What to buy when traveling to Australia

Australian specialties

Australian specialties such as Opal (Australian specialty gems), sheepskin, cowhide, lanolin, Australian wine, animal toys, Aboriginal art works, art paintings, etc. There are Australian seafood products such as abalone and authentic Australian shark jelly balls, which are cheaper than domestic ones. Wool quilts, wool felts, leather goods made of wool, sheepskin and kangaroo skin, koala toys, cat's eye stones, etc. are also very popular. The most popular place is Sydney, where you can buy whatever you want at a cheap price. Young people who like sports can visit Capital L (Sydney people like to call it L). It includes many of the most avant-garde clothing, such as T-shirt store Alpha60, TeeTsubi and the recently launched Chinese and Western hybrid Uberchic. Many brands are sold exclusively in Seibu, but the prices are discounted.

Shopping is the most popular activity for tourists all over the world, and tourists coming to Australia are no exception. Australia has a variety of interesting and unique shops that will definitely make you linger. , buy softly.

The business hours of stores in each state in Australia are slightly different. Generally speaking, there are evening markets on Thursdays and Fridays, while they are open all day on Saturdays. The three major credit card categories in the world (American Express, Visa and Mastercard ) can be used everywhere, and some other bank cards can also be used in many large shopping malls.

Cosmetics with pure natural essence

Australia’s pure natural cosmetics are enough to make pretty girls scream with excitement! Even the most delicate and sensitive skin can find one that suits them. The cosmetics here are derived from unique raw materials bred in Australian nature, such as organic tea tree, eucalyptus, lavender, lanolin, etc. If you want to find romance and beauty in the fragrance of lavender, come to the famous Lyndoch Lavender Farm. It is located in the scenic Barossa Valley of South Australia, only one hour north of Adelaide, and the transportation is very convenient. Essential oils, skin care products, dried flowers made from lavender, and cute toys made from lavender are always welcome to tourists from afar. There are many cosmetic brands in Australia, among which the world's most famous ones are Jurlique and Aesop. The Jurlique brand was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Adelaide, South Australia. After long-term research, its founder finally found a biological agent that can maintain the vitality of plants. The quenching method extracts pure natural herbal antioxidants and vitamins without coal tar, synthetic colors and fragrances, which is praised as the "alchemy" of cosmetics. Aesop is known as "Aesop's Fables in a Bottle". Just like those ancient and concise fables, Aesop is simple in shape but rich in content. It is headquartered in Melbourne and follows the brand concept of pure naturalness and humanism. There is no super magical marketing language and everything goes back to the most basic three steps of cleansing, toning and moisturizing. In addition to skin care products, the Aesop series also includes body and hair products. What’s more interesting is that your cats and dogs can also find natural products suitable for them in the store.

Handmade products

Australia is a country with a diverse population. The culture and humanistic customs of different ethnic groups can be fully displayed in local arts and handicrafts. Visitors wandering through the Australian handicraft market will often be amazed by the richness and originality of the products, such as exquisite tubular clocks, unique stained glass plates, simple indigenous wood-carved bowls, cool original T-shirts, and paintings with Beautiful sketches of Australian cities and outback scenery, all of which draw your eye like a magnet and make you stop in your tracks. Heading west from Sydney, we come to Broken Hill (Broken Hill) on the edge of the Australian outback. Far away from the bustling city, the layers of unpredictable clouds and the bright, brilliant and fiery sunlight attract many artists. The most famous one who settled here is Pro Hart, the most innovative and prolific sculptor and painter in contemporary Australia. Therefore, art galleries and stunning treasures can be seen everywhere in Broken Hill. Aboriginal-designed artworks have the most Australian style, with unique legends and totem shapes. Artists sell their works mainly through art centers, professional galleries, art retailers and agents.

Gemstones and precious metals

All kinds of diamond jewelry, whether classical and dignified or fashionable and modern, are excellent souvenirs for tourists. Australia has always been rich in minerals. Its specialty opals, diamonds, gold and other precious minerals and metals will leave an everlasting souvenir of your trip to Australia. Opals originating in Australia account for 95% of the world's total, and the variety is also the most abundant, "white" Opals are produced in Andamooka and Coober Pedy in South Australia; bright and gorgeous "giant" opals are mainly produced in Quilpie (Quilpie) in Queensland; and the most precious "black" opals are It is produced in the White Cliffs area of ??Lightning Ridge in New South Wales.

As one of the largest diamond mines in the world, the Arjana Diamond Mine is located in the rugged Kimberley region of Western Australia. It is famous for producing "pink diamonds", which are sometimes also known as "champagne diamonds" in the market. "Australia is also rich in pearls and gold. Pearls are produced in the Broome waters of Western Australia. Its "South China Sea" trademark has also become famous at home and abroad along with the expansion of the pearl market. Broome is a pearl dock with a long history. It once owned 80% of the world's mother-of-pearl. The earliest pearl farming industry started in 1956 and has grown to 10 farming factories, providing top-quality pearl products to all over the world. Guess where Australia’s gold origin is? The answer is also Western Australia. The name The Golden West means the rich gold reserves here.