Cloud Hands Qi Gong Workshop taught by Master Share K. Lew

Cloud Hands Qi Gong Workshop taught by Master Share K. Lew will take place June 5 and June 6, 2010 in Redding, CA.
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How to prepare Ganoderma

Ganoderma is prepared as a tea. You'll need to bring 4 cups water to a boil.Then add the ganoderma boil it  for 5 minutes vigorously then simmer for 30+ minutes. You can then drink the tea (one cup 2-3 times a day or as needed.) Once all the tea is gone you can add 4 more cups of water and repeat the process. Make sure that you refrigerate the tea between uses and don't store it too long as it can spoil. You can buy ganoderma at www.eastearthtrade.com

BRIC countries

MADRID (Dow Jones)--Emerging economies will lead global growth in coming years, with Brazil, Russia, India and China, known as the BRIC countries, accounting for two-thirds of world growth this year, Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega said Wednesday.

Tea Production in China affected by Drought

Tea production in southeast China has suffered due to one of the longest droughts on record. Production and quality is lower and prices are higher because of the drought.

Weaverville Museum

Here's a picture of objects on display in one of the cabinets. You can see coins, scales, and opium pipe and other interesting objects. The museum also has weapons used in a local Tong war including a butterfly knife and a very long sword.
If you are passing through Weaverville, CA stop at the Joss House and the Museum.

Weaverville Chinese History

Chinese miners settled in the Weaverville area in the 1800's. We found a museum across the parking lot from the Joss House that was really interesting. There were several cases filled with Chinese related historical objects. One that we found interesting was a medical book on display that had prescriptions for toothache, skin problems, and a Dit Da Jow formula. The formulas are all written by brush.
Unfortunately the book was locked in a cabinet and inaccessible. I would love to go through the book and have it translated.
Here's a picture of the page that is displayed. At the top, in the center you can find the characters for Tian Qi or Psuedoginseng which is a standard ingredient in dit da jow formulas.

Weaverville Joss House

There's a small museum that you enter before being able to take a tour of the temple that displays many interesting Chinese artifacts. One item that caught my eye is this bottle that contained a tonic wine with Wu Jia Pi (otherwise known as Siberian Ginseng). The characters for Wu Jia Pi are near the top of the label printed with smaller characters and written from right to left.