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Chinese Compass…

Mar 19th, 2007 by Lillian

I was at Central Airport Plaza this morning, getting some gifts for friends and family. I had my Son6 with me, who is still home because of his broken fingers. So, I had to be really fast because he gets quite bored…. Anyway, as I was running through the stalls at the ‘Northern Village’ … I found this beautiful, old chinese compass. Unbelieveable detail. I just couldn’t resist buying it. I’ll wrap it and give it to my hubby this evening.I’m sure he will love it.

Posted in Everyday Life in Thailand, Chiang Mai, Family | 7 Comments

7 Responses to “Chinese Compass…”

on 20 Mar 2007 at 5:11 am1Adam

That looks beautiful and old. Any idea how old it is?
on 20 Mar 2007 at 5:37 am2Lillian

Adam, no idea how old it is.. can’t read chinese eather, can u?
on 20 Mar 2007 at 9:00 am3hubby

Thank you Lillian. What a nice surprise to get a gift just like this. I like it very much. It’s a cool present.
on 21 Mar 2007 at 3:30 am4Richard

I’ve never seen anything like them … beautiful.
on 21 Mar 2007 at 11:21 am5Korbua

… this is so cool… i luv antiques. awww and ur hubby likes the compass u gave him too…
on 23 Jan 2008 at 1:28 am6david sutcliffe

My wife bought just the same sort of compass for my recent birthday, she found it in Stanley Market, Hong Kong. Originally thought it was a navigation tool until I researced it on the net to find it was in use over two thousand years ago as a Geomancy tool. It now has pride of place in our “Oriental Corner” alongside various Buddha figures.
on 23 Jan 2008 at 6:14 am7Lillian

Thanx for dropping by David. Thanx for the info !