May 29th, 2010 Contributed by: Ivette Figueroa HONG KONG — Hong Kong is the largest market center for jade in the world. So naturally, when we were debating where to go on our visit to Kowloon, the girls decided to make the Jade Market a priority stop. We arrived at an unimposing teal warehouse and strolled [...]
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Kowloon Jade Market Offers Visual Treat
Posted by Ivette Figueroa on August 14th, 2011
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Posted in: Articles, Blog, Travel Tags: antiques, china, china journalism project, chinese culture, Hong Kong
Audio Slide Show: Overview of the Shanghai World Expo 2010
Posted by Ivette Figueroa on August 14th, 2011
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An audio slide show about the Shanghai Expo 2010 that is narrated by writer and photographer Ivette Figueroa.
He Hua Shi Chang (Lotus Lane): A Place to Mingle
Posted by Ivette Figueroa on August 14th, 2011
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Jun 9th, 2010 Contributed by: Ivette Figueroa BEIJING, PRC–Just off busy Ping’anli Street, a slate-grey stone-tiled plaza spreads out towards the gleaming waters of Qianhai lake. Every inch of it is crammed with groups of people playing Chegi (a game in which a giant shuttlecock is kicked around like a hacky sack) or couples ballroom [...]