You'll find markets and shops all around town selling a variety of Tibetan goods: rugs, medicine and herbs, incense, clothing, musical instruments, jewelry and other goodies. Garma Town boasts the best selection of Tibetan handicrafts, while Chaidui Wendangang Village focuses on religious items such as Buddha figures, thangkas (Tibetan paintings) prayer wheels and so forth.

The food market is worth scouting out for its wide variety of produce and meats. Butchers selling yak meat are known to put the giant heads of their animals in their windows to prove authenticity. 

Many travelers moving on to more remote areas like to stock up on food and supplies at one of the local grocery stores before heading out into smaller towns or wilderness.