How long have you been making birdcages？ I started building bamboo furniture with my father-in-law about 20 years ago. The basic skills are the same for making bird cages so we started building them too. Now that I ...How long have you been making birdcages？ I started building bamboo furniture with my father-in-law about 20 years ago. The basic skills are the same for making bird cages so we started building them too. Now that I am working on my own I only build bird cages, which I＇ve been doing for about the last ten years.展开更多
What are xi zi？ In the summer Chinese people like to put mats made either from straw or bamboo on their beds and chairs. The weather is too humid and it stops you getting damp from sweat and moisture. It makes the h...What are xi zi？ In the summer Chinese people like to put mats made either from straw or bamboo on their beds and chairs. The weather is too humid and it stops you getting damp from sweat and moisture. It makes the humidity more bearable in the hot months.展开更多
How old is Shanghai Tattoo？ Byrne： Shanghai Tattoo is almost three years old now. But [my wife] Ting had her own shop in Harbin for three years before that. So you could say it＇s been around, in one form or anothe...How old is Shanghai Tattoo？ Byrne： Shanghai Tattoo is almost three years old now. But [my wife] Ting had her own shop in Harbin for three years before that. So you could say it＇s been around, in one form or another, for six years now.展开更多
文摘How long have you been making birdcages？ I started building bamboo furniture with my father-in-law about 20 years ago. The basic skills are the same for making bird cages so we started building them too. Now that I am working on my own I only build bird cages, which I＇ve been doing for about the last ten years.
文摘What are xi zi？ In the summer Chinese people like to put mats made either from straw or bamboo on their beds and chairs. The weather is too humid and it stops you getting damp from sweat and moisture. It makes the humidity more bearable in the hot months.
文摘How old is Shanghai Tattoo？ Byrne： Shanghai Tattoo is almost three years old now. But [my wife] Ting had her own shop in Harbin for three years before that. So you could say it＇s been around, in one form or another, for six years now.
