RSSTo buy or not to buy
Do not buy any antiques that date before 1795 as they cannot be legally exported.
Make sure that the antiques you bought carry a red wax seal indicating that it is authentic and is able to be exported from China.
Keep all purchase receipts, especially that of Chinese medicine herbs, antiques, gold and silver articles, jade ware and etc. You may be asked to produce these by customs when leaving China.
Do not buy those articles made form rare wild animals. All the contraband articles will be confiscate without compensation.
In China shops are open on all days of the week. During the summer it will be 8.30am to 8pm and winter from 9am to 7pm.
Bargaining can be a good game to be played in China. So before you rush to get one of those treasured objects check out for the prices in different shops and go for them.
