Special products
Fuzhou is the main industrial arts producing area of China. Cork pictures, stone carvings, lacquer, horn combs, jade carvings, porcelains, shell carvings, golden and silver ornaments are popular with local people and tourists alike.
Lacquer - These products include decorative screens, vases, tea services, smoking sets and stationery etc.
Stone Sculptures - Rocks from Mt. Shou are fashioned into seals, vases, stationery, characters, landscapes and flowers etc.
Cork Pictures - Cork is used to make hanging screens, folding screens and decorative articles depicting landscapes, characters, animals and birds.
These crafts are available from the Cultural Relic Head Office (in Cultural Relic Building, Wusi Lu), Industrial Arts Service Office (in Hexi Lu), Fuzhou Oriental Painting and Calligraphy Association (No.176, Wuyi Bei Lu), Huadu Building, Fuzhou Shopping Center etc. Chating Jie is another good place for handiworks.
Special local products include Olive, Fu (Fuzhou) orange, Furong (lotus) plum and Jasmine tea etc. Tourists can buy these in the big marketplaces.
Source: travelchinaguide.com
Editor: Wang Moyan
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