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[quote=MIRANDAZHAO,244920]"Ying did excel at finding what I call "guide stores," overpriced outlets that obviously paid him a commission. He took us to these "factories" first thing in the morning and never rushed us. In fact, our very first stop, the very first morning was to a pearl factory where my eager group spent several thousand dollars. He must have been thrilled, as he added in some more factories to our schedule."

Every agency that provides tours in China guides the tour members to shops and factories where many of the local crafts are intricately produced. As in the case of the Cloisonné Factory, these businesses provide an opportunity to see the artisans at work sculpting, painting, embroidering, and firing their crafts, where one can marvel at the uniqueness and brilliance of these objects. Did Miller happen to notice the 20 to 30 other tour buses in the parking lot of the Pearl Factory during the time she was there? Or at every other one of the "overpriced outlets" she mentions? Those other buses were also taking tourists -- Germans, English, Swedes, Americans, Asians, French --- into the same store to see a display of the oysters being opened and to have an opportunity to purchase some of the finest pearls in China. Factory shops offer authentic items with a 100% guarantee and are designated by the Chinese government for tourists. They are equipped with excellent bathroom facilities and offer goods that cannot be found on the street. Every agency conducting tours to China and every tourguide within China escorts travelers to these shops. Tourists are the first to request to be taken to these shops. They want to purchase cloisonné, jade, silk embroidery and finely crafted furniture -- none of which are available from street vendors.[/quote]

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