Where to Shop in Chengdu, China's Original Creative Capital
Tibetan and Mao-era objects on display at Song Xian Qiao Art City
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Chengdu's Anshun Bridge
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Next gen
The Cosmo mall is an eight-story jumble of pint-size boutiques that carry some of China's most promising talent. Be sure to visit the streetwear brand Randomevent; the Beijing-born label Yoikadakada, which produces punk-inspired, elaborately silhouetted clothes; and the Location concept store, a cornucopia of Y2K-era secondhand finds. At Lanqing Pang's Vapour Blue, seek out gender-neutral cuts referencing qipao dresses and silver jewelry by store manager Xing Yulei.
Eastern Suburb Memory's brick exterior
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Aaron Lee, the shop manager at L0cat10n concept store
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Cabinet of curiosities
Song Xian Qiao Art City market draws shoppers for traditional art, one-off curios, vintage Mao-era paraphernalia, bronze Buddhist figurines, and mammoth porcelain vases. The second floor is filled with shoebox-size ateliers where artists create works of calligraphy on paper and hand-carved stamps from jade; come weekends, the courtyard echoes with click-clacking mah-jongg tiles as sellers load their foldout tables with Tibetan prayer beads, family heirlooms, and rare stones.
An illustrator working in her studio at Song Xian Qiao Art City
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The light-filled House of Elements
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Hiding in plain sight
Sandwiched between auto shops in southern Chengdu, a nondescript residential building contains the House of Elements, an airy natural-wine bar, teahouse, and concept store. Browse its selection of handmade clothes and accessories from Chinese ateliers, including buttery leather footwear by Heng Shu; monochrome womenswear by Zhang Da; and cloud-soft knitwear spun from Tibetan yak khullu (down wool) by Norlha, a textile workshop in the Gannan prefecture.
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