This local artist paints scenes inside bottles. Although such painted bottles are widely sold as souvenirs in China, this was the first time I had seen an artist doing this painstaking work, and selling the results for a very reasonable price. I particularly liked the black and white local scenes, but there were also coloured and black and white traditional scenes in bottles of all sizes.
What to pay: From about 40RMB up!
Updated Jul 22, 2007
This small stall beside the canal sold locally woven cane baskets.
Written Jul 22, 2007
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This small stall beside the canal sold locally woven cane baskets.
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Located in north Jiashan County, Zhejiang Province, Xitang is one of the ancient water towns in the south of the Yangtze River. Among the well-preserved ancient towns and cities across China, Xitang...
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Arts and crafts in a water village.

We drove out from Shanghai, parked in a bustling commercial area, walked down a laneway and were in another world. A world of museums: root carving, fans and buttons amongst others, preserved houses,...
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This is an ancient city near the grand canal with more canals than streets. The population was very eldery, there was a bit of a rat problem, but it's really really interesting and beautiful,...
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