Honghe Shopping

Honghe shopping will bring you some information about what to buy and where to buy in Honghe. With abundant natural resources and colorful ethnic minorities, Honghe has many local specialties, such as Jianshui purple pottery and Gejiu tin handicrafts.

What to Buy in Honghe

Hani Embroidery

Yuanyang hani women are skillful with their hands. Their handmade dresses, cloth shoes are not only extremely exquisite, but also having collection value. If you are interested in these embroideries, go to the market and have a look. They are cheap and fine.

Jianshui Purple Pottery

Dated from the turning of Yuan and Ming dynasties, It is the traditional folk craft in Jianshui county. Jianshui pottery is made of five-color clay. There are a wide variety of potteries, such as cookers, sationery, tea sets and flowerpots, etc.

Mengzi Rice cake

Mengzi rice cake is one of the famous traditional specialties in Yunnan. Panfrying and roasting are the best ways to eat. Mengzi rice cake is sweet, people who don’t like sweets can taste it before buying.

Gejiu Tin Arts and Crafts

Gejiu tin arts and crafts use high purity tin, with the fetures of acid resistance, alkali resistance, non-poison, odourless, rust resistance and corrosion resistance. Tin arts and crafts include wine set, tea set, lamps and lanterns, cosmetic box, flowers and plants, birds and animals, etc.

More shopping lists include Hani costume, various fruits like Pomegranates, navel orange, pineapple, banana, cherry, mandarin orange, litchi and various precious Chinese traditional medical materials like Coptis chinensis, swertia mileensis, Fructus Tsaoko, arenaceous kernel, eucommia, dioscorea, dew and so on.

Where to Buy in Honghe

In Honghe, you can not only shop in the shopping malls, but also buy at some featured streets and local traditional markets. Besides, there are many shops in Jianshui Ancient Town. 

Supermarkets and Shopping Malls in Honghe

  • Walmart(沃尔玛)
    Address: No.4, Wuyi Road, Gejiu City, Honghe Prefecture红河州个旧市五一路4号
    Tel: 0873-2199397
  • Walmart(沃尔玛)
    Address:Donglin Road, Jianshui County, Honghe Prefecture红河州建水县东林路
    Tel: 0873-7888288
  • Walmart(沃尔玛)
    Address: Ranweng Road, Mile City, Hognhe Prefecture红河州弥勒市髯翁路
    Tel: 0873-6167301
  • Hualian Supermarket(华联超市)
    Address: Changqing Road, Yuanyang County, Honghe Prefecture红河州元阳县常青路
  • Guannan Supermarket(冠南超市)
    Address: No.167, Chaoyang North Road, Jianshui County, Honghe Prefecture红河州建水县朝阳北路167号
  • Aocheng Wanjialong Supermarket(奥城万家隆超市)
    Address: Qingyuan Road, Linan Town, Jianshui County, Honghe Prefecture红河州建水县临安镇清远路
    Tel: 0873-7688395
  • Baixin Shopping Mall(百信购物广场)
    Address: Tianma Road, Mengzi City, Honghe Prefecture红河州蒙自市天马路
    Tel: 0873-3195599
  • Yaobiao Shopping Malls(耀彪购物广场)
    Address: Fukang Road, Jianshui County, Honghe Prefecture红河州建水县福康路
  • Haoshihui Shopping Mall(好实惠购物中心)
    Address: Shengcun Middle School, Yuanyang County, Honghe Prefecture红河州元阳县胜村中学
  • Jinye Shopping Mall(金叶购物广场)
    Address: Fukang Road, Linan Town, Jianshui County, Honghe Prefecture红河州建水县临安镇福康路

Featured Street and Specialty Stores

  • Jianshui Purple Pottery Street(建水紫陶街)
    Address: No.1044, Yongzhen Road, Linan Town, Jianshui County, Honghe Prefecture(红河建水县临安镇永祯路1044号)
    Tel: 18788255358
  • Junbaiwei Specialty Store(菌百味土特产店)
    Address: No.351, Jinhu West Road, Gejiu City, Honghe Prefecture红河州个旧市金湖西路351号
    Tel: 13529510430
  • Baqian Specialty Store(八千土特产)
    Address: No.82, Fengtai Road, Jianshui County, Honghe Prefecture红河州建水县丰泰路82号
    Tel: 0873-3185333/13308733388
  • Vietnam Specialty(越南特产超市)
    Address: No.10, Banhe Road, Hekou County, Honghe Prefecture红河州河口县滨河路10号
    Tel: 0873-3422838/13987149603
  • Honghe Specialty(红河特产)
    Address: No.123, Wencui Road, Mengzi City, Hognhe Prefecture红河州蒙自市文萃路123号
    Tel: 0873-3740810

Local Traditional Markets

Many villages in Honghe prefecture have the custom of going to market, which is completely lively. When you are in Honghe, you might as well buy a local calendar, give attention to their market days and visit the markets, so that you can get a better experience of local customs and practices. There are quite a few traditional markets in Honghe, especially in Yuanyang and Jinping County. 

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