http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/01/24/this-way-up-kura-pounamu-to-beijing/ Our place, our voices Thu, 23 May 2013 14:31:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2013/01/24/this-way-up-kura-pounamu-to-beijing/#comment-34970 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 03:09:41 +0000 http://blog.tepapa.govt.nz/?p=20234#comment-34970 This is a fantastic example of cultural enrichment between China and New Zealand. On our recent travels through China we got to meet one of the only 70 or so master carvers. These pictures are of one of his creations: http://www.mountainjade.co.nz/blog/expose-the-possibilities-3/ He’s waiting for a fearsome fanged creature, holding a sword, to approach from its bottle (it’s a genie!).

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