So you have seen our Nuo Masks and know a few things about Nuo rituals, here is a video of the actual Nuo ritual with dancers wearing the wooden masks. The dancers wear the mask on their foreheads on top of the black veil that covers the face and neck.

Big thanks to our nuo mask artist Mr. Hu for sending in the video.

The art department of the upcoming FOX TV show "New Amsterdam" has recently chosen Chinese handmade pottery reproductions from GalleriaPangea.com to serve as set decoration. Ms. Christiansen from the art department has worked as the set decorator for many high profile movies such as Man in Black (I&II), The Producers, and Hitch

The pottery reproductions (North Wei Dynasty A.D.386~A.D.534) were hand-created by Gao Yufei, who has been working in the ceramics field in his native Henan Province for over 13 years. Each reproduction design is modeled from the originals that were unearthed from his hometown. Gao uses raw material taken from the same location as the originals to perfect the reproductions authentic look and feel. He also works as a pottery repair expert for the Luoyang Museum in China.

"Our store carries a huge variety of handmade Chinese artworks for home decor purposes," said Galleria Pangea president Jason Yeung, "As this selection shows, our artists' work is truly exceptional in quality and can be used in a wide range of aesthetic considerations."

Mother's Day is just around the corner. To show our appreciations to all the mothers, we offer you this great Mother's Day deal.

For orders over $50, enter "mother" during checkout, you get $10 dollars off, plus you will receive this handmade Batik "Monkey King" letter holder for free. (Retail value $22.99)

To make your Mother's day gift shopping a little easier, here are some gift ideas.

Handmade Silver Braclete (99 grade silver)

Tea cup with hand woven bamboo decorations.

A beautiful hand painted "Tang Lady" statue for home decoration.

Happy Mother's Day!

Taking care of your Fine Silver (.99 rating) jewelry is not as hard as you think.

First, what's the differences between Fine Silver and Sterling Silver? Fine Silver is the .99 rating silver, the purest form of silver. Sterling silver is an alloy of silver and commonly brass, copper, or nickel. Comparing to sterling silver, Fine Silver is more reflective and shiny (Pure silver has the highest thermal conductivity, whitest color, the highest optical reflectivity). Fine silver does not irritate your skin. Skin irritation and allergic reactions are most often caused by the brass, copper or other metal in Sterling silver.

To keep the silver jewelry from getting tarnished, wear it often. The natural grease from one's body will serve as a protective layer for the silver jewelry. Store properly. Wrap the jewelry piece with tissue paper and store it in a zip lock bag. The silver jewelry can be kept Tarnish free this way for months.

To clean a tarnished silver jewelry piece, you can rub the jewelry piece with a piece of cotton cloth with dish washing soap (not the dish washer kind) or hand wash liquid soap, Rinse with warm water. You can also use tooth paste for heavily tarnished pieces. For hard to clean pieces like earrings or delicate designs, you can place your jewelry piece in a bowl, add a few table spoon of baking soda, then add hot water. Rinse with water and dry the jewelry with a towel afterwards.

If all fails you can always contact us. We can arrange our jewelry maker re-polish your jewelry and get rid of all the scratches and tarnish for a small fee.

Heating up the silver jewelry piece.

After dipping the white hot piece into a mild acid solution and rinse with water, the silversmith will use a polish tool made from ox bone to polish the piece.

Recently a customer emailed us "what's so special about Bamboo porcelain?"

Our bamboo porcelain is very different from what you have seen. The patterns and designs on the bamboo cover are not painted. The bamboo threads are color coded; and the designs and patterns are woven by hand. That's why our bamboo porcelain items are very different from the ones you found in China Town. Making these china pieces requires skill and is very time consuming. You can watch this video clip about the artist and the making of the Bamboo Porcelain.

Ms. M. V. from Las Vegas is the winner of March 2007 T shirt giveaway. She will receive a T-shrt from Galleria Pangea T-shirt store.

To enter the monthly T-shirt giveaway, just simply register on our website.