Was told that the price of jade is cheaper, as the factory is owned by State Government when we were taken for a tour during our Beijing trip. Nobody wants to buy anything as the trust in the goods sold by PRC is questionable.
Pieces of beautify carved jade with intricate designs and fine workmanship are on display, besides jade jewellery housed in glass cases.
Before embarking on next trip, we proceeded to lunch at a farm. Most of dishes were cooked from vegetables grown on the farm. The place to visit next expected us to use a lot of energy and thus a full meal was required to embark on the journey.
yummy dishes! the sight of them made me so hungry immediately that I dashed at the kitchen in a lightning speed!
ReplyDeleteThat things made in PRC are questionable is certainly a great bias created by mass media sensationalism; the same bias was once directed at "Made In Japan" things. Now it's anti Made in China, and anti-Walmart etc. History merely repeats itself.
Regardless, in terms of traditional products, such as porcelain, silk, jade, wood and other carvings, cloisonne, embroidery, classic furniture etc., taken as a whole, no one has surpassed Chinese quality so far. And they should never be confused with mass produced factory goods. The wealthy collectors, museums and major auction houses such as Sotheby's and Christie's know better. Those who are ignorant are at their own loss.
yummy dishes! the sight of them made me so hungry immediately that I dashed at the kitchen in a lightning speed!
ReplyDeleteThat things made in PRC are questionable is certainly a great bias created by mass media sensationalism; the same bias was once directed at "Made In Japan" things. Now it's anti Made in China, and anti-Walmart etc. History merely repeats itself.
Regardless, in terms of traditional products, such as porcelain, silk, jade, wood and other carvings, cloisonne, embroidery, classic furniture etc., taken as a whole, no one has surpassed Chinese quality so far. And they should never be confused with mass produced factory goods. The wealthy collectors, museums and major auction houses such as Sotheby's and Christie's know better. Those who are ignorant are at their own loss.