My mother took me there so I could pick out fine porcelain figurines like Hummels and Lladros. She assured me those were the kinds of things I would want as I got older, that they'd grow in value.

White porcelain figurines from Outlaws of the March are displayed at the Imperial Temple Art Gallery in Shenyang, capital of Northeast China's Liaoning province, Jan 17. Qiu Shuangjiong, a master ...