Here one can not only buy unique local products or souvenirs
but also enjoy shopping in such an interesting place. Yinchuan
will provide you with many special agricultural products and tourist
craftworks.
Yinchuan is not a big city, yet there are some products here
that are of local flavor. The famous 'Five Treasures': liquorice,
Helan stone, sheepskin, Barbary wolfberry fruit and facai may
be good choices for you. In addition, sunflowers, Chinese dates,
tremellas, and folk porcelain can be bought at vendor's stands
along the street. You can haggle over the price with sellers in
such places.
Xinhua Department Store located in Xinhua Dongjie is the biggest
shopping center in Yinchuan which provides you a variety of commodities
and you can buy local products such as flannelette blankets and
Helan stone carvings here.
If you want to buy some cultural souvenirs or craftwork, the
Cultural Relic Main Store of Ningxia will fulfil your wishes.
It has cultural relics dating from the Neolithic Age to the Yuan (1271-1368), Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911)
dynasties. Articles of bronze and Western Xia culture as well
as replicas of cliff paintings of Helan Mountain are much sought
after by collectors.
Some shopping places:
Cultural Relic Main Store
Address: No. 60, Wenhua Dongjie
Hualian Shopping Mall
Address: No. 53, Gulou Nanjie, Xingqing District
Yinchuan Shidai Square
Address: No. 16, Gulou Nanjie, Xingqing District
Ningxia Gongxiaoshe Gulou Shoping Mall
Address: No. 197, Jiefang Dongjie
Yinchuan Shopping Mall
Address: Xinhua Dongjie
Supermarkets:
XHDS Super Shopping Plaza
Address: No. 12, Xinhua Dongjie, Xingqing District