Dear Friend,

ChinaSprout has finally moved its entire operation to a new spacious and convenient location. Thanks for all your great support which has allowed us to grow and to serve you with the products that best suit your needs. We are busy setting up the warehouse, show room, and office facility. When they are ready, we will inform you and will welcome you to visit us! Until then, please feel free to contact us at these new numbers and please note our new mailing address: 

ChinaSprout, Inc.
110 West 32nd Street, 6th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-868-8488
Fax: 212-658 9185

Accessories…

Our Accessories section is brimming with brand new products this week, with something for everyone in the family!  Check out our elegant jewelry cases, wallets and handbags for ladies, 100% Silk ties for men including a striking Monkey Tie, and our latest hand-painted Dragon T-Shirts for children as well as adults:

• Butterfly Jewelry Box
• Heart-Shaped Jewelry Box
• Jewelry and Cosmetic Case
• Scenic Cosmetic Set
• Bamboo and Seal Handbags
• Bamboo and Seal Wallets
• Monkey Ties
• Dragon Ties
• Hand-painted Dragon T-Shirt for Kids
• Hand-painted Dragon T-Shirt for Adults
• Monkey Socks for Adults

Home Décor…

Convenience and elegance are the themes in our Home Décor section this week.  Enjoy your tea with our beautiful new filter tea cups, and revel in the excellent quality of our wooden chopsticks, which also make a great gift item.  We also have three new cross-stitch kits this week, as well as a bean painting kit, beautiful Journey to the West fans, a monkey wall hanging and Double Happiness Ribbons for decoration or packing gifts.

• Floral Design Filter Tea Cup
• Bamboo Design Filter Tea Cup
• Wooden Chopstick Sets
• Stitch Kit – Little Girl
• Stitch Kit – Double Happiness
• Stitch Kit – Monkey King
• Create Your Own Bean Painting
• Journey to the West Fan
• Monkey and Thread Hanging
• Double Happiness Ribbons (3ft)

Toys and Accessories for Kids…

Kids have a variety of fun items this week to enjoy.  Check out our educational wooden activity puzzle clock and activity boat set, a brand new Corolle doll, an assortment of small accessories and a money bank.  We also have two brand new kinds of red envelopes which the kids are sure to enjoy collecting as much as they will cherish receiving:

• Wooden Puzzle Clock
• Wooden Activity Boat with Lacing Beads
• Mini-Calin Asian
• Clay “Happiness” Girl Accessories
• Four Directions Prosperity Dice
• Panda Coin Purse
• Chibi Maruko Money Bank
• 12 Red Envelopes
• 8 Children and Painting Red Envelopes

Books and CD-ROM…

Much anticipated Chinese language learning materials have finally arrived! Now available by popular demand are the Rapid Literacy Series audiocassettes, the Practical Chinese teacher's manual and the pair of Cantonese dictionaries.  Also check out our latest China and world map puzzle, a colorful book about Chinese culture for children, and a fascinating book about ancient Chinese fables for adults.

• Rapid Literacy in Chinese Audiocassettes
• Practical Everyday Chinese Teacher's Manual
• Far East Everyday Chinese
• Far East Chinese Culture for Children
• China and World Map Puzzle
• Ancient Chinese Fables
• Pocket Cantonese Dictionary
• TravelTalk Cantonese

Popular Products Back in Stock

By popular demand, some of our best products are back in stock once more!  Check out all the new jewelry, books, videos, and home decor items before they sell out again:

Apparel

• Mandarin Suits - Yellow
• Dragon Baby Pajama
• Bamboo & Seal Mandarin Dresses
• Panda Satin Jackets
• Satin Mandarin Suits/Pajamas
• Chinese Poetry Trimmed Mandarin Jackets
• Velvet Double Happiness Jacket for Women
• Kung Fu Suits

Home Décor

• Zodiac Ornaments
• Snuff Bottles - Four Children
• Snuff Bottles - Paintings by Fan Zeng
• Panda Circus Mug
• Dragon Filter Teacup
• Longevity Filter Teacup
• 5 Pairs Eternity Chopsticks
• Greeting Children and Red Thread Hanging
• Monkey King Paper Mache Mask
• Porcelain Zodiac Magnets
• Cloisonné Monkey Ornaments
• Small Folk Paintings (1)
• Small Folk Paintings (3)

Arts & Crafts

• Zodiac Papercuts
• 10 Papercuts - Peach and Longevity
• 10 Zodiac Papercuts - Rat

Toys

• Asian Baby Girl or Boy - 14"
• Doctor Yue-Sai
• Monkey King Stencil Book
• Chinese Perpetual Calendar
• Chinese Mahjong
• Chinese Mandarin Dresses for American Girl
• Chinese Pajamas for American Girl
• Zodiac Peddler Drum
• Panda Peddler Drum
• Bamboo Chinese Yo-Yo
• Chinese Yo-Yo
• Monkey King Mask for Children
• Journey to the West Action Figures - Set of 4
• Pucca Dining Set
• Sandalwood Panda Fan
• Panda Pencil Case
• Pucca Zippered Coin Purses

Jewelry & Other Accessories

• 18 K Gold Bracelet - Fu Lu Shou Xi
• Silver Pendant – Aunts
• Multi-Strand Cloisonné and Stone Stretch Bracelets
• 5 Cloisonné Beads - Butterfly
• Butterfly Wallets
• Panda Comb

Books

• China - Ancient Chinese Architecture
• China - Traditional Chinese Residences
• China - Folk Genre Paintings
• Sandalwood Bookmarks - Journey to the West
• The Monkey King (Book + CD) - Blingual
• Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? - Chinese
• The Very Hungry Caterpillar
• Bo Po Mo Turn and Learn Game
• Atlas of China
• Chinese Knotting for Beginners
• Chinese Character Flash Cards
• Chinese Character Magnetic Puzzle Boards - Food/Fruits and Vegetables
• Chinese Character Magnetic Puzzle Boards - Animals/Transportation
• Contemporary Chinese Text Books
• A Key to Chinese Speech and Writing Vol I
• Tang Poems
• Selected Satires
• Selected Stories by Gao Xiaosheng
• Selected Stories by Wang Anyi
• Wild Grass
• The True Story of Ah Q

Music & Video

• Flute Collection
• Li San Jie – Songs from Guangxi
• Teaching Chinese Children Dances

Yue-Sai WaWa on Sale!

Check out select Yue-Sai WaWa dolls on sale! Take advantage of this offer to add to your Yue-Sai Collection.

• Mandarin Trio
• Red Glamour II
• Pretty in Pink
• Pink Shanghai Chic
• Yellow Shanghai Chic
• Day to Night Glamour
• Japanese Blossom
• Year of the Horse

and many more here.  Don't forget to check them all out today!

2004 Calendars on Sale!

Our ever-popular calendars are now on sale up to 75%! Get your the Jinshan Painting Calendars, the Monkey King Chinese Knotting Calendar, and more.  Unique and authentic, they are sure to make beautiful decorations for your home.

• Zodiac Papercut Calendar
• Bamboo Teapot & Calendar Coasters 
• Jinshan Paintings 2004 Wall Calendar
• Jinshan Paintings 2004 Table Calendar
• Monkey & Chinese Knotting Calendar - 2004
• Made in China - 2004 Engagement Calendar

ChinaSprout Outlet …

Our Sales Outlet features one of our most comprehensive sales in all sections!  Be sure not to miss out on anything you like: 

Sales: Books
Sales: Apparel
Sales: Home Decor
Sales: Arts & Crafts

Just two offerings this week and they are interesting indeed:

Boston Doctors Find Health Benefits of Chinese Martial Art Tai Chi
(Voice of America)
Tai Chi is good for mental as well as physical relaxation.  And doctors now say it is good for kids too! 
Get the whole story here

Migrant children enjoying school, making friends in Beijing

(Xinhuanet)
As quality of education improves in Beijing, children of foreign immigrants say they enjoy going to school.

Get the whole story here