Antiques

A good place to find a wide selection of antiques is at Liulichang, Panjiayuan and Beijing Curio City. This area has everything from scrolls, jade articles to decades old cigarette and posters. There are definitely treasures to find here, but it is hard to tell genuine antiques from dirty fakes. Real antiques are supposed to bear a red official seal that proves their authenticity, however sometimes real ones do not have the seal but fake ones do. The best way to get one you like is to bargain its price down until you can accept, just go for it. Small jade articles and silver trinkets make great presents for people at home and they are easy to take on the plane.