Sri Lanka specialty
A carved gem
Sri Lanka is especially famous for its precious stones, and Ratnapura is the gem trade center of Sri Lanka.
All kinds of Sri Lankan products can be bought in shopping centers, department stores, airport duty-free shops, tourist shops and markets in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka is rich in black tea and precious stones. It is the right choice to buy these two things there!
The main gems in Sri Lanka are ruby, sapphire, amethyst and purple jade. Red, blue, white, yellow, green, pink ... colorful gems can be found in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka's gems are as famous as the tea it exports in large quantities. Sapphire, ruby and moonstone in Xing Cai are considered to be the most beautiful gems in the world, all of which are the specialties of this country.
If you want to buy high-quality gems, you must go to a jewelry store with a business license. There are many jewelry stores approved by the government and tourism departments in Kandy. You can bargain in these jewelry stores,
And will provide you with a "quality guarantee", which clearly proves that it is genuine.
Colorful gems such as red, blue, white, yellow, amethyst and purple jade can be found in Colombo. The gems here are as famous as the tea they export in large quantities.
Sapphire, ruby and moonstone from Xing Cai are considered to be the most beautiful gems in the world. Colombo and Kandy have many jewelry stores approved by the government and tourism departments.
These shops will provide legal documents to verify the quality of gems, that is, "quality guarantee".
Be sure to buy in a regular store to avoid being cheated. In addition, most precious stones can be circulated.
You must be careful when choosing gems, so as not to be fooled. You should only go to regular jewelry stores, because these jewelry stores must provide a "quality guarantee"-a legal document to verify the quality.
Sri Lankan gems usually cost $0/00 per gram/kloc, but you can bargain here. The first price given by a jeweler is usually not the final price.
Ceylon black tea:
Ceylon black tea is divided into whole leaf tea and broken leaf tea. China people generally like whole leaf tea, but broken leaf tea is more common in Sri Lanka. Broken grade refers to completely broken whole-leaf tea, and its grades are divided into BP (broken Baihao)-Bai Hao broken leaves, bps (broken Baihao Souchong)-race broken leaves and bop (broken orange milliao)-orange-yellow Bai Hao broken leaves. Tea factories in Elie, Nouara can enjoy tea for free.
Spices:
Sri Lanka has fertile land and almost everything is planted.
And spices are the main reason why Sri Lanka is famous and can gain a foothold on the trade road.
On the way from Colombo to Kandy, there are green tea gardens and fragrant spice gardens everywhere.
Many shipwrecked ships from this island will find cinnamon, clove, pepper, turmeric and red pepper. The scenery of these spice gardens is usually very beautiful, and the locals are very happy for tourists to visit here and will show you around.