Happy Halloween from ChinaSprout!

ChinaSprout has a selection of Halloween products to help you have a howling good time this Halloween. Choose from a Monkey King costume, Chinese lantern flashlights, goody bag items, festive candy containers and more. Make no bones about it, ChinaSprout has some bewitchingly fun products for little ghosts and gobblins.

FREE Bamboo Chopsticks and Spoon Set

ChinaSprout is offering a special FREE gift with a minimum purchase of $25. Customer whose order totals $25 or more, will receive a FREE Bamboo Chopsticks and Spoon Set. In order to apply the coupon to order your free gift, add the item ATG019  to your shopping cart. When you arrive on the Shopping Cart page, enter in the coupon code 1127182131 and hit the "Apply Coupon" button. After the coupon is successfully added to your order, you will see the message:"Coupon Applied".

2006 From China With Love Calendar

The 2006 From China With Love calendar is available for Pre-Order now. Featuring adorable photos of girls and boys adopted from China, the proceeds from this calendar go to support Chinese children who remain in orphanages and Chinese Cultural Heritage learning opportunities for FCC kids. Enjoy a discount when you order two copies and an even greater price break when you order a box of 25.

Apparel for Children...

ChinaSprout has lovely outfits that will make little ones feel special. Choose one of our ChinaSprout label dresses for toddlers and young ladies and get a matching vest or jacket to keep them warm in autumn's chill. Babies will stay comfy in a ChinaSprout designed dress, jacket, pant suit, or cozy blanket.

• Baby Brocade Floral Dress
• Baby Brocade Floral & Corduroy Hooded Jacket
• Baby Satin Petals Wrap-Shirt with Pants
• Satin Petals Baby Blanket w/Pads
• Baby Floral Striped Dress
• Silk Phoenix Mandarin Dress
• Brocade Dress with Ruffles
• Floral Long-Sleeved Dress
• Silk Phoenix Vest
• Brocade Chinese Floral Jacket with Corduroy Trim
• Butterfly & Corduroy Trimmed Jacket

Apparel for Adults

They say first impressions are everything -- imagine the impression you will make when wearing a gorgeous new jacket from ChinaSprout. Add a pair of our stunning embroidered shoes and you're unforgettable! For casual days, pull on a Chinese-inspired long-sleeved T-shirt, which feature designs popular among both men and women.  

• Brocade Lily Mandarin Jacket
• Silk Fortune Flower Jacket
• Dragonfly Silk Jacket
• Satin Mandarin Jackets
• Panda Long-Sleeved T-Shirt
• Tai Chi Long-Sleeved T-Shirt
• Dragon Calligraphy Long-Sleeved T-Shirt
• Chinese Embroidered Shoes

Accessories

From fanciful and fun to elegant and enchanting, ChinaSprout has jewelry for every occassion. Choose from necklaces, bracelets, and earrings made from jade, silver, or cloisonne. For little girls, we have adorable panda or flower hair clips to dress up their pretty locks. And dads can keep their keys on one of our unique dragon or double happiness keychains.

• Dragon Key Chain
• Double Happiness Key Chain
• Chinese Charm Bracelet
• Cloisonné Fan Earrings
• Cloisonné Flower Earrings
• Jade Necklace
• Mahjong Bracelet
• Silver Chinese Character Choker
• Chinese Lady Accessories
• Cloisonné Panda Hair Clip
• Cloisonné Flower Hair Clips

Handbags, Purses, Wallets...

A woman can never have too many handbags or too many shoes -- or so we're told. If you subscribe to this belief, then you will love our new selection of bags, totes, purses, and cases. They come in all sorts of shapes and sizes to fit your needs or your moods.

• Floral Tote Bag
• Butterfly Tote Bag
• Dragon & Longevity Round Wristlet
• Silk Dragon & Phoenix Bamboo Tote
• Floral Brocade Bamboo Totes
• Flower Coin Purse
• Eternity Cosmetic Case

Home Decor, Arts & Crafts...

ChinaSprout always has a varied selection of Chinese home decor and staionary items. This week, we have added products to record memories such as our Love organizer and journal and the double fish photo album. For thoughtful gift ideas, check out our good luck and longevity containers, snuff bottles, and unique magnets.

• Chinese Stamp Style Magnet
• Love Journal
• Love Organizer with Closure
• Double Fish Photo Album
• Good Luck and Longevity Containers
• Embroidered Chinese Magnet
• Snuff Bottles

Christmas Ornaments

It's never too early to stock up on Christmas ornaments from ChinaSprout. Brightly colored cloisonne will make your tree sparkle against the Christmas lights. Buy some as gifts for teachers, friends, and family and share gorgeous Chinese handicrafts for the holiday.

• Cloisonné Moon Ornament
• Cloisonne Ornaments - Round Panda
• Cloisonné Snowman Ornaments
• Cloisonné Reindeer Ornament
• Cloisonné Panda Ornaments
• Cloisonné Panda/Snow Flake Ornaments
• Cloisonné Tree Ornament
• Cloisonne Snowman ornament

The China Related TV list is compiled weekly by Kirby Bartlett-Sloan. Kirby, an adoptive parent of three Chinese girls, has one of the most comprehensive TV listings of programs on China and from China that are in the English language.

Three Gorges: The Biggest Dam in the World

The dam being erected by the Chinese to check the Yangtze River will be the world's largest concrete structure and cost $70 billion.
Sunday September 25, 2005 12:00pm-1:00pm on DSC - Discovery Channel - Special / Science

Secrets of the Great Wall

Surveying the Great Wall of China. Included: its origins and construction; archaeological excavations; restoration projects; and satellite images.
Sunday September 25, 2005 1:00pm-2:00pm on DSC - Discovery Channel - Special / History

Beijing Bicycle (2001) (Shiqi sui de dan che)

After his bicycle is stolen, a Chinese delivery boy clashes with a student who bought the bike on the black market. Guei: Cui Lin. Jian: Li Bin. Qin: Zhou Xun. Xiao: Gao Yuanyuahn. Directed by Wang Xiaoshuai. (Click the title above to have a new window open to the Internet Movie Data Base entry for this movie)
Sunday September 25, 2005 6:00pm-8:00pm on IFC - Independent Film Channel - Movie / Drama

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Forbidden City To Get a Face Lift

China View (Xinhuanet.com) - Beijing, Sept. 20 - The Chinese Government will spend 1.5 billion yuan (US$1.84 billion) to revamp central Beijing's Forbidden City, also known as the Imperial Palace or Palace Museum, over the next 15 years, sources from the museum said.

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Enigmas of Chinese Beauty Puzzle Many

China View (Xinhuanet.com) - Beijing, Sept. 14 - Who is the most beautiful Chinese woman? Zhang Ziyi, the popular actress? Luo Yan, the super model? Or more established figures such as Maggie Cheung or Gong Li?  After a lot of head scratching, looking around idly, meditating and hesitating, most interviewees would answer: Well, you know, there are many standards for beauty...

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Beijing Ready for Rock Onslaught

China Daily - Sept. 15 - More than a month ago, rock fans throughout China swarmed to North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region for a Grassland Rock Festival. A year ago, they were headed to the Helanshan Mountain in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, and three years ago, the destination was the snow-covered Yulong Mountain in Southwest China's Yunnan Province.

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