What gifts to bring back when traveling to Germany?

The days of giving ball-point pens as gifts are far behind us. European and German chocolates and cosmetics are also available in the Chinese market. As more and more Chinese people travel to Germany and Europe on public and private expenses, the choice of gifts has begun to become more "cultural", toward specialties and real souvenirs.

German specialties and souvenirs

When you arrive in Paris, everyone knows that it is necessary to bring a small model of the Eiffel Tower back. In the UK, it is a royal guard, and in Belgium, it is a pee Children, Holland is windmills, wooden shoes and cheese. What about Germany?

In fact, there are many German specialties, such as many famous brand products, cologne, double knives and scissors, etc. Europeans and Americans often bring home some specialty foods when they go to Germany, such as the famous Black Forest cherry cake, Kassel ham (Kasseler), or Nuernberger intestines (Nuernberger).

Comprehensive souvenirs that foreign tourists often bring include Black Forest cuckoo clocks (Kuckucksuhren), German national colored hats (Trachtenhuete), wood carvings, commemorative porcelain plates, and cane sticks (Stocknaegel). , various beer glasses.

Bavaria

Every region in Germany has its own unique souvenirs. For example, Bavarian national leather pants, national hats, and various glass and ceramic beer glasses.

Berlin

In Berlin, tourists often buy Berlin's representative "character" - the Berlin Bear, the model of the original East German car Trabbi, and That "Berlin air" in a can.

Thuringia

Thuringia in the southern part of East Germany is the hometown of the dwarfs in fairy tales. Tourists from all over the world often refer to this place as "Gartenzwerge" (Gartenzwerge). ) into the box. Thuringia is also famous for the balls hung on its Christmas trees, which are often hung on Christmas trees in other corners of the world the next Christmas.

Hesse

In Hesse, the specialty drink that people love to drink is apple cider (Apfelwein). The cider cups here are also treasures that tourists are keen to collect. The German name is also a dialect: Apfelweinbembel.

Harzgebirge

In the Harz Mountains region spanning east and west Germany, famous souvenirs include witch dolls (Hexenpuppen) and the famous grass-green eggs. Wine (Kraeuterlikoer).

North Germany

In North Germany, popular souvenirs among tourists include sailor uniforms, interesting boats in glass bottles and red and white striped cotton bags with patois written on them. "Moin, Moin!".

Lueneburger Heide

Tourists who go to Lueneburger Heide bring back mainly plush sheep as souvenirs, which are called "Heidschnucken" in German.

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, tourists saw souvenir shops selling the cobblestone-shaped "Huehnergoetter" with many holes. It often feels baffling. But when they heard that this stone would bring good luck, they donated generously. In the past, people in this area placed chicken king stones in chicken coops, which was said to make chickens lay more eggs. On the Baltic Sea, many tourists are patiently looking for the stone called "Donnerkeilen", which is the fossil of a cuttlefish thousands of years ago.

Schleswig-Holstein

Schleswig-Holstein is a peninsula region that separates the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. It is famous for its red and white lighthouses on the seaside. When tourists come here, they will probably take a wooden lighthouse back with them.

Dresden

In Dresden in eastern Germany, the so-called "Old Fritz" statuette is not only popular with tourists, but is also often purchased by locals . The so-called "Old Fritz" was Friedrich II of that year.

Developed German souvenir industry

Germany’s annual souvenir sales reach 2.6 billion euros. Souvenir sales worldwide total 20 billion euros annually, with Germany accounting for more than one-tenth. During Easter every year, a large number of tourists from all over the world come to Germany's tourist resorts. In 2001, the number reached 17 million. The past two years were not very prosperous for German souvenirs. The German Federal Souvenir Festival Association estimates that the German souvenir industry will have better development in 2002.

(Editor: Zhang Heng)