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• China president tours quake zone
BEICHUAN, China - Chinese President Hu Jintao said rescue efforts following this week's powerful earthquake entered their "most crucial" phase Friday, as the country braced for a death toll expected to rise above 50,000. Hu flew to central China to ...
• How China's earthquake struck
TOKYO - The fault line that caused this week's devastating earthquake in China probably buckled in two stages, and the hardness of the terrain contributed to the wide reach of the damage, Japanese scientists said Thursday. The 7.9-magnitude quake on ...
• Did animals predict China's earthquake?
BEIJING - First, the water level in a pond inexplicably plunged. Then, thousands of toads appeared on streets in a nearby province. Finally, just hours before China's worst earthquake in three decades, animals at a local zoo began acting strangely ...
• Winding mountain road becomes China lifeline
ZIPINGPU, China - The road leading to the epicenter of Monday's massive earthquake still wasn't clear of obstacles, but stretches of it had been transformed into major staging areas. As workers arrived to check the safety of an ancient dam, soldiers ...
• China asks for quake equipment
DEYANG, China - The Chinese government has issued a public plea for rescue equipment to aid in the search of survivors from this week's massive earthquake, state media reported Thursday. A government ministry was asking citizens for equipment ranging ...

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» The China Cupboard - A guide to identifying unmarked china teacups by their handle shape and fluting.
» Chine-Japon - Gallery specialized in Asian art, antique and collectible items from China and Japan such as porcelain, lacquer, screen and painting, and ivory.
» Chinese Porcelain - Features porcelain from the Ming and Ch'ing dynasties and offers the identifying reign marks and features for both dynasties.
» Don's Antiques - Offers replacement pieces of matching patterns in fine china, glassware, crystal, flatware, silver, tableware, dinnerware and depression glass including rare and discontinued patterns.
» Fieldings Crown Devon Collectors Club - Provides a brief factory history and details of club membership.
» Hirano Kotoken - Dealer for Asian Arts for more than sixty years. Offers Chinese ceramics and lacquer, Korean ceramics, Japanese ceramics and paintings.
» International Willow Collectors - Includes membership information,discussion board, selected references, and the willow pattern legend.
» My Pfaltzgraff Collection - Includes Pfaltzgraff history, pattern lists and identification, message board, and a chat room.
» OhioRiverPottery.com - Basic information on identifying shapes and patterns of American dinnerware made along the Ohio River. Including such potteries as Homer Laughlin, Taylor Smith and Taylor, and Harker. Features many period factory advertisements.
» Society for Old Ivory and Ohme Porcelains - Enthusiasts of this Silesian manufacturer offer lists of patterns, shapes, and marks.
» Worcester Porcelain - "The Prunus Root" Pattern - An overview of the "Prunus Root" pattern on 18th Century Blue and White Worcester Porcelain - A collectors perspective.