Where can I buy Zhuang silk balls from Guangxi province, China?
These beautiful embroidered balls are called Xiuqiu. I haven’t had luck finding them in the US, but here are some overseas sources. Here’s a limited edition version made for the 2008 Olympics, available from ChinaOnSale.net: Cannan Export Co. “XIUQIU (embroidered ball) is the classical folk art as the sign of love and mascots for the Zhuang people in GUANGXI.In the ancient, young man and girls use it to express their mutual affection. And there are 12 petals in the xiuqiu stand for twelve months in a year .each petal is embroidered a mascot such as a plum blossom orchid chrysanthemum bamboo, swallows dragon phoenix…” Bring You Good Luck Forever “The Xiuqiu i
