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Shopping in ulaanbaatar
There are many unique Mongolian artifacts you can buy in Ulaanbaatar. Perhaps the most popular product with tourists is the high-quality cashmere made here. You can buy from the factory shops, the department store and various museum shops.
Camel hair is wonderfully warm and thicker than cashmere and is left its natural tan color. It is slightly cheaper than cashmere and makes beautiful waistcoats and jackets.
Traditional Mongolian art is very evocative of its unique culture and you can buy various sizes of paintings on paper, canvas or wood as well as Buddhist Tankas on silk. Buy from museum shops, large hotel shops, and art shops.
For Buddhist paraphernalia visit Gandan Monastery and the shops there.
Check Things to buy when visiting Mongolia article for more information.