Babao Town Shopping
Enjoying the favorable climate, Babao enjoys the high-quality products, which are famous around China. Zhuang is the main ethnic group of Babao, so Babao also offers the Zhuang embroidery etc.
♦What to Buy in Babao Town
1.Baoba Rice (广南八宝米)
Baoba Rice is famous for it's producing area-Babao. It was used the offering in Qing dynasty. It was listed as the precious rice species in 1981.
2.Zhuangs Five-color Glutinous Rice (壮家花糯米)
Zhuangs take paddy rice as the staple food. They are good at making glutinous food, among which five-color glutinous rice, puffed rice candy, and Kaofang (big glutinous dumpling) are delicacies in festive occasions. The colorful rice is dyed with the extract of plants with different colors, and then cooked. The glutinous dumpling has many varieties, and is big in size. It usually weighs about 1 kg each, in the shape of a pillow.
3.Wenshan Zhuang Brocade And Embroidery (文山壮锦)
Zhuang Brocade is one of the four most famous brocades in China. There are two kinds of Zhuang Brocade: woven brocade and embroidered brocade. The woven brocade has vivid patterns and bright colours. It is strong and able to endure, and is usually used to make bedspread, hangings, bags and so on. The embroidered brocade is made by embroidering featured patterns on the cloth or on the woven brocade. It is colourful and charming.
♦Where to Buy in Babao Town
All the local products ca be found in local shop and local market. Visiting the market is a nice plan in your your in Babao town.
