300-year-old ginseng sold for $400k

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A 300-year-old wild ginseng (popular Chinese herb) was sold for RMB3million (~ USD400,000) in Jilin, China.

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I would rather use the 400 grand to buy a decent sport car.

Source: Xinhuanet [via]

Posted by: Jee

Posted by   @   13 August 2007 4 comments
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Aug 13, 2007
6:11 pm
#1 HERO :

PEOPLE WITH MONEY, WHY SPENT $400K INSTEAD OF THIS GINSENG AND SAFE CHINA OR THE TOY LEAD INCIDENT. FIX THE POOR-SUICIDAL MAN HIS LIFE BACK.

XOXO

Jun 22, 2009
12:58 am
#2 jake. :

they paid thast much because ginseng is a very expensive herb. You can go out and get wild ginseng in the woods behind your house and sell it for 700 bucks a pound.

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