Nampan Shopping Tips by herzog63

Nampan Market: Touristy Souvenirs

There are a couple of rows of vendors selling all kinds of stuff that tourists like. Hand carved buddhas, Nats, and other religous icons, Hand woven Shan bags, Hand woven Longyis, Fake antiques, Maybe some real ones too but I doubt it. I'm sure that alot of stuff is produced then buried in the ground to make it look old then they dig it up after a couple of weeks and they have instant antiques. I bought some wooden buddhas that that a starting price of $10 each and got 4 for $10. I wasn't intending to buy anything there as I still had some time left to my trip and didn't want to carry anything. But when the vendors would ask "what I would pay and they would't get mad at me for saying a low price" I ended up with a bag of stuff. I even bought my son a hand carved small guitar type thing for $3.

What to buy: There are also jewelry items some cool items I'm just not into alot of souvenirs. I like to take photos as my souvenir.

Theme: Local Craft