Wish All Mothers Happy in the Coming Mother's Day

As a holiday thanks for the mothers, the Mother's Day was first appeared in ancient Greece, the date is on annual January 8, while in the United States, Canada and some other countries, it is on the second Sunday in May each year, while in some other countries, the date of Mother's Day is also different. On such a special day Mothers will received gifts usually.

Generally, people considered carnations as a special flower that suited for devoted to mothers, and in China, the mother's flower is Hemerocallis, which also known as Wang-You-Cao.

The Mother's Day is popular firstly in Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions, and then been accepted in the mainland later. Expensive jewelry, carnations flowers that represents motherly love, love desserts made specially, exquisite handmade greeting cards and so on, all have become popular mother's day gifts that used to presents love to mothers…

As of 80s, 20th century, Mother's Day in Mainland China is gradually accepted by the people widely, and since 1988, there are some cities such as Guangzhou in southern China and some other cities started to organize celebration activities for Mother's Day, one of important parts of which is to judged the "good mother". At the end of the 20th century, this holiday was spread increasingly in many areas in mainland China. Today, on the second Sunday in May each year, together with people in other countries in the world, the Chinese people are accustomed to express love and thanks to mothers…

Of course, Mother's Day in China has more Chinese flavor, Chinese people used their special way to express their deep love and thanks to mothers. On the Mother's Day annually, people will give away fresh flowers, sweet cakes and hand-prepared meals and so on to mothers, children used to dutiful from their childhood will try to prepared dinners for mother, as well as washing face, make up and painting pictures for mother, and try best to give their mothers a happy and joyful holiday…

Aside from expressing love to mothers on this day, people will also do charitable donations and volunteer services, via which and other type of actions to express love and thanks to more mothers in the society…

On this day of Mother's Day, Chinese mothers will held cooking competitions, fashion shows as well as other type of activities such as mothers tourism, "excellent mothers" selection and so on in different areas, thus to celebrate their own festival.

Respect for mother, the Mother's Day to promote mother's love, has become a conventional festival in China.

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Beautiful and Charming Idol of Millions Girls - Barbie

Beautiful and Charming Idol of Millions Girls - Barbie

Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by Mattel, Inc. and launched in March 1959. Barbie's inventor based the doll's hourglass figure on Bild Lilli, a German doll that in turn was based on a foul-mouthed, promiscuous newspaper cartoon character. American businesswoman Ruth Handler (1916-2002) is credited with the creation of the doll using a German doll called Bild Lilli as her inspiration.

To possess of a Barbie doll maybe is a dream of most of girls in their childhood, whose changing brand clothing and handsome boyfriend has lead the women's grandiose style for many years, some people scoff at that this and said Barbie is a tool aid for women to go to the bad, while someone love Barbie much, and they believed that Barbie doll has given all ordinary women some dreams…

Barbie always been known throughout the world with her perfect size, broad smiles and "rich experience". As of 42 years, in spite of her physical appearance, races, colors, hairstyles, languages and even apparels have gone through various changes, but her healthy and upward image has always been the same, first, last, and all the time.

Ruth Handler, original mother of Barbie had said in her autobiography: "The original ideal I created Barbie is, through the birth of such a toy, all the girls are able to aware of that their dream to become a person of any kind they crave for could come true. Barbie doll represents women have rights to choose that same as men ... ... Barbie doll is not only a doll, she is more than a toy, she has become an important part of female consumers’ daily life, I am pleased about it".

Full Name: Barbie • Millicent • Roberts
Birthday: March 9, 1959
Star Tray: Sun Pisces + Moon Pisces + Mercury Aries + Venus Aries + Mars Gemini Height: 28cm; Measurements: 38, 28. 34

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Time-Honored Chinese Paper Cutting Art (I)

Paper-cutting, also known as cut paper, paper-cut for window decoration, or picture cutting, the difference between which is some with scissors, some with knife, and some with chisels, although the tools are different, but the created art works are basically same, and people call it paper-cutting collectively.



Chinese paper-cutting is one of the most popular traditional decorative art styles in China, has a long history. For its material is easy to get and low-cost, the finished work of which can be seen immediately. and to be adapted widely, as well as varied styles & common and lively images, the Chinese paper-cutting is welcomed by most of people in China, more because it is a handwork job that most suitable for rural women to do in spare time, it not only could used as for practical objects, but also to beautify the living. Paper-cut can be seen all over the country, and even has formed different art styles in different areas.

Paper-cutting not only has represented masses’ aesthetic interest, but also indicated the nation's social deep psychology, it is one of the most Chinese featured folk art styles, in particular its design features is worth studying.


As a manifestation of the Chinese origin philosophy, the expression forms of Folk paper-cutting performed comprehensive, as well as conveys beauty and good fortune, at the same time, with its own special expression language, the folk paper-cutting conveyed the connotations and essence of traditional culture.

On May 20, 2006, the paper cutting art was admitted by the State Council to list in the first batch of National Intangible Cultural Heritage Directory. On June 8, 2007, Shanghai Li Shoubai Paper-Cut Masters Studio achieved the first cultural heritage gold prize awarded by the National Ministry of Culture.


Paper cutting can be divided into single color paper-cut and combined color paper-cut from color, and paper-cut that been cut by a single color paper called single color paper-cut, it just like the single-color wood carving in carving pictures, it is the most usual form, this type or paper-cut works seemed very simple and style in good taste, while the combined-color paper-cut are works cut from papers in different colors, this type of form are unusual, and this type of art works looked very vivid and lively.

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Easter Day Foods & Decorations

Color eggs and rabbits are all symbols and typical decorations for Easter, and Traditional Easter food mainly are lamb and ham.

Easter Rabbit (Bunny rabbit): According to legends in olde Europe, the hare is an animal whose eyes not closed all day long, they can watched around other animals in the night, therefore, hare on behalf of the clear and bright moon in the night. In addition, the Easter dates are calculated based on date of full moon in spring, so people take the hare with strong fertility as a symbol of Easter. And when this custom was introduced into the United States, Americans given a cute name to the rabbits, call it Easter Bunny Rabbit!

During Easter, various candy stores in the United States will take out Easter rabbits and color eggs made of chocolate to sale, the size of Easter egg are almost same as that of ordinary eggs, but among them the biggest one will as large as a sweet melon, and children all eat them with relish, and it is also a great Easter gift for your relatives and friends…

Easter Eggs: Since the twelfth century, people in many European countries began the practice that giving away Easter eggs to each other. Egg, a symbol of new life, and as hard as shell is, but it can not restrain the breeding of new life.

Jesus Christ was crucified on the cross for bearing our sins, and been buried in a grave, but the grave can not bar him up, he resurrected just three days later, and make people who believed him to get a new life. Since that, eggs become a most usual symbol for Easter, for eggs means the coming of spring and new borns, and represents Jesus Christ resurrected from death and come out from the stone tomb.




Easter Flower Lily: Lily stands for holiness and purity, people are enjoyed with lilies which will in full bloom in Spring and just around Easter, and prefer to take it to represent Jesus Christ’s sanctity. And as shaped in a trumpet, lily is also seemed as if it just to address the good news of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

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Easter Customs I Know

Once the Christmas Day past, and Easter chocolate eggs were appeared in the candy stores soon, among them those small and simple eggs are cheap, children can afford to buy with their own pocket money.

During this time, there are two types of color eggs in the market, the small one called fondant bar, whose length are generally a little more than an inch long, and the eggs' outside are coved with a thin layer of chocolate, and inside are soft and sweet doughs, and packed into various of forms with color silver foils.

Another type of Easter eggs are empty eggs, whose size is slightly larger, and generally a little larger than a duck egg, and nothing inside, and the egg just wrapped with a chocolate shell, you should only smash the shell and eating chocolate chips.


As Easter is approaching more, those candy shops will take out more beautiful eggs and displayed them fully in their store windows, as well as various of small gifts for sale to attract children, such as soft plush chickens made of wool, and the chicken’s nibs and feet are sticked to cards, and lucky children maybe get several such kind of Easter Gifts from their relatives and friends…

The Easter Egg is a symbol that could bring happy to people --- That is true! These eggs are beautifully, cute and decorative much, they represents for people's good aspirations, and like to share the joys of the season change with you.

　　
In the past, a grand Easter religious parade will be held generally in most Western countries, and the marchers will wearing robes, carrying a cross, and walking forward barefoot. They dressed up as historical figures of Christianity, singing carols to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus.


Today, the holiday parade has lost the original religion features, and is filled with festive joyful moods, as well as featured with strong civil characteristics and local colors.

In United States, in the parade procession you can see stilted clowns who wearing jeans, and lovely and cute cartoon characters like Mickey Mouse (Mickey).

In the UK, the parade mainly aimed to introduce the local history (history) and customs, the marchers will dressed up as a Scottish bagpipe band, as well as guardians of the Imperial Palace, and attracted a large number of tourists.

The arrival of Easter will also make people get off their old clothing and put on new clothes. In the past before the holiday Christians will go to the church to go for a baptism, and then put on their new gowns to celebrate the new life of Christ.

The custom of wearing new clothing has been continued to nowadays, because people believed that if they did not wear a new dress they will meet bad fortunes…

During the Easter, people are like to clean their houses thoroughly, and via this to denote the beginning of a new life…

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Various Gift Ideas for the April Fools Day

April Fools Day is a fun holiday for people of all ages. April Fools Day is a special holiday where one can get away with playing pranks and giving gag gifts to their friends and family. Here are some gift ideas intresting and funny that suited for everyone on your list...

If you are thinking about an April Fools day gift you will probbaly want to make sure that the person you have in mind is someone you know well. You do not want to be misunderstood with your April Fools Day gift giving efforts...just make sure you will not disturb the family or disrupt the office too much.

Gift Ideas for Mom and Dad on April Fools Day

A gift on April Fools Day for mom and dad might be some snore preventers for the loud snorer in your family. Maybe some dish soap is the sink always seems to be filled with dirty dishes. A new iron is a great gift on April Fools Day of the clothes are always wrinkled. Another gift idea for Mom and Dad on April Fools Day would be gift certificates to a restaurant that only the gift giver likes. Think fun and silly and sarcastic in your gift giving on April Fools Day.

Gift Ideas for Brothers and Sisters on April Fools Day

Good gifts for brothers and sisters to give are some gum or candies. If you want to be in the spirit of the day the candies and gum can have odd flavors and tastes which are only revealed after they have been eaten.

Gift Ideas for Women on April Fools Day

For your wife, girlfriend, your women friend or your grandmother, you may choose a funny T-shirts with sayings on them like, "Who are these kids and why are they calling me mom?", "Because I'm the Mom, That's Why", and "Mom Rules, Dad Obeys." Show the woman in your life how much they are appreciated on April Fools Day with these humorous t-shirts.

Another gift ideas for women on April Fools Day it to get your a personalized coffee mug as a gag gift for April Fools Day. This coffee mug is for both husbands and wives and for men it says, "According to my wife (insert wife's name) I am very happy" but there are also personalized coffee mugs for women and these include the "Mr. and Mrs. Coffee Mug Gift set", The "Yes Dear" coffee mug, and "It's Good to Be King/Queen" coffee mugs. I believe the "It's Good to be Queen" coffee mug will be a big hit with your wife or significant other on April Fools Day.

Gift Ideas for Men on April Fools Day

Giving a special April Fools Day gift to your boyfriend or husband mayber is a perfect chance to let your relationship shine. For the boyfreind or husband you could prepare some dish from non-edible matter. Give it a shape of cake or cookies and decorate it to look like real. Present it to the him and watch for his reaction when he tastes it, but remember that fake dish should not be made of harmful material.

Another gift ideas for men on April Fools Day for boyfreinds or husbands is giving them a pair of smelly socks with holes in them to replace the new ones, I guess your boy or husband also would get a laugh from an April Fools Day gift of deodorant to cover their body odors.

Gift Ideas for Children on April Fools Day

For kids your may use artificial toys and playing pranks with artificial toys like snakes, lizards are very common and they really create fear if you get to see them all of sudden. You can also put things like rubber ducks and snakes at places like refrigerator, shoe box, study table and see the fear it generates in a person.

Gift Ideas for Coworkers on April Fools Day

If you want to send out a April Fools Day gift to your coworks at the office, you should pay more attetion to be handled carefully so that your gift will not cause a big scene. The whoopi cushion may or may not be taking it too far. A gift like a fortune telling magic eight ball or a little device that sits on the desk and says something silly like "You are beautiful want to go on a date." every time you push the button. For the boss you might just play it safe and get some chocolates with sayings like "Whose the fool?" printed on them. These are available form most local candy stops.

April Fools Day gifts are a great way to show the people in your life how much you love them and appreciate their sense of humor. April Fools Day maybe the day when everyone tries to play a joke on each other to get the best laugh, but April Fools Day gifts are also very fashionable on this day of merriment.

April Fools Day is the one day a year when you get free license to give a gift which would be funny or lighthearted. Although a serious gift could be fine it is not really in spirit with the day. Think of something that is designed ot be a spoof or a gag gift more than anything else. There are a lots of online stores to buy a wonderful April Fools Day, and I wishyou have fun thinking about and choosing gifts for this April Fools Day and remember to always be in good taste and do not get anyone hurt.

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YuanMingYuan Cultural Relics --- Bronze Statues of Zodiac Animal Heads Appreciation III

Lately Concered News: A Chinese collector who 'bought' two bronze animal heads originally seized from Beijing's Summer Palace has refused to pay Christie's and admitted sabotaging the sale.

The sale of the heads, from the collection of the late fashion designer Yves St Laurent, aroused great anger in China, which demanded their return.

Despite calls from the Chinese government for the auction to be stopped, the two heads sold in Paris for 15.7 million euros (￡13.9 million) each, to a telephone buyer who at the time remained anonymous.

Now a Chinese collector, Cai Mingchao, has said that he was the successful bidder for both animal heads but would now refuse to pay for them. He said his bid had been a "patriotic act".

Chinese Art Treasure --- Bronze Statue of Monkey Head

Name: Bronze Statue of Mobkey Head

Category: Bronze Ware

Birth Age: Years of the Qianlong Reign in Qing Dynasty

Original Ascription: One of Bronze Statues of Zodiac Animal Heads in front of Haiyan Hall of the Western Building at the Former Yuanmingyuan

Current Status: Be robbed in the Burning Accident of The Imperial Palace in 1860 and stored in France later, Now it is collected at Beijing Baoli Museum.

Chinese Art Treasure --- Bronze Statue of Cock Head

Name: Bronze Statue of Cock Head

Category: Bronze Ware

Birth Age: Years of the Qianlong Reign in Qing Dynasty

Original Ascription: One Bronze Statues of 12 Zodiac animal heads in front of Haiyan Hall of the Western Building at the Former Yuanmingyuan

Current Status: Be robbed in the Burning Accident of The Imperial Palace in 1860 and then flowed to abroad and has been missing ever since.

Chinese Art Treasure --- Bronze Statue of Dog Head

Name: Bronze Statue of Dog Head

Category: Bronze Ware

Birth Age: Years of the Qianlong Reign in Qing Dynasty

Original Ascription: One Bronze Statues of 12 Zodiac animal heads in front of Haiyan Hall of the Western Building at the Former Yuanmingyuan

Current Status: Be robbed in the Burning Accident of The Imperial Palace in 1860 and then flowed to abroad and has been missing ever since.

Chinese Art Treasure --- Bronze Statue of Boar Head

Name: Bronze Statue of Boar Head

Category: Bronze Ware

Birth Age: Years of the Qianlong Reign in Qing Dynasty

Original Ascription: One of Bronze Statues of Zodiac Animal Heads in front of Haiyan Hall of the Western Building at the Former Yuanmingyuan

Current Status: Be robbed in the Burning Accident of The Imperial Palace in 1860 and stored in France later, Now it is collected at Beijing Baoli Museum.

* Successive events of French Christie's auction for Yuanmingyuan cultural relics of two bronze animal heads:

Two controversial ancient Chinese relics were auctioned off on Wednesday night for 14 million euros (17.92 million U.S. dollars) each by anonymous telephone bidders in Christie's sale of the collection of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge in the Grand Palace of Paris.

According to Christie's, they have received 8 phone calls for "enquiries" before the sale. After the auction was launched, the competition was only conducted between telephone bidders, with no one in the scene raised for a bid. Christie's refused to disclose who were the bidders at a press conference afterward.

The bronze sculptures, a rat's head and a rabbit's head, were looted by invading Anglo-French expedition army in the 19th century, when the invaders burned down the royal garden of Yuanmingyuan in Beijing.

Li Huan, a Chinese student in France told Xinhua that the two bronzes are news for the French, but history for the Chinese. Earlier this night, some Chinese students in France voluntarily went to the Grand Palace, distributing sheets introducing the history of Yuanmingyuan and the Second Opium War in 1860.

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YuanMingYuan Cultural Relics --- Bronze Statues of Zodiac Animal Heads Appreciation II

Chinese Art Treasure --- Bronze Statue of Dragon Head

Name: Bronze Statue of Dragon Head

Category: Bronze Ware

Birth Age: Years of the Qianlong Reign in Qing Dynasty

Original Ascription: One of Bronze Statues of Zodiac Animal Heads in front of Haiyan Hall of the Western Building at the Former Yuanmingyuan

Current Status: Be robbed in the Burning Accident of The Imperial Palace in 1860 and then flowed to abroad and has been missing ever since.

Brief: Bronze dragon head is one of the 12 big zodiac animal water fountains in former Yuanmingyuan, and was been robbed by Eight-Power Allied Forces and flowed to abroad ever since.

Chinese Art Treasure --- Bronze Statue of Snake Head

Name: Bronze Statue of Snake Head

Category: Bronze Ware

Birth Age: Years of the Qianlong Reign in Qing Dynasty

Original Ascription: One Bronze Statues of 12 Zodiac animal heads in front of Haiyan Hall of the Western Building at the Former Yuanmingyuan

Current Status: Be robbed in the Burning Accident of The Imperial Palace in 1860 and then flowed to abroad and has been missing ever since.

Brief: Bronze snake head is one of the 12 big zodiac animal water fountains in former Yuanmingyuan, and was been robbed by Eight-Power Allied Forces and flowed to abroad ever since.

Chinese Art Treasure --- Bronze Statue of Horse Head

Name: Bronze Statue of Horse Head

Category: Bronze Ware

Birth Age: Years of the Qianlong Reign in Qing Dynasty

Original Ascription: Bronze Statues in front of Haiyan Hall of the Western Building at the Former Yuanmingyuan

Current Status: Be robbed in the Burning Accident of The Imperial Palace in 1860 and stored in France later. In 2007 it was bought by Mr. He Hongshen and be contributed to the government of China, now it is collected at Beijing Baoli Museum.

Chinese Art Treasure --- Bronze Statue of Sheep Head

Name: Bronze Statue of Sheep Head

Category: Bronze Ware

Birth Age: Years of the Qianlong Reign in Qing Dynasty

Original Ascription: Bronze Statues in front of Haiyan Hall of the Western Building at the Former Yuanmingyuan

Current Status: Be robbed in the Burning Accident of The Imperial Palace in 1860 and then flowed to abroad and has been missing ever since.

* Following events of French Christie's auction for Yuanmingyuan cultural relics of two bronze animal heads:

Mr. Luo Zhewen, the Honorary Chairman of Chinese Society for the Protection of Cultural Relics said: The person who buy these two animal heads is a big head in the pool

Honorary President of the Chinese Society for the Protection of Cultural Relics, leader of ancient architecture team of State Bureau of Cultural Relics Mr. Luo Zhewen estimated that no one will buy, it is a self-hype, Christie's despicable action, it not only has in violation of relevant international conventions, but also take the crime evidence to do transactions, and making huge profits with evil.

Original words of Mr. Luo are: "the 12 zodiac animal heads are only one part of numerous components of the large-scale building of Yuanmingyuan, they are no more than general decorative accessories, whose artistic value and economic value are not high, they are just sprinkler heads of big water fountains".

"They are evidences of the past crimes, who bought who cheated, and who is the big head in the pool, because Yuanmingyuan animal heads can hardly belong to national treasures, it is just ordinary building accessories, and whose true value is no more than a few hundred thousand dollars".

=== Brief Introduction of Luo Zhewen ===

Former student of famous ancient architect of Liang Sicheng and Liu Dunzhen, and had started to study Yuanmingyuan ruins as early as before more than half a century, he has engaged in the study of Chinese ancient landscape architecture for nearly 70 years, now he is already 86 years old, and has got very high respect and reputation in the industry of Chinese cultural relics.

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D.C. Spring Antiques Show featuring Fine Art, Jewelry & Antiques

--- The Nations's Leading Producer of Art and Antique Shows in USA to Host Inaugural Event in Palm Beach Show Group announces plans for the D.C. Spring Antiques Show featuring Fine Art, Jewelry & Antiques




Time: March 6-9, 2009

Venue: Walter E. Washington Convention Center

Organizer: The Palm Beach Show Group

The Palm Beach Show Group, producer of two of the nation's top art, antique and jewelry shows, announced today the addition of the D.C. Spring Antiques Show to its 2009 show schedule. The new Washington, D.C. show will take place March 6 through 9, 2009 at the Walter E.Washington Convention Center and will feature more than 300 international exhibitors showcasing an extensive selection of fine art, jewelry, and antiques.

More than 300 exhibitors from countries such as England, France and Turkey are showcasing antiques for the D.C Spring Antiques Show, which runs Friday through Monday. Visitors can browse booths filled with jewelry, porcelain, furniture, fine art and political memorabilia on sale and priced to fit a range of budgets. Seven lectures cover Japanese Imari porcelain, American folk art, Georg Jensen Silver and more. The show is at the Walter Washington Convention Center. Show admission is $12. For more information, call 561-822-5440 or visit D.C. Spring Antiques.

This Saturday and Sunday is the D.C. Big Flea, the second of five D.C. Big Flea events this year.
The flea market fills two buildings at the Dulles Expo Center with modern and traditional antiques. New this year are two on-site repair experts, one specializing in silver and the other in glass, who can work on items while visitors shop. Admission is $10. For more information, call 757-430-4735 or visit Damore Promotions.

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YuanMingYuan Cultural Relics --- Bronze Statues of Zodiac Animal Heads Appreciation I

The Grande Instance in Paris, France made a verdict at the court on the 23rd evening, and rejected the suit offered by European Federation of Guarding Chinese Art that require the French Christie's to stop the auction of the Chinese lost relics of Yuanmingyuan of copper rat head and rabbit head statues.

This news is undoubtedly is a heavy blow for all Chinese people, but nevertheless, the determination and will of Chinese people to retrieve all relics stolen from our country will never be moved.

Chinese Art Treasure --- Bronze Statue of Rat Head

Name: Bronze Statue of Rat Head

Category: Bronze Ware

Birth Age: Years of the Qianlong Reign in Qing Dynasty

Original Ascription: Bronze Statues in front of Haiyan Hall of Xiyang Floor of the Former Yuanmingyuan

Current Status: Be robbed in the famous accident of Burning of The Imperial Palace which was taken place in 1860 and then flowed to abroad, now is to be on auction by the French Christie's.

Chinese Art Treasure --- Bronze Statue of Ox Head

Name: Bronze Statue of Ox Head

Category: BronzeWare

Birth Age: Years of the Qianlong Reign in Qing Dynasty

Height: 44cm

Original Ascription: Copper Statues in front of Haiyan Hall of Xiyang Floor of the Former Yuanmingyuan

Current Status: Be robbed in the Burning of The Imperial Palace accident in 1860 and then flowed to abroad, later was be purchase back by China Baoli Group Corporation, now it is collected in Beijing Baoli Art Museum.

Chinese Art Treasure --- Bronze Statue of Tiger Head

Name: Bronze Statue of Tiger Head

Category: Bronze Ware

Birth Age: Years of the Qianlong Reign in Qing Dynasty(1736-1795)

Height: 32cm

Original Ascription: Bronze Statues in front of Haiyan Hall of Xiyang Floor of the Former Yuanmingyuan

Current Status: Be robbed in the Burning of The Imperial Palace accident in 1860 and then flowed to abroad, later was be purchase back by China Baoli Group Corporation, now it is collected in Beijing Baoli Art Museum.

Chinese Art Treasure --- Bronze Statue of Tiger Head

Name: Bronze Statue of Hare Head

Category: Bronze Ware

Birth Age: Years of the Qianlong Reign in Qing Dynasty(1736-1795)

Original Ascription: Bronze Statues in front of Haiyan Hall of Xiyang Floor of the Former Yuanmingyuan

Current Status: Be robbed in the Burning of The Imperial Palace accident in 1860 and then flowed to abroad, later was be purchase back by China Baoli Group Corporation, now it is collected in Beijing Baoli Art Museum.

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Chinese Contemporary Art Ceramics Market Trends Up

During hard times of this financial crisis, the auction market situation become unstable. However, the Chinese contemporary art ceramics gone against the market trend and ascending, which make investors sit up and take notice.

Keep Silence as a Perfect Gentlemen when Watching a Chess Game (by Li Jusheng)

The colorful gold bell bottle named "Karaoke Map" owned by Zhu Jianxin sold on the 2008 RongBao Autumn auction with a final price 39,200 Yuan;

On the China JiadDe 2008 Autumn, a color underglazed porcelain bottle named "Boating on River" owned by Bai Lei was sold on price 78,400 Yuan;

On the Beijing HanHai 2008 Autumn, a Zhen Baichong hand-painted color landscape porcelain bottle sold for 89,600 Yuan, at same time, a fine porcelain bottle painted with tiny Wang Zhiwen calligraphy and landscape painting was sold for 224,000 Yuan by the buyer.

On the China Guardian 2008 Autumn Auction a ceramic figurine called "I'm pregnant" made by Zhou Guozhen was sold on price 257,600 Yuan; A high temperature color glazed porcelain ware made by Li Jusheng and named "keep silence as a perfect gentlemen when watching a chess game" sold on a highest price as 1,904,000 Yuan.

I'm Pregnant (by Zhou Guozhen)

As early as on the China Guardian 2007 Spring Auction, the first special auction for "Modern and Contemporary Ceramic Art" in China was launched already, on which the mainly auctioned arts & crafts were came form contemporary artists of industrial arts in JDZ, and there were totally 79 pieces of artworks were sold out and the total mount of sales is 15,784,160 Yuan, with a high transaction rate of 97.4%.

Among them, a high-temperature colored glaze inlay ware named "Teenage Life" produced by LI Jusheng, one of great masters of industrial arts in China was sold for 1.232 million Yuan, which is the highest price on the auction.

Through the Guardian 2007 Spring Auction collectors become to realize the value of Chinese contemporary ceramic art, while on auctions hold on autumn later, Beijing HanHai and RongBao auction also opened its special auction for modern and contemporary art ceramics separately, and both of them has acquired good achievements at this hard times of the auction market caused by the current international financial crisis, and the value of master artworks also show a up trend in the market.

Teenage Life (By Li Jusheng)

Mr. Chen Linlin, the project manager of China Jia De Porcelain Crafts Department believes that with its unique techniques, strong sense of the times, originality and technicality, Chinese modern and contemporary ceramic arts & crafts have attracted collectors, and as the collecting mentality of collectors become mature gradually, the traditional criteria lines of "Judge a hero via ages and times" is now slowly changing, and they thought the artistic value of the artwork is worthy more attention.

In addition, as there are no technique problems in contemporary art ceramics, the art value of a special artwork could be identified easily by collectors, together with the market is still in its infancy, so the average price of which is rather lower and no bubbles in it, so there is a large space for price rising in future.

The head of Beijing HeBiXing Ceramic Art Museum Mrs. Wen Li said that she had realized the collection value of contemporary art ceramics since three years ago, she often visited those masters of industrial arts and professors in Ceramic Academies in Jingdezhen, LongQuan, and buy fine artworks once encountered.

As artworks she collected more and more, she found the current market had not put enough attention on contemporary art ceramics. Upon that she opened the HeBiXing Ceramic Art Museum, and devoted to create the primary market of art ceramics. After three years of painstaking efforts, she found some improvements in the market finally, and the success of the auction market also has given more confidence to collectors aimed for Chinese contemporary art ceramics.


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Different Valentine Flowers and Chocolates, Different Meanings

In the West, the Valentine's day is the holiday for lovers. Valentine's Day is not only the best time to express love to their loved ones, but also a best chance to propose.

In customs of the Valentine's Day, flowers and chocolates could not absent in the celebrating occasions. Well, you know there are something special and its special meanings?

As rose on behalf of love is well known, but do you know different colors and numbers of rose also stands for different intentions…?

Different Colors of Roses You Giving Away on the Valentine Day Indicates:

Red rose represents passions and true love;

Yellow rose represents treasure, blessing and jealousy, losing love;

Purple rose represents sacred fire and precious, uniqueness;

White rose represents pure and simplicity;

Black rose represents a tender heart;

Orange rose represents friendship and youthful beauty;

Blue rose represents plain characters and goodness.


Different Numbers of Roses You Giving Away Stand for…

0 rose --- I love you more than I can say！

One Rose --- ONLY YOU！

Two Roses --- Only you and me in world

Three Roses --- I LOVE YOU！

Four Roses --- I'll be loving you till my death

Five roses --- I appreciate you from the bottom of my heart!

Six Roses --- Mutually respect, love and forgive

Seven Roses --- You are my secret admirer

Eight Roses --- Thanks for your care, support and encouragement　

Nine Roses --- ALWAYS！

Ten Roses --- Perfect Love！

Eleven Roses --- You are my dearest, ONLY you！

Twelve Roses --- Every day I love you more and more！

Thirteen Roses --- Everlasting friendship！

Fourteen Roses --- You are my pride！

Fifteen Roses --- I'M SORRY！

Sixteen Roses --- Changeable Love！

Seventeen Roses --- Hopeless and irreparable Love！

Eighteen Roses --- Sincerity and Confession

Nineteen Roses --- Endurance and Expectations

Twenty Roses --- The only thing I own is a sincere heart！

Twenty-One Roses --- Sincerely Love

Twenty-Two Roses ---Good Luck!

Twenty-Five Roses --- I wish You Happiness！

Thirty Roses --- I believe we will come together

Thirty-Six Roses --- Romantic Love　

Forty Roses --- ——I Pledging My Love！

Fifty Roses --- Meet by chance！

Ninety-Nine Roses --- FOREVER！

One Hundred Roses---100% LOVE！

One Hundred and One Roses --- You are my best…best love

One Hundred and Eight Roses --- Propose！

Different Types of Chocolates You Giving Away On the Valentine’s Day Means…

Hazel Chocolates --- Loyalty

Nut Chocolates --- Lovely Girl

Liqueur Chocolates --- I’ll drunk with you

Milk Chocolates --- You are my sweetheart

* Other Valentine Flowers

Rosebush --- I beg your love

Starry Sky --- Enamored

Lily --- Love for all seasons

Sunflower --- I adore you

Albizzia Julibrissin Durazz --- Joyful

Marigold --- Fascination

Red Beans --- Lovesick

Dendrobium --- You are a willful beauty

Red Chrysanthemum --- You are my Love

Lilac --- Shyness

White Clove --- Miss me please

Tulip --- Love parable

Willow Twigs --- I AttachingYou

Wood Violet --- Longlasting Beauty

Calliopsis --- Wish you happy forever

Margarita --- Lover’s Love


Wish you good luck in the coming Valentine's day and love season!

* Original address of this China gift post: China Gift and Fine Arts & Crafts in China