As a man, Charles Leung, Chaumet's managing director for Asia Pacific, seldom wears jewelry ?but he decorated his formal suit with a small pin last week when he appeared in Beijing. The delicate pin, smaller than a nail, was in the shape of a bee. Set in white gold, it was decorated with diamonds and sapphires. It is featured in Chaumet's ongoing exhibition, held at the city's luxury-gathering Shin Kong Place. "It is not that showy, but can represent the wearer's social statue and his special taste,?Leung said.
This season sees more bling-bling to put a glint in your eye. Gan Tian seeks the most stunning.
What do television celebrity actress Louisa So and celebrated mezzosoprano Cecilia Bartoli have in common? Other than being talented performers in their respective segments of show business, they are both headlining this year's Hong Kong Arts Festival.
In metropolitan Shanghai, residents say it's hard to find a good place to take a deep clean breath, and green has become a rare color in the city. That probably explains why so many flock to the Chenshan botanical garden during the Spring festival holidays.
As the inexorable progress of modern commerce and glass and steel edifices bury the old facades of Beijing, it becomes harder to seek out the essence of Old Beijing.
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