{"id":5890,"date":"2018-04-02T08:00:29","date_gmt":"2018-04-02T15:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/?p=5890"},"modified":"2021-03-13T23:43:23","modified_gmt":"2021-03-14T07:43:23","slug":"made-in-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/made-in-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Made in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">jQuery(function() { _initLayerSlider( '#layerslider_5_1bkjsrc1nks65', {sliderVersion: '6.2.2', autoStart: false, skin: 'borderlesslight', globalBGSize: 'cover', hoverPrevNext: false, thumbnailNavigation: 'disabled', skinsPath: 'https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/plugins\/LayerSlider\/assets\/static\/layerslider\/skins\/'}); });<\/script><div id=\"layerslider_5_1bkjsrc1nks65\" class=\"ls-wp-container fitvidsignore\" style=\"width:850px;height:1000px;margin:0 auto;margin-bottom: 0px;\"><div class=\"ls-slide\" data-ls=\"bgcolor:#ffffff;duration:3000;kenburnsscale:1.2;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Panda-Tchotchkes.jpg\" class=\"ls-l\" alt=\"panda tchotchkes at a Beijing store\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Panda-Tchotchkes.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Panda-Tchotchkes-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Panda-Tchotchkes-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Panda-Tchotchkes-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" style=\"top:0px;left:0px;text-align:initial;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\"><div style=\"top:660px;left:28px;text-align:center;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;font-family:Verdana;font-size:16px;line-height:25px;\" class=\"ls-l\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\">The line \u201cMade in China\u201d was synonymous with cheap, poorly made, disposable junk for<br>many years. Today, as the world\u2019s largest economy, the country produces and exports a<br>vast range of goods, from Apple computers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Donald-Trump-Neck-Paisley-Emblem\/dp\/B078BH4P9G\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1522255970&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=donald+trump+necktie+red+paisley+with+gold+emblem&amp;dpID=31Zkhzc-n3L&amp;preST=_SY445_QL70_&amp;dpSrc=srch&amp;pldnSite=1\" target=\"_blank\">Trump neckties<\/a>.<br><br>\nAs a traveler to China, what\u2019s worth buying when you visit? Americans are permitted to<br>bring in $800 worth of goods <a href=\"https:\/\/help.cbp.gov\/app\/answers\/detail\/a_id\/246\/%7E\/duty--free-exemption\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">duty free<\/a>, and there are a surprising number of places<br>to shop and unique souvenirs to collect.<br><br>\nFollow this journey from a superstore in Beijing to the Terra Cotta Warriors of Xian to the priceless<br>gems of Hong Kong and discover the riches of China along the way. <i>(Photo by Susan Breslow)<\/i>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" data-ls=\"bgcolor:#ffffff;duration:10000;transition2d:15;transitionduration:1000;kenburnsscale:1.2;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Sogo-Department-Store.jpg\" class=\"ls-l\" alt=\"a Sogo Department Store in Beijing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Sogo-Department-Store.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Sogo-Department-Store-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Sogo-Department-Store-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Sogo-Department-Store-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" style=\"top:0px;left:0px;text-align:initial;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;font-family:Verdana;font-size:16px;line-height:25px;\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\"><div style=\"top:677px;left:23px;text-align:center;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;font-size:16px;line-height:25px;font-family:Verdana;\" class=\"ls-l\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\">Perhaps your first foray into shopping in China takes place inside one of Beijing\u2019s humongous <a href=\"http:\/\/english.visitbeijing.com.cn\/a1\/a-X9XN5CB69401A3A5B9E711\" target=\"_blank\">SOGO<\/a><br>department stores. This Japanese chain offers a quick study into what China\u2019s exploding<br>middle and upper classes covet. <i>Photo by Susan Breslow<\/i>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" data-ls=\"bgcolor:#ffffff;duration:10000;transition2d:15;transitionduration:1000;kenburnsscale:1.2;\"><div style=\"top:675px;left:37px;text-align:center;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;font-family:Verdana;font-size:16px;line-height:25px;\" class=\"ls-l\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\">Promptly at 10am, employees open the doors to a world of luxury heretofore unknown in China.<br>International brands, from Armani to Zegna, tempt shoppers to part with their Yuan. There\u2019s<br>a pharmacy and grocery in SOGO\u2019s basement and a food court on the top floor.<br><i>Photo by Susan Breslow<\/i>\n<\/div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"519\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Mall-Entrance.jpg\" class=\"ls-l\" alt=\"employees open the doors to a SOGO department store in Beijing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Mall-Entrance.jpg 519w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Mall-Entrance-244x300.jpg 244w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" style=\"top:0px;left:166px;text-align:initial;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\"><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" data-ls=\"bgcolor:#ffffff;duration:10000;transition2d:15;transitionduration:1000;kenburnsscale:1.2;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Household-Goods.jpg\" class=\"ls-l\" alt=\"household goods at a Beijing Sogo store\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Household-Goods.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Household-Goods-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Household-Goods-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Household-Goods-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" style=\"top:1px;left:1px;text-align:initial;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\"><div style=\"top:678px;left:21px;text-align:center;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;font-family:Verdana;font-size:16px;line-height:25px;width:798px;height:84px;\" class=\"ls-l\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\">In addition to clothing, cellphones, and computers, the many levels of SOGO Beijing feature<br>household goods. Items such as this bed pad, unfamiliar in the West, shed a light on how<br> Chinese households decorate. <i>Photo by Susan Breslow<\/i>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" data-ls=\"bgcolor:#ffffff;duration:10000;transition2d:15;transitionduration:1000;kenburnsscale:1.2;\"><p style=\"top:677px;left:39px;text-align:center;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;font-family:Verdana;font-size:16px;line-height:25px;\" class=\"ls-l\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\">The Chinese have a tradition of being <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thoughtco.com\/chinese-gift-giving-etiquette-687452\" target=\"_blank\">generous gift givers<\/a>, and SOGO offers a large selection of<br>giftware. Many items depict animals that represent the 12 signs of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinahighlights.com\/travelguide\/chinese-zodiac\/\" target=\"_blank\">Chinese Zodiac<\/a>.<br><i>Photo by Susan Breslow<\/i><\/p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Porcelain-Animals.jpg\" class=\"ls-l\" alt=\"porcelain animals representing the 12 signs of the Chinese Zodiac\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Porcelain-Animals.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Porcelain-Animals-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Porcelain-Animals-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Porcelain-Animals-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" style=\"top:0px;left:0px;text-align:initial;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\"><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" data-ls=\"bgcolor:#ffffff;duration:10000;transition2d:15;kenburnsscale:1.2;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"501\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Street-Entrepreneur.jpg\" class=\"ls-l\" alt=\"selling produce at a Beijing street\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Street-Entrepreneur.jpg 501w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Street-Entrepreneur-236x300.jpg 236w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" style=\"top:0px;left:175px;text-align:initial;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\"><div style=\"top:677px;left:43px;text-align:center;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;font-family:Verdana;font-size:16px;line-height:25px;\" class=\"ls-l\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\">Not all commerce takes place in skyscraping towers. On the street level, entrepreneurs display<br> their wares. <i>Photo by Susan Breslow<\/i>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" data-ls=\"bgcolor:#ffffff;duration:10000;transition2d:15;kenburnsscale:1.2;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Vegies-at-a-Hutong.jpg\" class=\"ls-l\" alt=\"sweet potatoes, cauliflower, and lettuce driven directly from a farm and sold from the back of a truck in one of Beijing\u2019s ancient rundown hutongs or connecting courtyards\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Vegies-at-a-Hutong.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Vegies-at-a-Hutong-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Vegies-at-a-Hutong-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Vegies-at-a-Hutong-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" style=\"top:0px;left:0px;text-align:initial;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\"><div style=\"top:677px;left:63px;text-align:center;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;font-family:Verdana;font-size:16px;line-height:25px;\" class=\"ls-l\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\">Sweet potatoes, cauliflower, and lettuce are driven directly from a farm and sold from the<br>back of a truck in one of Beijing\u2019s ancient rundown <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=taRQ0fI704k&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\"><i>hutongs<\/i><\/a> (connecting courtyards).<br> <i>Photo by Susan Breslow<\/i>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" data-ls=\"bgcolor:#ffffff;duration:10000;transition2d:15;kenburnsscale:1.2;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Convenience-Foods.jpg\" class=\"ls-l\" alt=\"a variety of convenience foods and just-add-water items on the shelves of a small store\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Convenience-Foods.jpg 510w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Convenience-Foods-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" style=\"top:0px;left:171px;text-align:initial;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\"><div style=\"top:677px;left:33px;text-align:center;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;font-family:Verdana;font-size:16px;line-height:25px;\" class=\"ls-l\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\">A variety of convenience foods and just-add-water items fill the shelves of this small store inside <br>the <i>hutong<\/i>. <i>Photo by Susan Breslow<\/i>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" data-ls=\"bgcolor:#ffffff;duration:10000;transition2d:15;kenburnsscale:1.2;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Rain-at-the-Great-Wall.jpg\" class=\"ls-l\" alt=\"rain at the Great Wall of China\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Rain-at-the-Great-Wall.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Rain-at-the-Great-Wall-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Rain-at-the-Great-Wall-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Rain-at-the-Great-Wall-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" style=\"top:0px;left:0px;text-align:initial;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\"><div style=\"top:677px;left:39px;text-align:center;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;font-family:Verdana;font-size:16px;line-height:25px;\" class=\"ls-l\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\">They say no trip to China is complete without a visit to the Great Wall. I say: When it\u2019s teeming<br>rain and you discover that this UNESCO World Heritage Site is more like the Great Slippery<br>Staircase of China, take shelter in a nearby caf\u00e9 and souvenir shop and wait until the rest of<br>your party come to their senses. <i>Photo by Susan Breslow<\/i>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" data-ls=\"bgcolor:#ffffff;duration:10500;transition2d:15;kenburnsscale:1.2;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Xi-Jinping-Plates.jpg\" class=\"ls-l\" alt=\"decorative plates depicting Xi Jinping and his wife\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Xi-Jinping-Plates.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Xi-Jinping-Plates-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Xi-Jinping-Plates-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Xi-Jinping-Plates-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" style=\"top:0px;left:0px;text-align:initial;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\"><p style=\"top:678px;left:33px;text-align:center;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;font-family:Verdana;font-size:16px;line-height:25px;\" class=\"ls-l\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\">Plate collectors who buy a disk that depicts Xi Jinping and his wife could get a lot of use out of it,<br>as now he can be <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-china-43361276\" target=\"_blank\">president for life<\/a>. <i>Photo by Susan Breslow<\/i><\/p><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" data-ls=\"bgcolor:#ffffff;duration:10000;transition2d:15;kenburnsscale:1.2;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Chairman-Mao-Plate.jpg\" class=\"ls-l\" alt=\"plates depicting scenes of ancient China and Mao Zedong\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Chairman-Mao-Plate.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Chairman-Mao-Plate-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Chairman-Mao-Plate-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Chairman-Mao-Plate-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" style=\"top:0px;left:0px;text-align:initial;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\"><div style=\"top:677px;left:35px;text-align:center;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;line-height:25px;font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;\" class=\"ls-l\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\">Retro-traditionalists can add a Chairman Mao plate to their collection, or one that depicts scenes<br>of ancient China. <i>Photo by Susan Breslow<\/i>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" data-ls=\"bgcolor:#ffffff;duration:10000;transition2d:15;kenburnsscale:1.2;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Buddha-Relic.jpg\" class=\"ls-l\" alt=\"a relic of the Buddha\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Buddha-Relic.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Buddha-Relic-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Buddha-Relic-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Buddha-Relic-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" style=\"top:0px;left:0px;text-align:initial;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\"><div style=\"top:676px;left:41px;text-align:center;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;line-height:25px;font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;\" class=\"ls-l\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\">And would any trip to China be complete without a relic of the Buddha? A fishtail enhances the <br>cover of this small box. <i>Photo by Susan Breslow<\/i>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" data-ls=\"bgcolor:#ffffff;duration:10000;transition2d:15;kenburnsscale:1.2;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Jade-House.jpg\" class=\"ls-l\" alt=\"building housing jade craft and workers\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Jade-House.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Jade-House-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Jade-House-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Jade-House-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" style=\"top:0px;left:0px;text-align:initial;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\"><div style=\"top:676px;left:37px;text-align:center;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;line-height:25px;font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;\" class=\"ls-l\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\">If you are on an organized tour, it\u2019s likely that you will be taken by bus to large craft shops. This<br>building is a gateway to a mini-course in jade, teaching just enough to create the desire to<br>possess some. On the top floor there\u2019s a restaurant where your group can be served<br>a traditional Chinese menu. <\/div><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" data-ls=\"bgcolor:#ffffff;duration:10000;transition2d:15;kenburnsscale:1.2;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Jade-Carver.jpg\" class=\"ls-l\" alt=\"jade carver at work\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Jade-Carver.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Jade-Carver-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Jade-Carver-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Jade-Carver-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" style=\"top:0px;left:0px;text-align:initial;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\"><div style=\"top:676px;left:39px;text-align:center;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;line-height:25px;font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;\" class=\"ls-l\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\">Although much for sale in China is mass-produced, artisans in traditional crafts continue to turn<br>out work of astounding beauty. This tour leads past jade carvers at work and into a room<br>where the varieties of the treasured mineral are on display and described.<br><i>Photo by Susan Breslow<\/i>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" data-ls=\"bgcolor:#ffffff;duration:10000;transition2d:15;kenburnsscale:1.2;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Wild-Horses-in-Jade.jpg\" class=\"ls-l\" alt=\"herd of wild horses in jade\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Wild-Horses-in-Jade.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Wild-Horses-in-Jade-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Wild-Horses-in-Jade-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Wild-Horses-in-Jade-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" style=\"top:0px;left:0px;text-align:initial;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\"><div style=\"top:677px;left:58px;text-align:center;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;line-height:25px;font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;\" class=\"ls-l\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\">Talented artisans create sculptures of astounding beauty and skill, such as this herd of wild<br>horses. <i>Photo by Susan Breslow<\/i>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" data-ls=\"bgcolor:#ffffff;duration:10500;transition2d:15;kenburnsscale:1.2;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Jewelry-Store.jpg\" class=\"ls-l\" alt=\"large jewelry store\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Jewelry-Store.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Jewelry-Store-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Jewelry-Store-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Jewelry-Store-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" style=\"top:0px;left:0px;text-align:initial;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\"><div style=\"top:677px;left:35px;text-align:center;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;line-height:25px;font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;\" class=\"ls-l\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\">Think you can leave without buying a bangle, a bauble, a bead? This large jewelry store features<br>a massive selection of traditionally styled bracelets, earrings, and other bijoux.<br><i>Photo by Susan Breslow<\/i>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" data-ls=\"bgcolor:#ffffff;duration:10000;transition2d:15;kenburnsscale:1.2;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"667\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Silk-Tailors.jpg\" class=\"ls-l\" alt=\"tailors custom-make a silk garment to customers' size and specifications\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Silk-Tailors.jpg 667w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Silk-Tailors-600x574.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Silk-Tailors-300x287.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 667px) 100vw, 667px\" style=\"top:0px;left:92px;text-align:initial;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\"><div style=\"top:676px;left:26px;text-align:center;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;line-height:25px;font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;\" class=\"ls-l\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\">If you visit China on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vikingrivercruises.com\/cruise-destinations\/asia\/countries\/china\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Viking Cruise<\/a>, you will have the time and luxury to shop aboard. Tailors can <br>custom-make a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6Zzz7zo6UuI&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\">silk<\/a> garment to your size and specifications, a jeweler can help you pick out a fine<br>strand of pearls, and the tea shop can acquaint you with the varieties of the beverage and the<br>beneficial effects of each. <i>Photo by Susan Breslow<\/i>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" data-ls=\"bgcolor:#ffffff;duration:10500;transition2d:15;kenburnsscale:1.2;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"557\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Terra-Cotta-Warriors.jpg\" class=\"ls-l\" alt=\"Terra Cotta Warriors in Xian and mass-produced replicas\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Terra-Cotta-Warriors.jpg 557w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Terra-Cotta-Warriors-262x300.jpg 262w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" style=\"top:0px;left:151px;text-align:initial;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\"><p style=\"top:677px;left:22px;text-align:center;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;line-height:25px;font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;\" class=\"ls-l\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\">In 1974 a group of farmers outside of Xian stumbled upon a few <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BW3f0x4a5SE&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\">Terra Cotta Warriors<\/a>. It turned out<br>that there were thousands of them, and each soldier was unique. They had been created more than<br>2,000 years ago and buried with Emperor Qin Shi Huang to ensure he would rule in the afterlife.<br>Bottom: Today you can amass own your own private troop, although mass-produced ones<br>lack individuality. <i>Photo by Susan Breslow<\/i><\/p><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" data-ls=\"bgcolor:#ffffff;duration:11000;transition2d:15;kenburnsscale:1.2;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"506\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Terracotta-General.jpg\" class=\"ls-l\" alt=\"life-size Terra Cotta general statue modeled on a Terra Cotta officer\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Terracotta-General.jpg 506w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Terracotta-General-238x300.jpg 238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" style=\"top:0px;left:173px;text-align:initial;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\"><div style=\"top:677px;left:33px;text-align:center;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;line-height:25px;font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;\" class=\"ls-l\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\">Should you desire a life-size Terra Cotta general or another statue modeled on a long-ago officer,<br>this shop outside the dig will gladly package and ship one to your home overseas.<br><i>Photo by Susan Breslow<\/i>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" data-ls=\"bgcolor:#ffffff;duration:10000;transition2d:15;kenburnsscale:1.2;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"539\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Little-Lady-with-Dog.jpg\" class=\"ls-l\" alt=\"figure of little lady with dog, Xian\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Little-Lady-with-Dog.jpg 539w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Little-Lady-with-Dog-253x300.jpg 253w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" style=\"top:0px;left:156px;text-align:initial;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\"><div style=\"top:676px;left:51px;text-align:center;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;line-height:25px;font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;\" class=\"ls-l\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\">Almost lost among the warriors and cavalry was this little lady with her pet dog, an enduring<br>reminder that if you find something and fall in love with it, buy it on the spot. You will not<br>pass this way again. <i>Photo by Susan Breslow<\/i>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" data-ls=\"bgcolor:#ffffff;duration:10000;transition2d:15;kenburnsscale:1.2;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"506\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Palanquin.jpg\" class=\"ls-l\" alt=\"palanquin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Palanquin.jpg 506w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Palanquin-238x300.jpg 238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" style=\"top:0px;left:173px;text-align:initial;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\"><div style=\"top:676px;left:45px;text-align:center;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;line-height:25px;font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;\" class=\"ls-l\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\">However, if you do pass this way again, make sure it\u2019s in a palanquin, a private chair designed<br>so you can be carried upon the shoulders of four strong people willing to indulge you.<br><i>Photo by Susan Breslow<\/i>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" data-ls=\"bgcolor:#ffffff;duration:10000;transition2d:15;kenburnsscale:1.2;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Open-Air-Agora-Shanghai.jpg\" class=\"ls-l\" alt=\"open-air agora near the Ming-era Yuyuan Garden, Shanghai\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Open-Air-Agora-Shanghai.jpg 850w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Open-Air-Agora-Shanghai-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Open-Air-Agora-Shanghai-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Open-Air-Agora-Shanghai-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" style=\"top:0px;left:0px;text-align:initial;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\"><div style=\"top:676px;left:29px;text-align:center;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;line-height:25px;font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;\" class=\"ls-l\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\">If Shanghai is on your itinerary, shopping in this open-air agora near the Ming-era <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=g13gNw9QLXI&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\">Yuyuan Garden<\/a><br>is a pleasant way to browse a variety of products, from silk scarves and bed linens to chopsticks,<br>porcelain bowls, teas, and toys. <i>Photo by Susan Breslow<\/i>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"ls-slide\" data-ls=\"bgcolor:#ffffff;duration:10000;transition2d:15;kenburnsscale:1.2;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"678\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HK-Jewelry-Store.jpg\" class=\"ls-l\" alt=\"Hong Kong jewelry store\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HK-Jewelry-Store.jpg 678w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HK-Jewelry-Store-600x565.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelingboy.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/HK-Jewelry-Store-300x282.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" style=\"top:0px;left:87px;text-align:initial;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\"><div style=\"top:661px;left:34px;text-align:center;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;mix-blend-mode:normal;line-height:25px;font-size:16px;font-family:Verdana;\" class=\"ls-l\" data-ls=\"showinfo:1;\">When you come all this way, it\u2019s a shame to not see Hong Kong. This magnificent city on Victoria<br>Harbor is simply dazzling \u2014 and the countless jewelry stores everywhere from the Bund to the<br>airport are intended to separate you and your remaining cash.<br><br>\nUnless, of course, you\u2019re like my friend, who announced on the first day of our journey:<br>\u201cI\u2019m not buying anything. As soon as the plane lands in New York, I\u2019m heading to Chinatown<br>and getting all my souvenirs there.\u201d <i>Photo by Susan Breslow<\/i>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The line \u201cMade in China\u201d was synonymous with cheap, poorly made, disposable junk for many years. 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