Baotou Shopping

The major city of Baotou is shaped somehow like a straight line, and most of the shopping centers can be found here near the train station. As you are in Baotou, some souvenirs of Mongolian maybe your wise choice.

City district of Baotou is long and narrow. There are many commercial streets near Zhongshan Lu in front of the East Railway Station in Donghe District. Visitors can go there to buy local specialities and handicrafts.

As the political, economic and cultural center of the city, Kundulun District attracts a great number of shopping centers offering various commodities.

Gangtie Da Jie, Aerding Da Jie, Youyi Da Jie and Baiyun Lu are all have compact shopping places. In addition, Wenhua Lu of Qingshan District is also a well-known commercial street of Baotou City.

In Baotou, you will easily find black melon seeds, oat, hump and camel paw, which are all characteristic local products. Apart from local delicacies, Baotou's beautiful handicrafts of Mongolian style are also attractive.

Baotou is reported as one of the earliest region where woolen was used to weave carpet. Carpet weaving was first brought to Baotou in Tongzhi Period of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) from Ningxia by two masters, and later introduced to Hohhot. The carpet is made of three kinds of blue woolen threads and patterns woven in it includes natural landscape, animals, paintings and many other auspicious designs.

Mongolian knives are indispensable to a nationality on horseback and their favorite adornments.

Before the Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368), the Mongolians were well-known for using silverwares, including silver bowls, knives, kettles, drinking vessels, headgears, hairpins and saddle decorations. These beautiful and exquisite articles are of strong ethnic flavor.

This kind of round, flat and persimmon-shaped pot is a necessity of local Mongolian and Han people. It has an attractive shining appearance.