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    The Dragon´s Shiny Scales – Silver Coins from China

    People rush to precious metals lately. And it will get only crazier. American, Canadian and Australian are not the only coins to go for. How about something more exotic? Let´s discover the China-option together. Why silver coins anyway? Times have been crazy getting lately. Whenever financial or political turmoil is on the rise, people revert to what they can trust. Diamonds may be a girl´s best friend, but that is just a marketing ploy. Since you can create artificial diamonds of impeccable quality, only the marketing genius of the few big players in this field keeps the price stable. Not so gold and silver or more exotic metals like palladium,…

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    A Holly Jolly Christmas

    Come again? Christmas? In a communist country? How does that work? China, as everyone knows, is a communist state. Communism is, by definition, against religion. So, is there no Christmas in China? Do they know Santa Claus, St. Nicholas or Kris Kringle? Does Chinese culture have something similar? In recent years here in China, I have seen a change in many areas, including the way Christmas is celebrated. After all, there is a Christmas. There are a lot of Christians in China (although only as a small percentage of the whole population). But as in the West, you don’t have to be religious to celebrate Christmas and give presents, to…