The Best Of Chinese Porcelain News.

Comments (0) (Cape May County Herald)
Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:02:56 GMT In the Chinese Porcelain Olympics . . . Rose Medallion wins the gold With broadcasts of the Olympics coming out of China this month, all things Chinese will be receiving greater notice than usual, including what’s on the antiques market.

From Baltimore to Beijing: Bush golden as sports fan; 'fantasy' swimming (Baltimore Sun)
Sun, 10 Aug 2008 20:06:28 GMT

Warm Weather Decorating in Cool Hues (Carteret County News-Times)
Sat, 09 Aug 2008 10:25:42 GMT (ARA) - When the weather turns warm, we open our windows to let in the light and fresh air. But there are other ways to update living spaces to reflect the best of the summer season.

Fake Chinese ceramics cast shadow over art boom (The Star)
Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:36:34 GMT JINGDEZHEN, China (Reuters) - On a quiet hillside lying in the eastern fringes of China's famed porcelain capital of Jingdezhen, a team of potters sweat in a secret kiln, moulding wet kaolin clay into knockoffs of antique Ming and Qing wares.

Investment paying off handsomely (Boston Globe)
Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:14:17 GMT BEIJING - From the blue-bubbled walls of the National Aquatics Center to the red backlighting on the bent steel of the National Stadium, the main venues at the Beijing Olympics project a Disney-esque quality. Between the "Water Cube" and the "Bird's Nest" is a walkway that treats patrons to jazz playing softly and lights flashing in preset patterns. Once the ...

Olympics out back (The Herald-Mail)
Fri, 08 Aug 2008 22:27:38 GMT For the first time in modern history, China is raising the Iron Curtain and opening itself to the world. Beijing, the capital of China, is hosting the Summer Olympic Games, and, during the next 17 days, athletes from around the world will compete for national pride and Olympic medals.

Beijing, U.S. offer similarities (Lawrence Journal-World)
Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:06:16 GMT Tim Weaver, former meet director of the Kansas Relays, is a manager for USA Track and Field and is in Beijing for the Olympics. Occasionally, he’ll send blog entries chronicling his time there. This is Weaver’s first entry.

Fleming, Gheorghiu Join Olympics as Artists Outnumber Athletes (Bloomberg.com)
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:19:57 GMT Aug. 6 (Bloomberg) -- For every Olympic athlete performing in Beijing, there will be two artists.

Home cooking (the Chinese way) (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Sun, 03 Aug 2008 10:07:22 GMT Hutong cuisine. It sounded magical. Hutongs, traditional Chinese homes, are disappearing in Beijing as more and more people choose the modern convenience of high-rise living. What an opportunity for a foreigner to see and cook inside a hutong. This ad appeared in TimeOut, a must-read monthly magazine for all foreigners in Beijing, which meant the instructor would be teaching the class in English.

Miranda Kerr's hot 10 (Stuff)
Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:27:17 GMT Australian model Miranda Kerr rates who she thinks are the world's most beautiful women, including her own grandmother.

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