Best Chinese Products to Bring Home as Gifts

Hey there! Holiday is almost here, and many expats have planned to travel back to their home country to spend some quality time with their family!

So, today the GiC team recommends a few Chinese products that you may want to consider bringing back with you to make your holiday gift-giving slightly more local and unique! And for those staying in China, well, you can still gift any of these products to your friends here and continue to gain the best insights from the GiC team.

Now let's have a look!

1. Lao gan ma 老干妈

Price: RMB 8 

Available in almost every markets and on online platforms.

This delicious spicy sauce is a no-brain and all-time favorite!

One of our readers has praised it continuously.

Amazon users also think it’s great:

We've posted the story of Laoganma before.

 If you're interested, click the following link:

2. Mayinglong Musk Hemorrhoids Ointment Cream 

马应龙痔疮膏

Price: RMB 7.8

Available in most pharmacies and on online platforms like Taobao.

Amazon user comment:

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Zhejiang TV also did research by interviewing foreigners on the streets, asking them what Chinese products they’d like to bring back home. This handsome guy said “马应龙痔疮膏，the best medicine in the world." 

3. Tea and tea set

Chinese tea has a long history and comes in many varieties.

The famous types of tea from China are West lake Longjing tea西湖龙井、Biluochun tea of Jiangsu江苏碧螺春、Maofeng of Anhui安徽毛峰、Maojian of Xinyang信阳毛尖、Tieguanyin of Fujian福建铁观音, Pu'er tea of Yunnan云南普洱茶.

4. Cigarette

I was told there are two kinds of Chinese cigarettes that foreigners like: 

中华Chinese and panda 熊猫.

5.  Latiao 辣条

Popular Chinese snack. Cheap, and in large capacity.

6. 

 Electric vehicle windshield

电动车挡风被

Price: RMB 15-35

How cold it is to ride a bike or motorcycle in freezing weather? 

Only those who have experienced it can understand.

This thing is a real solution to this problem.

7. Goji Berry枸杞

It is so cheap in China. Usually costs RMB 8 for 100g.

8. Carved wooden comb

9. Wooden Fan

10. Clay figurines

11. Chinese embroidery or silk products

Those are all the gifts we recommend.

What other products do you think would be good to bring back for the holidays?

  Comment below!!

PS: Please remember to check what items are not allowed on planes flying to your country.

Photo source:  Baidu

Editor: Crystal Huang 

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