CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-MUSEUMS-SILK ROAD (CN)

CHINA-SHAANXI-XI'AN-MUSEUMS-SILK ROAD (CN)

(230513) -- XI'AN, May 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 11, 2023 shows sapphires displayed at Shaanxi History Museum in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Founded about 3,100 years ago, Xi'an, which is today the capital of China's Shaanxi Province, served as the capital for 13 dynasties in Chinese history. This is also the place where Zhang Qian, an envoy of the Western Han Dynasty (202 BC-25 AD), began his journey to the Western regions via Central Asia. This expedition eventually led to the opening of the Silk Road. Xi'an has a total of 159 museums, attracting over 30 million people each year. Many exhibits in the museums bear witness to the cultural exchanges between ancient China and countries along the ancient Silk Road in over 2,000 years. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

Sanrio to offer Hello Kitty set for 18.9 million yen

Sanrio to offer Hello Kitty set for 18.9 million yen

TOKYO, Japan - Sanrio Co. will put on sale a platinum Hello Kitty figure with seven jeweled pendants (photo) for 18.9 million yen at the flagship department store of Mitsukoshi Ltd. in Tokyo's Nihombashi district. Sanrio will offer only one set from Dec. 5. The figure is 5.6 centimeters high and weighs 590 grams, while the pendants include rubies, pink sapphires and diamonds.

Takashimaya to sell 20 million yen teddy bear

Takashimaya to sell 20 million yen teddy bear

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese department store operator Takashimaya Co. said Oct. 30 it will put on sale a 20.06 million yen teddy bear (bottom) ahead of the upcoming Christmas and end-of-year shopping season. The 90-centimeter tall bear wears a tiara 16 cm in diameter encrusted with 9.54 karats worth of diamonds and 2.71 karats of pink sapphires. It will also sell a 50-cm bear (top) with a smaller tiara garnished with 3.30 karats of diamonds at a price of 5.25 million yen.

Takashimaya to sell 20 million yen teddy bear

Takashimaya to sell 20 million yen teddy bear

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese department store operator Takashimaya Co. said Oct. 30 it will put on sale a 20.06 million yen teddy bear (bottom) ahead of the upcoming Christmas and end-of-year shopping season. The 90-centimeter tall bear wears a tiara 16 cm in diameter encrusted with 9.54 karats worth of diamonds and 2.71 karats of pink sapphires. It will also sell a 50-cm bear (top) with a smaller tiara garnished with 3.30 karats of diamonds at a price of 5.25 million yen. (Kyodo)

Sanrio to offer Hello Kitty set for 18.9 million yen

Sanrio to offer Hello Kitty set for 18.9 million yen

TOKYO, Japan - Sanrio Co. will put on sale a platinum Hello Kitty figure with seven jeweled pendants (photo) for 18.9 million yen at the flagship department store of Mitsukoshi Ltd. in Tokyo's Nihombashi district. Sanrio will offer only one set from Dec. 5. The figure is 5.6 centimeters high and weighs 590 grams, while the pendants include rubies, pink sapphires and diamonds. (Kyodo)