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  2. Chinese auction - Wikipedia

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    Chinese auction is a type of the all-pay auction, where the probability of winning depends on the relative size of a participant's bid. [1] The choice of the winner is done by a lottery, whereby the bidders compete for a higher chance of winning. [1] It is also known as penny raffle, chance auction and tricky tray. [2] [3]

  3. Gift wrapping - Wikipedia

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    [2] In the Chinese text Thien Kung Khai Wu, Sung Ying-Hsing states that the coarsest wrapping paper is manufactured with rice straws and bamboo fiber. [ 3 ] Although the Hall brothers Rollie and Joyce Hall, founders of Hallmark Cards , did not invent gift wrapping, their innovations led to the development of modern gift wrapping.

  4. Beer in China - Wikipedia

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    Chinese beers often contain rice, sorghum and sometimes rye in addition to barley. Some beer is produced that uses bitter melon instead of hops as the bittering agent. Chinese media reported in 2001 that as many as 95% of all Chinese beers contained formaldehyde, to prevent sedimentation in bottles and cans while in storage. [9]

  5. Beijing Hanhai - Wikipedia

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    Beijing Hanhai (Chinese: 北京翰海; pinyin: Běijīng Hànhǎi), officially the Beijing Hanhai Auction Co., Ltd, is an auction house located in Beijing.Established in 1994, after the Chinese government began allowing the auction of relics, it grew under the management of Qin Gong to become one of the country's largest auction houses by 2003.

  6. Chinese auspicious ornaments in textile and clothing

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    Chinese dragons continued to be used in the Qing dynasty in the imperial and court clothing. [1] [12] The types of dragons and their numbers of claws were regulated and prescribed by the imperial court. [1] When Chinese dragons are enclosed in roundels, they are referred as tuanlong (团龙); they can also be enclosed in mandarin square (buzi ...

  7. Archaeologists discover 10,000-year-old rice beer recipe in China

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    Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of rice beer dating back about 10,000 years at a site in Eastern China, providing further insights into the origins of alcoholic beverages in Asia.

  8. Codd-neck bottle - Wikipedia

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    Codd-neck bottle. A Codd-neck bottle (more commonly known as a Codd bottle or a marble bottle) is a type of bottle used for carbonated drinks.It has a closing design based on a glass marble which is held against a rubber seal, which sits within a recess in the lip.

  9. China Guardian - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] [3] It is particularly known for its sale of Chinese calligraphy and ink paintings. [4] [5] First founded in May 1993 by Chen Dongsheng, [6] China Guardian is China's oldest art-auction firm. [5] [7] China Guardian was a leader of the Chinese art auction market until the emergence of Beijing Poly International Auction Co Ltd in the mid ...