Here are some suggestions of typical souvenirs from countries we have visited. CHINA: Chinese silk, timeless luxury and more than “just” a fabric, tea and tableware, calligraphy and painting, jade jewelry, eating bags, ceramic balls, cloisonne (artisanal technique used in enamel work). TIBET: Prayer flags, books to honor Buddha, expulsion of devils and religious rituals, Tibetan jewelry, Tibetan medicine, ox horn. BHUTAN: woven textiles made of cotton or raw silk, woolen fabrics (yathra) known as bright colors and patterns, thangka paintings (artistic scroll paintings with often religious motifs), handmade paper made from the bark of the Daphne bush, carvings, bowls and other decorative objects made of wood, bamboo products such as baskets, mats, wall hangings, silver jewelry with elaborate designs and decorations, including charm bracelets with pearls made from seeds, wood or precious stones, authentic incense, unique spirits such as rice wine (macaw) or whiskey, Prayer flags and prayer balls as important elements of Buddhist faith, Bhutan red rice. INDIA: Silk, silver jewelry, various types of tea, carpets, fabrics embroidered with small mirrors, spices, lively stone inlays (table tops, glass coasters, storage boxes?). KYRGYZSTAN: felt products, honey, dried fruit, silver jewelry, ceramics with typical local ornaments, small models of yurts. MYANMAR: Lacquer paintings from Bagan, fabrics from lotus weaving on Inle Lake, marionettes, silver jewelry and gold plets from Mandalay, colorful paper umbrellas made of Pathein, cigars from Shan State, Buddha figures made of wood or marble. NEPAL: pashmina scarves, khukuri knives (authentic Nepalese daggers), rice paper products prayer mills, dolls, traditional masks, carved wooden objects, ceramics, hemp products, spices, tea, gold, silver, yak bone, semi-precious stone, blue lapis. THAILAND: Silk, hand-carved soaps and candles, spices, tea, balms and oils, and miniature tuk-tuks. Also Buddha statues, marionettes and lacquerwork. VIETNAM: colonial hat (Non La) in all sizes and colors, coffee (Robusta), tea, custom-made clothing, silk, ethnic minority products, handbags, ao dai (the traditional Vietnamese costume, a long, tight-fitting dress worn with wide pants, a symbol — elegance and grace, often referred to as Vietnam's national dress), hand-embroidered articles, Vietnamese lanterns, beaded Jewelry, spices - especially peppers, water puppets.
