Songxianqiao Antique and Art Market

Songxianqiao Antique and Art Market, next to Huanhuaxi Park and the Sichuan Provincial Museum in Qingyang District, is a sprawling bazaar of stalls and small shops trading in Tibetan jewelry, calligraphy, jade, old coins, ceramics, and Sichuan folk art. Unlike Chengdu's mall-based shopping, this is a genuine curio market where authenticity varies enormously stall to stall: some vendors sell period-accurate antiques and museum-quality pieces, while others sell modern reproductions and machine-made trinkets passed off as old, so buyers should ask for provenance and inspect wear patterns closely, especially for jade and coins. Bargaining is standard practice and expected on nearly every item; cash remains the preferred payment method among many older vendors, though mobile payment has become more common. The market is busiest on weekend mornings when specialist collector stalls set up in the open-air sections, and food options are limited to nearby park-adjacent snack vendors rather than on-site dining. The must-visit corners are the covered indoor antiques hall for higher-value pieces, the open-air weekend collector stalls, and the calligraphy and scroll-painting corner near the market's northern entrance.