Star Mountain Art

Bonsai, the art landscape miniaturization of trees originated in China during the Han Dynasty (206 BC220 AD). The term bonsai or penjing can be applied to any miniature landscape planting. These little pots are perfect for small arrangements that can include plants, stones or figurines. To start plant a small jade tree, add a scholar stone or interesting rock shards and a mudman miniature and you've created your first easy miniature landscape. The simple crafting of the ceramic clay pot helps enhance the pastoral appeal of your bonsai.

Add a touch of Asia to your dining table with this elegant pair of handcrafted jade chopsticks. Made from authentic Chinese jade, these chopsticks are smoothly polished to accentuate their soft green color and come securely packaged in a protective box. Jade has long been revered for its aesthetic and as a symbol of all that is virtuous and precious. It has special significance in Asia, where it is associated with the Confucian qualities of wisdom, courage, empathy, justice and humility, as well as the concept of the female erotic. It is also believed that jade offers powerful protection against evil influences and spirits. Each chopstick measures 9 inches long. This creation has been entirely handmade by skilled Chinese artisans using only the finest materials. AsiaEXP brings you handicrafts of exceptional quality from a variety of world cultures. With this purchase you are not only receiving a beautiful product, you are also supporting a great cause. By shopping with us you help to sustain talented Asian artisans and to preserve the rich cultural heritage of China. The handcrafted nature of this item will produce minor differences in design, color and sizing. Subtle variations will occur from piece to piece, adding to the unique quality of individual creations. Measurements may vary slightly.

Keep your valuables in this traditional Shanghai style jewelry box. The jade piece that adorns the top is delicately hand carved and is a treasure in itself. Lined with chinese fabric, (color may vary).

Hosted by teacher Jade Qian, Follow Jade! video series helps children learn to speak Mandarin Chinese with songs, stories, games and glimpses of everyday life in China. From the first moments of Follow Jade! Let's Go to Market in China, viewers are immersed in the sights and sounds of China. We visit markets where one can buy a range of fruits, from pu tao (grapes) to ping guo (apples). Parents can read along to the subtitling as each new word is introduced. Next, Jade visits with a group of children who use their new words to identify familiar fruits back at home. The other segments of this video follow the same pattern - introduction of the words in their cultural context, followed by reinforcing games, songs, and other easy-to-follow activities. Children will also visit a Chinese farm and learn about animals, body parts, action verbs, and clap and stomp along to a fun sing-along song. By the end of each video, kids—and their parents—will be speaking in Chinese!

Hosted by teacher Jade Qian, Follow Jade! video series helps children learn to speak Mandarin Chinese with songs, stories, games and glimpses of everyday life in China. Follow Jade! Let's Visit Chinese Kindergarten engages viewers with everyday scenes and conversation with young children. Jade introduces words in their cultural context, followed by reinforcing games and songs. In Follow Jade! Let's Visit Chinese Kindergarten, we visit a real school in Beijing. Children sing and clap along to simple rhyming songs, and viewers can't help but join in. Jade guides the way, repeating and blending the newly learned Chinese words into familiar songs like the "Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" (going from tou-head to jiao-toe) and the "Itsy Bitsy Spider" (zhi zhu). Viewers learn greetings, numbers, counting, colors, juices and drinks, along with the songs. Before you know it, it is time to say zai jian (bye bye)!

If you thought La Femme Nikita was tough, then you haven't seen Black Cat in action. Shamelessly and aggressively ripped off from the sleek French action classic, this outrageous Hong Kong action melodrama stars Jade Leung as a surly, hot-headed Chinese drifter in New York (actually Vancouver, Canada, subbing for the U.S. location). After killing a couple of macho trucker slimeballs and a cop in a brutal, bloody fight at a roadside diner, she's "killed" by a mystery man and reborn as a stealth assassin for a super-secret high-tech government agency. Director Stephen Shin goes for broke in a series of bizarre action scenes, but none tops the protagonist's graduation exercise, an outrageous assassination at a Jewish wedding that explodes into gang warfare when every guest suddenly pops up armed with semiautomatic weapons. That kind of logic guides the entire film: Leung's character is never told why, only who, and she slickly takes out her heavily guarded targets with everything from ice bullets to steel girders. Leung pouts and sneers her way through her film debut, all attitude and sass even when she falls in love with gentle environmentalist Thomas Lam (who wins her heart with his syrupy harmonica playing). Simon Yam (the suave assassin of Bullet in the Head) plays her sensitive but steely mentor, secretly in love with the woman he plunges into heady mind games. Leung returns in Black Cat II: The Assassination of President Yeltsin, an even more insane action logic-bomb. --Sean Axmaker

Yu Ping Feng San Wan Standard Dosage: 8 pills, 3 x day. Ingredients: Astragalus membranaceus root, Atractylodes macrocephala rhizome, Ledebouriella divaricata root. - Huang qi, Bai zhu, Fang feng. Cautions & Contraindications: Contraindicated during the early stages of acute illness such as cold and flu, or during an acute infection. 1000 pills (equivalent to 5 bottles of the regular size)

Magnifying glass with a genuine jade handle. This magnifying glass is 3 inches in diameter and 7 inches long in total. The metal work is beautiful on this magnifying glass making it a functional decoration to your desk or vanity. What a nice gift, too!

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