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CHINESE JADE CARVING
Why is this tiny jade dog worth up to £10,000? Bought for just £1 at a car boot sale, 600-year-old treasure set for auctionAn unassuming jade dog carving, acquired for a mere pound at a car boot sale, may now be valued at an astonishing ten thousand pounds. Meas...- Chinese Proverb of the Day: "A piece of jade cannot become a fine object without being cut and polished." A timeless life lesson from ancient Chinese wisdom on turning struggle into strengthChinese Proverb of the Day reveals an ancient truth about growth, patience, and success. “Yù bù zhuó, bù chéng qì” explains how raw potenti...
- Chinese Proverb of the Day: 'If a jade is not cut and polished, it can’t be...'- Inspiring lessons on growth, discipline, transformation, and why true potential requires effort and refinementA Chinese proverb comparing raw jade to human potential highlights that natural ability alone is insufficient for success. True greatness i...
- Bangkok's wats: Repositories of Thai culture and historyOver 2,000 wats pepper the Thai capital's landscape like confetti, many of them world record holders.
- The expensive antics of China’s gaudiest billionaire Liu YiqianLiu, 52, is a classic rags-to-riches story of new China, a high school dropout who made his fortune in the country’s nascent stock trading ...
- Christie's sales of Chinese Works of Art in New York have totalled $38.2 millionOutstanding results were achieved at Christie's New York for a rich diversity of Chinese works of art, including archaic bronzes, fine jade...
- Journey to China's 'Literally Magical' YunnanYunnan’s attractions are exactly what their names declare them to be, but that doesn’t decrease their wow factor.
- Heaven scentIt happens to all of us, we all get bushed by ennui there are days when the urban jungle seems closing in on us, there are moments when dea...
- Taipei: On a different trailThe Taroko National Park, the Woodcraft Street and some villages are some of the wonderful attractions that you can discover when you decid...
- Antique China and its Forbidden CityEconomic and political reforms over the past 10 years have made China more attractive to people who are interested in history and culture.
- In the Lama's landThe chants of faith mingle with the noise of commerce in Lhasa today.
- Other ChinaDespite being a small island compared to the vast spread of mainland China, Taiwan has an enormous amount of variety to enchant visitors.
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