The world's #1 terrorist may be dead meat, but if you want a little something to remember him by, Yu Gardens is *the* place. more ›

Another souvenir post?! you might groan, but checking out the souvenir stores of each pavilion is an integral part of any Expo visit. more ›

When the Singapore pavilion powers-that-be revealed their weird mascot last year, we pretty much crowned it the winner of the Worst Expo Rep Pageant 2010. The back story created for little Durian Star by the Singapore Tourism Board also won the Most Awful Narrative prize: more ›

A frog mariachi band made from seashells -- clearly a North Korean specialty! Good luck buying it though because according to @AdamMinter who spotted it, the sales assistants there speak only Korean.
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Attention, all y’all who want to capture some of that Olympic vitality: 5,000 official condoms distributed to athletes during the Beijing Olympics are finding their way to the auction block November 29 for…ahem…hard core collectors. The bidding price for the condoms, in special packages printed with “faster, higher, stronger,” (the Olympic motto), will start at 1RMB. Officials believe that most of the condoms were not in fact used, but taken home by participants as souvenirs - let’s hope these are the ones up for bid. more ›

In more Olympics mascot merchandising news, look what we've just found. The perfect souvenir - a Fuwa action hero figure! But wait a minute — where's our favorite taxi driver Fuwa? Coming soon to a street corner near you. (h/t sinosplice) more ›

Amelia of ChinaTravel.net draws our attention to this Beijing Olympic keychain souvenir with a live fish in it:

I found this picture up at the Beijing Olympics Fan blog and was shocked out of my wits!!! Who would ever buy this??? In 4 hours the fish would be dead, how do you explain that to your 6 year old daughter? I saw some guys selling these on the subway recently, they were claiming that the water was treated with food and chemicals that would allow the fish to live for months. BULLCRAP!

“The fish would have little oxygen available and it would be impossible to feed the fish. more ›

Available in either a Day or Night versions, this motorised marvel displays images of the Bund drifting by for a maximum of 8 hours. Leave the DVDs alone for a while and enjoy the music of your choice (the clip features "Carbon Dating" by the Super Furry Animals) as you try to understand why on earth the Pinyin is written from right-to-left. more ›