In Leshan many local products, either convenient bagged snacks
or tourist souvenirs, are worth buying as gifts for your family
and friends. These local items are easily found in the Leshan
Giant Buddha and Mt. Emeishan Scenic Areas.
Tea is the most popular souvenir of a visit to the Mt. Emeishan
Scenic Area with teas such as Zhuyeqing, Pu'er
and Yupingchun being top of the list. They also
sell well to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong Province, Tibet, Shaanxi
Province and Henan Province and even to the countries of southeastern
Asia. Bamboo Shoot which is another notable local
product grown on the high mountain and it can be bought in several
forms such as dried, fresh and salted which contains many nutrients.
Oranges, containing rich supplies of vitamin
C, can be found in the area of Mt.Emeishan and are the base for
some tasty orange drinks and an orange alcohol. The area also
has a good selection of Buddhist souvenirs such as the Kwan-yin
sculpture and the eighteen arhats sculpture. Bamboo-weaving,
root-carving and iron-painting,
which embody the natural scenery and cultural landscape, can also
be bought in Mt. Emeishan Scenic Area.
In the Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area, three categories of local
produce can be found: seasonings including Ginger
in its yellow dried & white varieties; Chinese medicinal
materials including Golden Thread, Ganoderma (fungi)
and vegetables including Bitter Bamboo Shoot,
Leshan Dried Bamboo Shoot, Xue Moyu (a kind of edible herbaceous
plant), and dried mushroom. Other snacks include Crisp
Eggwhite, Sachima, Preserved
Beancurd and a kind of sweet which is made of sticky
rice, sesame, peanut and choice white sugar called Oil
Rice Candy of Suji Brand tasting very crisp and sweet.
These snacks can be bought in the shopping centers and supermarkets
of Leshan City.
Shopping Centers
Hongqi Shopping Mall
Commodities: seasonings, daily necessities, cultural articles
Address: Jingyue Mansion, Zhugongxi Street, Leshan City Center
Sanba Shopping Mall
Address: No.17 Yutang Street, Shizhong District, Leshan City
Zhongbai Shopping Mall
Address: No.2 Yutang Street, Shizhong District, Leshan City
Business Hours: From Monday to Sunday 08:30-21:30 (in summer);
08:30-21:00 (in winter)
Mall Spring Department Store
Address: No.176, Jiading Road (South), Leshan City
Bus route: Bus No.1, 2, 12, 13
Jiazhou Tiandiren Culture Street (the former
Mishuiyuan Walking Street)
Address: between Leshan Giant Buddha Scenic Area and Ebony Treasure
Art Museum
Bus Route: Bus No.1, 12, 13
Supermarket
Jiadeli Supermarket
Commodities: frozen foods, daily necessities (dress, shoe, textile,
etc.), local and foreign-brand alcohol, cigarettes and more
Address: No.46 Jiading Road (Middle), Leshan City Center
Wutongqiao Yingbin Supermarket
Commodities: subsidiary foods and daily necessities
Address: Chahua Road, Zhugen Town, Leshan City