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The Times looks at the phenomenon of Pearl River, the Chinese-and-Asian goods outpost downtown. Reporter Denny Lee outlines the store's history, pointing out that owners Ming Yi Chen and Ching Yeh Chen, who have doctrates in chemistry, decided to "bridge the divide between Chinatown and China" by opening Pearl River 25 years ago, as mainland Chinese products were few and far between during the trade ban. They would pick up Chinese products from Canada to bring back to their Elizabeth Street store. Now, in their new 10,000 square foot SoHo store, Mr. Chen says, "It took us 25 years to move our store from Chinatown to SoHo. It was just a short move. But it was a long, long journey." Gothamist is happy for Pearl River's existence, as it's brought us many fun things, like this panda bobblehead figurine that is...Japanese. Hmm.

The newly renovated Pearl River inspires talk of all the Chinoiserie inspired clothing seen on runways lately. Stylists' advice? Don't go overboard - just pick one item - and don't spend too much. Hence, Pearl River.