥)

A finished silk scarf from Ruifuxiang, a silk house founded in Beijing in 1893.

📍 Ruifuxiang flagship stores on Wangfujing Street and Dashilan

CN¥260

Traditional Pastry Gift Box

Daoxiangcun (稻香村)

An assorted box of old-Beijing pastries (mung-bean cakes, sesame cookies, and more) from Daoxiangcun, founded in 1895.

📍 Any Daoxiangcun store (200+ locations citywide)

CN¥135

Tu'er Ye (Rabbit God) Clay Figurine

Hutong clay-art workshops

A hand-painted clay figurine of Tu'er Ye, Beijing's own folk deity — a rabbit-eared warrior riding a tiger or lion, listed as Beijing intangible cultural heritage.

📍 Liulichang Culture Street and Houhai-area hutong craft shops

CN¥120

Jasmine Tea Gift Box

Wuyutai (吴裕泰)

A boxed set of jasmine-scented green tea from Wuyutai, founded in Beijing in 1887; jasmine-tea scenting is recognized as national intangible cultural heritage.

📍 Wuyutai flagship store on Wangfujing Street, or any branch citywide

CN¥150