BT W - Take a look at the recent prices for Chinese art; genuine
stuff, not export trade or modern tat. A vase sold recently (New York
?) for $300K,to a Chinese eel farmer. There's money in China now, and
they're wanting their heritage back.


Which is the ultimate irony.

Mao destroyed billions of dollars worth of chinese antiquities in his
"cultrual revolution". He felt that all those old things would restrict
their movement into a modern communist state. If he had not destroyed all
these precious artifacts, China would have untold wealth available to
itself.


That's ok, a billion doesn't go that far anymore anyway.
Haven't seen the Queen pawning the crown jewels either...

-Jack