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Each week we highlight a new and interesting piece of antique Chinese furniture!

Our box is made from thick leather with paintings of Tibetan mystical people and animal characters, or nature motifs of flowers and trees all put in well known Tibetan geometric patterns. This appealing home for postcards, pictures and love letters is the proof that the small, simple gifts can be truly inspired and smart.

For more information, please visit our website at http://www.antique-chinese-furniture.com/

April Dining at The Landmark Hotel, Shenzhen
For your dining pleasure this Apirl, we have a wide variety of restaurants and bars for you to choose from... A very popular choice among our guests is the Cafe on the 3rd where this season our Chef Marco prepares a mouth-watering Thai international dinner buffets (RMB 138 + 15%) including Thai specialities and a fabulous selection of desserts. Prego - Italian Restaurant will be offering special Tuscany Menus dinner. Not forgetting our Fortune Court - Cantonese Restaurant where Chef Zhou will cook up an array of seafood specialities to wet your appetite. Different kinds of Terrines from Chicken Liver with Melba Toast to Duck Terrine with Kumquat Marmalade, Foie Gars Terrine with Port Wine Jelly etc await you at the Wine & Cigar Lounge. Visit us now. Do Hurry...The Landmark Hotel, Shenzhen. 3018 Nanhu Road, Shenzhen 518001, China. Tel: (86755) 8217 2288; Fax: (86755)8229 0479; Email: comms@szlandmark.com.cn; Website: www.szlandmark.com

Seafood Hotpot Buffet at Cafe Pavilion 1/F
Having hotpot with family or friends is the best way to drive away the coldness in winter. Try the fresh Mongolian sliced beef, it's as thin as a sheet of paper. Wow, what a wonderful taste! The beef mystically "melt" in your mouth. What more is the rich selection of seafood including small lobsters, spiral shells, oysters, crabs, prawns, deep-sea grouper, mussels, scallops, as well as over 10 different broths like Sichuan style spicy, herbs, soybean milk, dried scallop congee for your choice. Please don't hesitate, call us to book a table now! Business Hours: 6:00pm-10:00pm; Tel: (86-755) 8207 8888 ext. 8210

Gaucho Brazillian Barbecue
Good brazillian grill. GF Taizi Hotel, Taizi Rd., Shekou. TEL (86755) 2667 6608

Trattoria Italiana Da Angelo
No. G12, Taizi Plaza, Taizi, Rd. Shekou Shenzhen (Across from Roma's). TEL (86755) 2682 5927

Guangzhou
Samba Restaurant and Bar
2F #11 Jianshe Liu Ma Lu, call (8620) 8381 6888 for more details.

La Lieto
Korean cuisine. A06 1F, #1-3 Fengyuan Bldg., Tiyuxi Rd., call (8620) 8558 3969 for more details.

Memory
French cuisine. Dong Fang Hotel, 120 Liu Hua Rd., for more details, call (8620) 8666 9900

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Looking for a Roomate
It is a 2-bedroom apartment located in Tianhe CDB District. The traffic surrounding is very convenient, and you can walk to those shopping malls and supermarkets in ten minutes. The apartment is fully furnished, only need to take your baggage, you can start your comfortable life here. 1000rmb per month. If you want to move in this nice apartment, pls contact with Mr. Chen at (86) 1305 8413 900

A Quite Apartment in Shenzhen
Located on the 21st floor, this two-room apartment is very quite and nice to live in. The 52 square meters space is right for single white collar. There is a garden downstairs. And the traffic in this area is very convenient. There are several big supermarket and entertainment venues surrounding. 1300rmb per month, if you want to have a look, pls contact Mr. Zhang, Mobile (86) 1332 2926 060

Let Canton Car Service Help You Efficiently Undertake Your Business
Canton Car Service provides professional English speaking drivers (or drivers with English speaking guides) that are careful, courteous and highly trained that will chauffeur you to your destination quickly, safely and stress-free! We service Guangdong, the most dynamic business region in the world today. The Pearl River Delta and it's major cities Guangzhou, Dongguan and Shenzhen is the largest manufacturing region in China. To get around a car service is essential.www.cantoncarservice.com

Avana Spa, Where Nature and Nurture Translate into Pleasure
Avana is for the mind, Avana is for the body, Avana is for your senses. Come to Avana Spa, and experience tropical ambience, traditional and ancient Southeast asian holistic treatment and techniques. In Avana,the treatments are a combination of natural plants and herbs, aromatherapy, ambient music and pristine, lush surrounding. For relaxation or detoxification, come to Avana Spa. Located at the GF, Maillen Club, 1 Guishan Rd., Shekou, Nanshan District, Shenzhen. For reservations and more information, call (86755) 2681 9040.

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Guangdong M.C.D. Consultants Company
Guangdong M.C.D. Consultants Co., Ltd. is one of the legally registered immigration enterprises in Guangzhou approved by Ministry of Public Security of People's Republic of China. It provides customers with consulting service on immigration, business tours, student authorization and other visa-related issues, covering such regions as the U.S.A., Canada, Australia, New Zealand and European and Asian countries. Pls contact us. Tel: (8620) 2237 6688. You may also log on our website www.mcdvisa.com

TIANLUN & NEED
TIANLUN & NEED is a full-service Chinese law firm with head office in Guangzhou. The firm's key practice areas include financial services, distressed assets, business restructuring, general corporate matters, realty, labor law and employee benefits. The firm's core expertise lies in four areas: structuring and restructuring a company's presence in China, representing clients in front of the Chinese government, conducting due diligence for clients in China and carrying out dispute resolutions and enforcing judgments by a Chinese or international court, mediation or arbitration tribunal. TEL: (8620) 3877 3266

Guangzhou
The 24th Guangzhou International Beauty & Cosmetic Import-Export Expo
March 25 - 27, Liuhua Complex, Chinese Export Commodities Fair, 117 Liuhua Rd. For more details, call (8620) 6283 2388/6283 2378.

17 Intl Furniture Fair
March 27 - 31, Guangzhou Pazhou Exhibition Center, Guangshou Jin Han Exhibition Center, 119 Liu Hua Rd., for more details, call (8620) 3623 5009.

Home Textile China 2006
March 27 - 31, Guangzhou Pazhou Exhibition Center, Guangshou Jin Han Exhibition Center, 119 Liu Hua Rd., for more details, call (8620) 3623 5009.

China Intl Woodworking Machinery and Furniture Raw Materials Fair
March 27 - 31, Guangzhou Pazhou Exhibition Center, Guangshou Jin Han Exhibition Center, 119 Liu Hua Rd., for more details, call (8620) 3623 5009.

China Golf Show 2006
March 30-April 1, Guangzhou Jin Han Exhibition Center, 119 Liu Hua Lu. TEL (8620) 3623 5009

Luoyang Longmen Grotto Buddhist Culture Exhibition
Until March 30, 9am-5pm, Rmb12, Museum of Western Han Dynasty, #867 Jiefang Bei Rd. TEL (8620) 8666 4920

ShenzhenParty.com Join the Community
From networking to DJ events find out where the Shenzhen community hangs out. Events, Nightlife, Restaurants, Jobs, Classifieds visit ShenzhenParty.com or email xianzai@shenzhenparty.comfor more info.

Shenzhen
3D Bar (Beer Bar)
Multibeer place, featuring over 50 different foreign beers. Block B, Bar Street, Citic Plaza, 1093 Shennan Central Road. TEL (86755) 2598 6011

The Terrace
Live band every night, 2F, (on top of Starbucks) Seaworld Square, Taizi Rd., Shekou. TEL (86755) 2682 9105

Soho Night Club
Bitao Club, TaiZi Road, Shekou (behind Casabalanca & X-TA-SEA Bar). TEL (86755) 2669 0148/2669 2148

Guangzhou
Backstreet Jazz Restaurant and Bar
Guangdong Art Museum, East Gate, Ersha Island. TEL (8620) 8735 3960

Fox Club
Nice ambience, hip atmosphere. 376 Changdi Da Ma Rd. TEL (8620) 8185 5377

Laputa by Peter
Enjoyable bartending performance. 1F Huashan Hotel, Huanshi Dong Rd., TEL (8620) 8760 6408

Monday, March 27, 2006
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Hong Kong
Town Hall Forum with The Article 45 Concern Group (English)
We are very pleased that three Legislators from the Article 45 Concern Group, which will soon formally launch the new Civic Party, have accepted the Chamber's invitation to meet with our members at a close-door, members-only "Town Hall Forum" on March 27. For HKGCC members only. Fee: HK$50.
4:30pm - 5:30pm, Chamber TheatreFor inquiries call Ms Joe Cheng (852) 2823 1255

Shenzhen
Merengue Bachata Salsa Classes
Every Monday at 9-10am, Jingshan Aerobics Room, for more details, contact Josefina at 134 28990138 or email josefina_polanco27@hotmail.com

French Conversation Classes
Free entry. 10am, Napoleon Brasserie, Seaworld Square, Shekou. For more details, call Yolande at 136 32853610.

Scottish Country Dancing Classes
7:30-9:30pm, Jingshan Aerobics room. For more details, call Kate on 137 28665100.

Mad Cow Monday @ McCawley's Irish Bar & Restaurant
All day Hamburgers and Chunky Chips for only RMB45.
Shop 118 Sea World Complex, Shekou. TEL (86755) 2668 4496

9 Ball KnockOut at X-ta-sea
RMB100 (entry fee), winner takes all.
Every Monday, at the back of Haitao Hotel, Taizi Rd., Shekou. Call (86755) 2686 7649 for more details.

Ladies Day at Yes Bar
Free drink for ladies all day.
Yes Bar, Shizheng Design Building, 3001 Sungang Road West. TEL (86755) 8361 7612/8325 5116

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