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Chinese Furniture: Recessed-leg Construction

he practical and minimalistic 'recessed-leg' form was established by the Song dynasty and continued to be reproduced throughout the Ming and Qing dynasties. This basic construction pattern, which was closely related to traditional post-and-beam architecture, was commonly applied to the creation of stools, chairs, tables and cabinets.

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Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon — wò hǔ cánɡ lónɡ Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon(Chinese: 卧虎藏龙, Pinyin: wò hǔ cánɡ lónɡ) is a 2000 wuxia film. An American-Chinese-Hong Kong-Taiwanese co-production, the film was directed by Ang Lee and featured an international cast of ethnic Chinese actors, including Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, and Chang Chen. 

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Chinese Furniture:Hongmu

No early references to hongmu have yet been discovered; however, the equivalent southern Chinese term 'suanzhi' appears during the middle Qing period—its literal meaning, 'sourwood' describes the pungent odor emitted when it is worked. Most of the dark heavily carved Qing period furniture is made from hongmu. Also called 'blackwood', it can resemble zitan but lacks the latters deep lustrous surface and its 'crab-claw markings'. There is also a light variety which can be difficult to distinguish from huanghuali.

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You Are the Apple of My Eye

You Are the Apple of My Eye You Are the Apple of My Eye (Chinese: 那些年,我们一起追的女孩, Lit: In those years, the girl we all went after) is a 2011 Taiwanese romance film. The film is based on the semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by Taiwanese author Giddens Ko. Giddens also made his directorial debut when he directed this film. The film stars actor Ko Chen-tung, who plays Ko Ching-teng, a prankster and a mischievous student who eventually becomes a writer. Actress Michelle Chen stars as Shen Chia-yi, an honor student who is very popular amongst the boys in her class.

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Make Money Buying Wholesale from China

In order to make a large profit when selling an item, you need to buy at a low cost so that you can offer a lower price than your competitors. When looking for items to sell, many people turn to drop shipping companies as a way to buy products for cheap. While drop shipping companies do sell items for cheaper than retail value, it is not an effective sales strategy. To receive good deals on products, one must learn how to import from China because buying true wholesale items directly from the manufacturer in China is the best option. Buying Chinese products wholesale means you can eliminate the middleman, earn a higher profit for yourself and still manage to stay competitive.

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Buy Cheap Wholesale goods from China

Cheap Wholesale goods from China are a fast way to get into the import business. Due to the demand for the inexpensive Chinese goods going up around the world, Business owners in China have the capacity to provide a steady supply of goods ranging from jewelry to clothing to sent out to importers in other countries.

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