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“ It was a young transla- below left; The versatility of the Guangzhou style can take a dif-
tor with the English name ficult piece of Juniper (Juniperus chinensis) material and create a
of Nancy that taught me a masterpiece.
lesson in humility that will below middle; There were literally hundreds of temperate bonsai
not easily be forgotten. I on display at a show for BCI in Nanjing. The Japanese Maple is one
asked her if she liked the exquisite example.
rocks and was surprised by bottom and above right and right; Three water and land penjing at
a thoughtful answer filled the Bonsai Club Exhibition in Nanjing. © Budi Sulistyo
with wisdom beyond her Facing page:
years. ‘Maybe I am still too top left; A million dollar carved jade stone for sale in Beijing at the
young to appreciate the viewing stone museum. (Divide the Yuan price by 6 to get US
rock art,’ she said. ‘But my Dollars)
father likes it and enjoys bottom; A defoliated tree shows its fine branches at the GHMT
sitting in its shade. It relaxes Bonsai Exhibition in Guangzhou.
him.’ ” top right; Large stones at the Tianjin sellers market, an old
Willem Pretorius, converted factory. Note the overhead bridge cranes to move the
South Africa several-ton stones.
middle left and bottom right; Stones on display at the Xingwei
Stone Culture Art Center.

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