China, the epitome of modernism. The fastest growing economy in the world. The shoppers paradise. Armed with the smug feeling that if there is anywhere in the world, anything is ever made-its in China, we set off on our voyage. Little did we know that in a country selling fast cars as easily as it does plastic toys or electric lights, finding the elusive "red" furniture that we lusted for is going to be quite an experience! Flashing screen shots of saved classic images, we got lost in furniture malls, where everything white and glossy was the order of the day! Relentless in spirit, we roamed, we laughed , we got lost and laughed some more... In this case, the journey was the destination for we truly had fun in what we were looking for ....