I hear different crystals have different elements inside, so they also have different functions. Some Chinese crystals can even keep you healthy.
This one is very unique with these shiny "hairs" inside. Especially under the sunshine, it feels really good to have it on.
--by Cathryn
What I like best is the pattern on them -- a pair of lovely pandas, China's national treasures, are playing on a lawn with bamboo. My girlfriend will like them very much as well.
And what is more, they are made in Jingdezhen, China's porcelain capital!
By J. Jia
What a strange form of art.
They were just as lifelike as ink paintings.
The black-and-white color pattern is simple and charming.
--by Cathryn
Fell in love with: a pair of ostrich eggs engraved with animal patterns.
Touching the surface of the eggs, I felt the elevated carvings made out of cloisonné.
I bought an egg with pandas. It only cost me a couple bucks!
Well, quite worth it!
By: C. Liu
Then she took me to the Yan Dai Xie Jie and pointed me to a small shop called "Bangbang Pipe," where I bought a unique maize shuck pipe that cost just 85 yuan (a little over 10 US dollars).
I wanted to thank her with a stylish red pipe that would make her look so cool.
But she wouldn't let me!
So that means I'll never see her posing as a sexy, 19th century lady with a red pipe?
By A. Lao
This taxidermy shop uses only real animals!
When your beloved pet dies, you can't do anything with it, but say goodbye.
But come to this shop! They will help your dead pets live again, and keep you company everyday!
By: C. Liu
She loves it like crazy! And there is a nice love poem engraved into the belly. Rare teapots have little touches like this. She is apparently fond of what it reads: you're water, I'm mud, and we mix up, never to be separated.
Haha!
Maybe this lovely Yixing teapot will give her a big enough hint to brew me a good cup of tea when I get back from work!
Author: D. Cheng
Its cute swallow's head made me laugh the first time I saw it. Its colorful painted body and wings look so light.
I just wonder how fast and brave it can fly. But hope it won't be swallowed by some hawk passing by. For safety, I would rather hang it on the wall, and not bring it outside.
And you know what? A kite in this shape is seen as very lucky in China, so hopefully tomorrow I'll have another great find to show you!
By: C. Liu
Beijing's old subway ticket
Their shirts come from Beijing street culture; I found patterns that included a bus stop board, Beijing's old-time subway tickets, even old propaganda posters from the 70s...
Really a good place to get cool shirts, especially if you want something Chinese that's not too over the top.
--by Cathryn
My dad bought me this unusual bracelet.
The ceramic piece with a blue lotus really goes well with my favorite shirt.
And you know what? The ceramic piece on it has been buried under the ground for over 400 years, and was just unearthed recently.
So how much my bracelet will worth 100 years form now? I'm really excited just thinking about it.
By: C. Liu
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