China/Shanghai

Must-Buy Souvenirs

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

Gift-Boxed Scissors Set

Zhang Xiaoquan (张小泉)

Scissors from the centuries-old cutlery maker's flagship Nanjing Road store — ranges from plain ¥14 kitchen shears up to presentation-boxed sets.

📍 Zhang Xiaoquan flagship store, 490 Nanjing Rd (E), Huangpu District

CN¥128

Mulberry Silk Scarf

Shanghai Story (上海故事)

A printed mulberry-silk scarf from a Shanghai-based silk house, a step up in quality from bazaar-stall silk souvenirs; sold in department stores along Nanjing Road.

📍 Nanjing Road department stores, Huangpu District

CN¥198

Bronze Vessel Replica Ornament

Shanghai Museum Shop

A small fixed-price reproduction of a bronze or jade piece from the museum's renowned ancient-China collection — museum shops are no-haggle, unlike Yuyuan Bazaar's stalls.

📍 Shanghai Museum East gift shop, People's Square, Huangpu District

CN¥120

Xiaolongbao Fridge Magnet

Yuyuan Bazaar vendors

A resin fridge magnet shaped like a bamboo steamer basket of soup dumplings — sold at dozens of small souvenir stalls inside Yuyuan Bazaar.

📍 Yuyuan Bazaar stalls, Huangpu District

CN¥20

Shanghai Skyline Snow Globe

Lujiazui souvenir kiosks

A snow globe or miniature model of the Lujiazui skyline — Oriental Pearl Tower, Shanghai Tower, and Jin Mao Tower together — sold at kiosks around the towers.

📍 Lujiazui riverside kiosks, Pudong New Area

CN¥45