Zhuque Antique Market, Xian

The Zhuque Antique Market also called the Xian Antique market is the largest market of its kind in the city. Serious collectors from all over China and the world come here to find ancient objects from the many well known dynasties that once ruled the country.

The Zhuque Antique Market is located between the Zhuque Street and the South Second Ring Road. It was established in 1998. There are hundreds of shops selling genuine antiques for collectors and replicas for tourists to purchase as souvenirs. A morning market is held on Saturdays where serious antique collectors come to find treasures.

The Zhuque Antique Market sells all types of antiques from furniture to ancient coins. Visitors can buy silk rugs, woolen blankets, tri colored pottery from the Tang Dynasty, vases, jade objects, cloisonné objects, porcelain vases and pots from different dynasties, paintings, calligraphy, clay models from the terracotta army museum located near the city and bronze artifacts. Serious collectors may also find genuine vases from the Ming Dynasty. Two halls at the market house an antique exchange where Chinese and international antique dealers meet and interact with each other. Antiques falling under 35 categories and over 200 types are sold and purchased every day at the Zhuque Antique Market.