The specialist guide to Asian antiques and exotic home decor from the far east.

Pretty neat. If anyone can pick up a copy for me it would be much appreciated as I have yet to see in print.
Reactionaries? Make That ‘Collectors’
By DAN LEVIN Published: February 3, 2010
Original article online at: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/04/garden/04chinese.html 

TREASURE HUNT A worker at the ACF China furniture factory with a refurbished trunk.
CONTESTANT No. 3, a portly man in suspenders [...]

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This from the China Daily / China.org recently:
The chairman of a major pharmaceutical company and his employee died in an explosion caused by a “chemical experiment gone wrong” at the businessman’s residential villa. Police found an instruction book of ozonizer as well as fragments of oxygen cylinders on the fourth floor, suggesting a chemical experiment [...]

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Dear ACF customer,
Beijing has received heavy snow fall and record setting low temperatures over the past week. This, in addition to the closures of many roadways and expressways, has effected customers and businesses equally, in terms of road closings, transportation delays and/or reduced working hours. In keeping with the above, we would like to remind [...]

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This past weekend, ACF China and  The Hutong organized a field trip for local expats here in Beijing to visit an genuine outdoor wholesale antique market, where peasants from the countryside bring un-restored antique furniture and other curios to sell to wholesalers, collectors and restorers. The trip proved a success, allowing attendees a fascinating peek [...]

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ACF China and the The Hutong will be co-organizing a field trip this Saturday morning to visit a outdoor wholesale market where peasants from the countryside bring antique furniture to sell to wholesalers, specialists and restorers. This is an extremely rare opportunity to see where antique furniture comes from and what it looks like in [...]

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(The following is a brief talk given at the International School of Beijing)
Making Your Move Go Smoothly
April 15th, 2009

This was a morning full of useful information for parents who may be moving this year or in the future. Our 6 speakers covered a wide variety of topics and had a wealth of information to share [...]

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A while back, ACF’s Roger Schwendeman was featured on CCTV (China Central Television) Channel 4’s program Culture Express. CCTV 4 is broadcast throughout China, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and worldwide via satellite.
CCTV’s team accompanied Roger for several days during buying trips of un-restored Chinese antiques, and then onward to oversee the next steps [...]

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