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R&T Returns to China: March 2006 Photo Gallery

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Shenzhen, China, jewelry trade show attended by Rings & Things' crew
A jewelry trade show in Shenzhen, China. 		Chinese turquoise nuggets, from a tour by Rings & Things' crew in China
These turquoise nuggets are perfect for ... 		Victoria Park flower show in Hong Kong, photographed by Rings & Things' crew
At Hong Kong's Victoria Park Flower Show ...
Rings & Things' crew found these choker forms for sale on their China buying trip
Cord choker-forms for sale at the ... 		Rings & Things co-owner Dee Mueller inspecting some embroidered shirts in China
Dee looks at some embroidered shirts ... 		Rings & Things' traveling crew enjoyed these chilies at market in China
Colorful hot chilies, available in ...
Other delicacies the Rings & Things crew experienced in China were dried eel and sea cucumbers
Dried eel and dried sea cucumber are ... 		A sign with pleasant news for the Rings & Things crew in Hong Kong
Some friendly advice at the ... 		The Rings & Things crew found this sign in China a little more puzzling
An enigmatic warning on the ...
Rough rock ready to be reshaped into beads, as photographed by Rings & Things' crew in China
On a day trip from Hong Kong to Guangdong Province ... 		Inspecting pink opalite in China during Rings & Things' 2006 trip
Employees at a stone supplier inspect ... 		Block turquoise in the rough, as photographed in China by Rings & Things' crew
Stacks of block "turquoise" await cutting.
A.k.a. chalk turquoise, actually white magnesite (photographed in China by Rings & Things' crew)
This white magnesite is sometimes called ... 		Hand-drilling round amethyst beads in a Chinese factory, as photographed by Rings & Things' crew
An employee at a cutting factory uses a ... 		Apparatus for mass bead drilling, photographed in China by Rings & Things' crew
While some beads are drilled one at a time by hand ...
Preparing beads for mass drilling, as photographed by Rings & Things' crew in China
Employees place cut, undrilled stones into ... 		Many beads being drilled at once by a machine in a Chinese factory toured by Rings & Things' crew
Multiple drill bits descend on a plate full of ... 		Stringing finished beads in a Chinese factory, photographed by Rings & Things' crew
Employees string finished beads onto strands.
Guangzhou (Canton), China is one of the world's biggest cities (photographed by Rings & Things' crew
Guangzhou is one of many large, densely populated ... 		Like other cosmopolitan cities, Guangzhou (Canton) offers Macdonald's hamburgers as well as its own distinctive cuisine; photographed by Rings & Things' crew
A pedestrian shopping area in Guangzhou offers ... 		Shopping and people-watching in Guangzhou (Canton), China, photographed by Rings & Things' crew
The streets of downtown Guangzhou provide plenty ...
A mall of small gemstone stores visited by Rings & Things' crew
This complex of small gemstone outlets ... 		On the other side of the world, another city that never sleeps: Guangzhou (Canton), China as photographed at night by Rings & Things' crew
Even at night, the streets of Guangzhou are ... 		A shimmering city reflected in its river: Guangzhou (Canton), China in a photograph by Rings & Things' crew
The Pearl River reflects Guangzhou's night lights.
Rings & Things' crew purchased these mother-of-pearl pendant rings on their Chinese trip, and we now stock them as item #75-001-211
These mother of pearl pendant rings are ... 		A bright new alternative to African trade beads: Chinese glass chevrons photographed by Rings & Things' crew (see our online catalog)
New glass chevrons provide a great ... 		Rings & Things' hard-working crew purchased many of these new Maori-style (and other) pendants during their China trip
We will soon provide an array of new ...


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