06 March 2010

JADE

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.

Sculptures of jade craftsmen carving jade stone


Jade cabbage


Peach tree with peaches carved from red jade


Incense burner


Fountain with intricate designs of flowers, birds and cranes


Elaborate fish pond


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.

Started with hot sweet potatoes which were fragrant and soft


Steamed sponge cake with dates and savory bread


Stew cabbage with pork


Bright color mixed vegetables


Stir fry sweet hairy gourd in light sauce


Cabbage with button mushroom


Black fungus and eggs with cucumber


Stew spareribs in bean sauce and meat was tender


Energy boosting dish - Chicken stock noodles with eggs and vegetables

2 comments:

  1. yummy dishes! the sight of them made me so hungry immediately that I dashed at the kitchen in a lightning speed!

    That 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.

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  2. yummy dishes! the sight of them made me so hungry immediately that I dashed at the kitchen in a lightning speed!

    That 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.

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