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Nov242009

gold & gems






It was fascinating to learn about their gold and gems industry when we visited gem cutters studios, a "gold leaf" makers home and Mandalay's Jade Market.
The men manually hammer the pure gold into finer than paper thin leaves and they still cut the tiniest gems with unprotected saw-wheels.

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