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[[strikethrough]] Our p [[/strikethrough]]  The Kingfisher feather workers were our first visit.  The cuff buttons & brooches were very well made of silver & gold inlaid by blue, green or purple kingfisher feathers.  I bought 2 set of cuff links for $1.50 Mex. each engraved with the Chinese characters for good luck & longevity.  The work is done by young boys as the inlaying of the feathers is so fine as they are chopped up into fine bits that it requires the keenest sort of eyes to manipulate.  
Our next stop was at the temple of 500 genii.  Here are placed gold figers life size of buddas of every [[strikethrough]] appe [[/strikethrough]] physical aspects.  One the guide 

Transcription Notes:
"$1.50 Mex. each" = according to a BBC article (http://www.bbc.com/news/10413076), business in China was traditionally conducted using Mexican dollar coins because they were large and had a high silver content.