Dear Friend,

Happy Passover and a Happy Easter! Hope you and your family are enjoying these holidays. Have you filled your Easter baskets with some special treats from China yet? It is still not too late! Check out this page and get your last minute Easter shopping done! Hope you also bring a little bit of China into your Passover celebration this year.  It’s not too long till Mother’s Day either, so you might want to go take a look at our Mother’s Day page, too. And our Frequent Shopper program is up again! We’ve also added lots new products from China and the US. Get ready for a colorful ride:

Books…

Every item in this section is unique this week! You will find almost every kind of book: from a  comprehensive Chinese dictionary, a biography about a Chinese basketball star now dominating in the States, two informative books about Chinese culture, to a legendary collection of stories by Lu Xun.  Dare we say everything in this section is a "cant-miss"?

• My Family Is Forever
• Yao Ming - Road to the NBA
• Old Advertisements and Popular Culture
• Four Treasures
• The Contemporary Chinese Dictionary
• Call to Arms by Lu Xun

Apparel & Accessories…

Check out this bright and colorful Mandarin shirt, and tote bags, flower wallets to carry along with you wherever you go.  In keeping with the Mother's Day theme, we have this week a love silver pendant and a pendant which features the characters for the words mother and daughter conjoined together.  A set of 5 brass coins allows you to make your own jewelry. We haven't forgotten the little ones either:  they can accessorize with some of the cutest ponytail holders and hair clips we could find!. : 

• Floral Bamboo Tote Bags
• Flower Wallets
• 5 Brass Chinese Coins
• Asian Girl Ponytail Holders
• Bon-Bon Candy-Shaped Ponytail Holders
• Asian Girl Hairclips
• Silver Pendant - Mother and Daughter Connected
• Love Silver and Red Stone Pendant
• Fortune Flower Shirts

Home Décor…

Wish everyone longevity and "double" good luck this week with our collection of cushion covers, table baskets, and bottle covers.  Also check out our beautiful framed water color paintings, and now you can create anything you desire from our new splendid new fabrics:

• Longevity and Double Fish Cushion Covers
• Longevity and Double Fish Table Baskets
• Longevity and Double Fish Bottle Covers
• Framed Watercolor Painting - Cymbidium Orchids
• Framed Watercolor Painting - Bamboo
• Framed Watercolor Painting - Chrysanthemum
• Fortune Flower Fabric
• Brocade Flower Fabric

Teletubbies VCDs…

A brand new set of Teletubbies-in-Chinese VCDs has arrived at ChinaSprout! These originally produced BBC programs are fully translated in Mandarin Chinese. Your child will love to hear Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa, Po and Noo-noo speak Chinese.

• Teletubbies in Chinese - Happy Christmas
• Teletubbies in Chinese - Hide and Seek
• Teletubbies in Chinese - Ready...Steady...Go!
• Teletubbies in Chinese - Here Come the Teletubbies
• Teletubbies in Chinese - Nursery Rhymes
• Teletubbies in Chinese - Teletubbies and the Snow
• Teletubbies in Chinese - Big Hug
• Teletubbies in Chinese - Favourite Things

Music…

Listen to classical Chinese masterpieces performed by legendary flute players and you will surely appreciate the calmness and serenity they instill in the atmosphere!  Also check out the Chinese Ballet- Red Detachment of Women, Amazing indeed.  Cheerful festival dances by children is a perfect VCD to be watched during Chinese festivals - not to be missed! 

• Working Out of the Western Pass
• New Melody for the Herdsmen
• Chinese Ballet - Red Detachment of Women
• Festival Dances by Children

Popular Products Back in Stock

Our shelves are full again, with popular apparel, accessories, jewlery and home decor items.  Get them before these popular products sell out again!

• Hand-painted Silk Scarf
• Blossom Sleeveless Blouses
• Silver Pendant - Mu 'Mother'
• Silver Ring – Mother & Daughter Joined by the Heart
• Love Sterling Silver and Jade Pendant
• Silver and Wood Pendant - Double Happiness & Longevity
• 18 K Gold Bracelet - Joined by the Heart
• Cloisonné Beads Bracelets II
• Dragon Mandarin Suits/Pajama
• Panda Protector
• Winter Hunting
• Papercuts - Mandarin Ducks
• 10 Papercuts - Peach and Longevity
• Chopsticks & Silk Dragonfly Holder Gift Pack
• 5 Pairs Eternity Chopsticks
• Panda Tea Set
• Good Luck Lanterns
• Peddler Drum
• Zodiac Wall Hanging
• Rubber Stamp - 36 Chinese Characters
• Rubber Stamps Small - 36 Chinese Characters

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   
• Monkey & Chinese Knotting Calendar - 2004

Spring Cleaning Sale

ChinaSprout's Spring Cleaning Sale is our biggest ever!  Many products across all categories are now available at greatly reduced prices.  This is a great opportunity for you to scoop up some quality merchandize as we tidy out our warehouse!  Check out these sales pages:

• Apparel for Children
• Apparel for Women
• Accessories for Children
• Accessories for Women
• Books
• Home Decor
• Arts & Crafts
• Toys

Read about the popularity of Chinese in Canada, and the Qinming Festival in Shanxi:

Chinese Prosper in Canada, and Eagerly Read About It
By CLIFFORD KRAUSS (NYT)
See how Chinese is becoming a popular language in Vancouver, Canada, with newspapers, TV Channels and radio stations growing by the day.
Get the whole story here

Chinese worship ancestors, deceased relatives on annual festival

(Xinhua News)
A fascinating article about how the Chinese gather during China's traditional Qingming festival and worship the Yellow Emperor.

Get the whole story here