Yongzhou Shopping
With its peculiar regional styles, the local products of Yongzhou will never be dull to tourists. The straw cushions made in Qiyang serve as ornamental objects as well as practical articles. Superb in workmanship, pretty in design and tasteful in color, they sell well in over 80 countries and regions. The growing of field mint in Yongzhou dates back 2, 000 years. The curative effects of peppermint are even recorded in Compendium of Materia Medica,a medical master piece compiled in the Ming dynasty(1368-1644).The peppermint oil produced in Yongzhou is so pure and fragrant that it is reputed as"perfume of Asia"in international markets.
