Top 10 antique markets in China
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Guangzhou Xiguan Antique City
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| Guangzhou Xiguan Antique City |
Xiguan, located in Liwan District of Guangzhou, is an antique market famous in Guangdong Province or even in South China. Xiguan Antique City, situated between Fengyuan Road and Longjinxi Road, is the only antique market approved by cultural relic management departments.
It covers about one kilometer of the professional antique street. Traditional Xiguan culture has made well-known antique collectors who mainly deal with old pottery and porcelain, famous scripts and paintings throughout the ages, the four treasures of traditional study (writing brush, ink stick, ink slab and paper) and jade articles are all found here.
There are also lots of wooden statues, masks, puppets, and carved bed panels. Some of the china is good too. Not all the antiques available are originals, however.
Xiguan Antique Market is not only for antiques and paintings, old furniture, business center, but also provides a Cultural Exchange Center. Exhibitions, evaluation meetings and auctions are held from time to time.
Add: No.1 Liangjiaci Street, Fengyuan Road, Guangzhou
Tel: 0086-20-81198818, 81198182
How to get there: Take Bus No. 2, 25, 55, 66, 74, 8 and get off at Pantang Stop; No. 260, 107, 233 and get off at Shiluji station; Take Subway Line 2 and get off at Changshou Road.
