Summer Sale

ChinaSprout's Survey  

This is the last week of ChinaSprout's customer survey. If you have not already participated, we hope that you will take a few minutes to provide us with feedback on your experiences with our company. In return for your participation, we are offering 10% OFF of your next retail order through July 15th. Limited for one time use and it cannot be combined with another promotion.

Apparel...

Brighten up your wardrobe with colorful clothing from ChinaSprout. We have a great selection of dresses, suits, and tops for ladies of all ages. And, for little ones, we have adorable hats, blankets, and bibs that you can mix and match to create a thoughtful baby gift set.

• Double Fish Silk Mandarin Dress 
• Eternity Mandarin Suits 
• Eternal Good Fortune Silk Top 
• Fortune Receiving Blanket
• Moon Tassle Hat
• Rice Bib

Arts & Crafts...

Keep gifts from ChinaSprout on hand for those last minute hostess, birthday, or thank you gift needs. Choose from a wide selection of affordable gifts including cell phone cases, sticker and origami books, and greeting card sets. We also have a great selection of Chinese-themed wrapping paper, which will set your gift apart from the rest.

• Floral Inspired Cell Phone Case
• Chinese Wedding Theme Wrapping Paper
• Chinese Princess Sticker Paper Doll
• Origami for Beginners
• Calligraphy Greeting Cards

Bilingual Books...

Visit ChinaSprout's children's book section to find a wonderful selection of bilingual picturebooks. Choose from beloved favorites, like The Red Ripe Strawberry, or create new family favorites that kids will want to read again and again.

• Busy Books Pickabooks 
• Ping-Ping Panda
• Suzette Got Lost
• My Friends
• The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry...
• Happy Learning Series
• Round Trip
• I've Become a Fire-Breathing Dragon

Learn Chinese...

We have added many new Chinese language learning books and tools especially for kids. Choose the best method for your family --  books, flashcards, DVDs, workbooks, games, and more. These tools are great for both home and classroom uses. We have also added a really fun live action Monkey King DVD set with hilarious antics

• Picture Dictionary (Book+CD) 
• Learn Chinese with Ni Ni (Book+CD)
• Mandarin Picture Word Book
• Chinese in a Flash Vol 3
• Radicals Puzzle Book
• Early Start Mandarin Chinese with Panda (DVD)
• Monkey (4 DVDs)

The San Francisco Chronicle wrote, “Letha Hadady, one of the nation’s leading experts on natural Chinese remedies, is leading a quiet lady-like revolution to bring herbal medicines from the Far East and elsewhere into everyday use in American homes.” Read the latest on her blog Letha's Health Secrets.

Asian Weightloss Herbs

If you want to lose weight permanently, it’s easy–look at cultures that stay thin and healthy. Asians are among the longest-lived svelte people on the planet. Not everyone over there can wear a sarong to advantage, but Asians have a better record for preventing and treating obesity, heart disease, and cancer than we fatties in North America.  

Read the full story here

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.

Impossible Bridges - "China"

The construction of China's Lupu, Runyang and Sutong bridges. Tuesday July 11, 2006 8:00pm-9:00pm on NGC - National Geographic Channel - Other

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First Comes the Car, Then the $10,000 License Plate

NYTimes -  July 5, 2006 - GUANGZHOU, China — At a government auction inside a dingy gymnasium, a young businessman named Ding walked away a happy winner the other day. Like everyone else, he was bidding on license plates and did not seem to mind that his cost $6,750.

Read the full article here

Working on a Dream: Fine Wines of China

NYTimes -  July 4, 2006 - HONG KONG — It was not an obvious place to put a vineyard. The ground was barren and stony. In winter, temperatures could drop below freezing and the wind blew cold and hard...

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