Changchun is one of China's top producers of ginseng, available in any one of the city's ubiquitous pharmacies. For more conventional shopping, try the upscale Chongqing Lu or Guilin Lu (east of the Tongzhi Jie intersection), a hip and haphazard street lined with Korean clothing shops and stuffed-animal stores. The underground market in front of the railway station was once part of an underground bomb shelter connected by tunnels to the Manchukuo ministries.
The city is famous for its developed commodities. To provide a good shopping environment for domestic and foreign tourists, the city has introduced a designated management system of tourist shopping. Today it has 15 designated shops for tourists. All these shops have specialized counters for selling ginseng, pilose antler, marten fur products and other special and local products. Qingming Street and Tongzhi Street in downtown area are shopping centers of the city with many shops and stores.
Shopping Malls
Eurasian TradeLocated on Hongqi Street, the Trade Mansion occupies an area of 80,000m2, and deals over 100,000 kinds of goods. Its 11 affiliate malls are exclusive in decoration, and are ideal for shopping.
JilinNew Century Shopping Center
Add.: No.12 Chongqing Road, Changchun, Jilin, China
JilinAgricultural Means of Production Group Co., Manhattan International Shopping Center
Add.: No.91 Damalu Road, Changchun, Jilin, China
Changchun Zhuozhan Time Square Department Store Co., Ltd., Shopping Center
Add.: No.99 Chongqing Road, Changchun, Jilin, China
Featured products
Laomaosheng candy of ChangchunChangchun Laomaosheng Food Factory, producing well-known candies, has an excellent reputation from home and abroad with its sweet and acid flavor and rich nutrition. Developed from Laomaosheng Candy, the factory produces many famous brand products, such as Hongmei brand crystal sugar, Hongmei brand ginseng soft candy, Hongmei brand antler soft candy and Yindun brand pineapple flavor milk candy.
Dengfengzhen cakeDengfengzhen cake of Changchun, with a history of over 60 years, produces unique flavor cakes, which are nation famous, and among these is Shaqima cheese cake, one of Man ethnic minority group’s traditional food, with characters of beautiful appearance, fresh colors, crisp and soft and egg fragrance, and Bingliaohua, a kind of traditional fried cake, with characters of even fried, crisp and good taste.
Wood carving of Changchun
Wood carving of Changchun, one of folk handicrafts of northeast China, has a history of more than 2,000 years. The best products are made of Changbaishan wood, processed by folk artist with fine carving skills. The vivid carvings may be some happy articles or persons and tales in historical or folk stories.
Zhenbutong PickleZhenbutong Pickle contains 40 Jinlin-menu-listed products, among which are: pork, barbecued pork, pork elbow, carbon baked pork tripe, baked chicken, fried chicken, carbon baked Corvina, carbon baked dry beef and Zhenbutong Nanchangcai. The production center of Zhengbutong pickle is at the pickle store of Sima restaurant on Yongchun Road.
Dehui Grass KnittingDehui Grass Knitting, a special local production of Dehui City, north of Changchun, has a history of near 100 years. It is usually knitted manually with wheat grass or skin of broomcorn stalk. Such knitting articles are durable, soft, light, heat proof and absorbing no water. Nowadays, products, adding corn skins into the materials, may show a natural bight. The main knitting handicraft contain: basket, suitcase, wearing case, fruit tray, bread tray, mat, tea cup mat, slipper and carpet.
