For people who want to buy quality Buddhist items, Ci En Dian in the Drum Tower area,makes for a good choice, both for its large selection and an owner who is a devout Buddhist.

One shop in Beijing called Wisdom Seed offers Marnyi stone which is rare to see outside Tibet.

Guang Ming Ge offers a variety of Old Beijing souvenirs and baubles.

"Naxi Popo", or Granny Naxi, offers a large variety of quintessentially Naxi handicrafts of the namesake ethnic minority living in southern China.

Match Quotes in the Drum Tower area on the north side of Beijing creates a unique, magic world of matches.

"Feng Nian Tao Fang", sits near the Drum Tower on the north side of Beijing, offers a variety of homemade pottery.

ZhengYun ChaShe, a shop in the Drum Tower area, offers Pu'er tea as well as ethnic handcraft from Yunnan Province, where the tea is grown.

This was the Three Sisters' Art Workshop, where brushes decorated daily items to give them new looks. Themes ranged from deities to animals, court ladies to playful children.

Brahma Samghrma sounds more Indian than Chinese, no? But this shop is a Chinese shop specializing in handmade leather items near Back Lake area.

On the north east of the Gulou (the Drum Tower) scenic spot, there is a narrow alleyway which connects Gulou and Zhonglou (the Bell Tower). Walking in this lane, you will be attracted by an interestin...