Chiang Mai is a city that very charm, beauty and unique cultural centre, which is also one of Asia’s major cottage industry centers for producing handcrafted items. Known for its gentle and friendly people, beautiful scenery, pleasant winter climate, diverse attractions, and a major staging area for nearby adventure travel forays, especially trekking and eco-tours, Chiangmai is a shopper’s paradise for antiques and locally produced, as well as imported Southeast Asian, handcrafted products that make lovely home decorative items: woodcarvings, textiles, furniture, silver, ceramics or celadon, lacquerware and umbrellas.
While you are in Chiang Mai if you shop in the right places, you will find quality products. If you understand the shopping process, you will get good value for your money. Shopping for quality may not be cheap but neither need it be expensive. But most important, shopping for quality in Chiangmai is fun and it results in lovely items which you can enjoy for years!
You can explore the shops and stalls in Night Bazaar, Chiang Mai-Sankampaeng Rd., Hangdong or Baan Tawai, Sunday Walking Street, Wualai Road, J.J. Market etc., and when you leave Chiang Mai, you will take with you not only some unique experiences and memories but also quality products that you will certainly appreciate for years and years.
After you got products that you want but sometimes too many to carry so you need to use shipping companies. In Chiangmai many shipping agents that you can deal with, they will pack you stuffs in very good condition and send your home within few weeks or a months.
Well… enjoy you trip in Chiang Mai and carry good memories with good products with you home!
