Hunt for antiques in Beijing

400 -year -old porcelain vase with a height of 21.5 meters and 18.5 meters in diameter between the collection of antiques in the stall Chang Wen Chu Tian Ya antiques market in Beijing.

Although she was already old , ornate vase painting of two beautiful daughters dressed in typical Ming Dynasty era who were chatting in the park are intact and well maintained . The color does not fade even .

Tian Ya Market is one of about ten antiques market in Beijing .



Stalls exhibiting anti heritage items Tang , Song Yuan , Ming and Qing in the market with a nine- floor building it in a museum -like showroom . The layout and slick design .

Antiques made ​​from jade , emerald and porcelain ; calligraphic works ; painting and distinctive Manchu clothing sold there .

Jewelry semi-precious stones , crystal , furniture , urns , as well as ancient scriptures of Tibetan Buddhism also there .

Tian Ya also contained in the testing center to ensure the authenticity of antiques . No wonder the price of antiques are sold there , in the hundreds of millions and even billions of dollars .

Antique vase in the stall Wun Cheng Chu , for example , is sold at a price of 40 thousand yuan or about Rp80 million .

Across the Tian Ya Beijing Antique City there , which has 600 special kiosks that sell antiques such as furniture , clocks , rugs , porcelain items , paintings and famous people handwriting and jade sculptures and ivory .

While for those who love to collect antiques but limited wallet , Panjiayuan antiques market could be an option .

In addition there is also an antique handicrafts from various regions such as embroidery work of Jiangsu , Shaanxi handicrafts and silver devices , products made ​​of jade from Xinjiang and trinkets Hindu - Buddhist Tibet .


investment

Antiques expert in Tian Ya , Lai Jian Hai , said antiques can be a prospective investment . Some collectors , he said , also makes a collection of antiques as an investment .

" The higher the historical value of its goods , more expensive if sold , " said the man who since 2003, likes to collect antiques .

It was , according to him , makes young people are also interested in hunting and collecting antiques .

" They 've seen antiques as an investment , in addition to the house , and other land , " said Lai Jian Hai .

In order to make antiques as an investment , he explained , the fans and antique collectors should improve knowledge so do not be fooled by imitation antiques .

" It takes knowledge of the history , about the quality of goods that can be seen from the material , color composition and so on , so the investment is not in vain , " he said .

Professional collector Chen Xianfeng agree with him .

While showing ring dynasty ivory stone Qianglong hers , she said , " I see this as something of historical value and has a high spiritual value , but people who do not understand the history , the quality of the goods , just look at this ring as a regular item at a standard price . "

The sellers and collectors all over the country to hunt ordinary Chinese to acquire antiques .

Chang Wen Chu regular pedaling explore the countryside outside Beijing to look for antiques worth of history .

" If there are people who have it , and the price is right and so I got it and mengkoleksinya or sell it in the store , " said Chang Wen Chu , who since 1975 continue the family antiques business .

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