I bought the necklace at the botanical garden gift shop last week. The Chinese teacher at school gave me this lovely translation of the inscription on the beads:
"Rich is the meaning as the fragrance crowns the flower, so is the friendship that forever endures." A beautiful thought.
so well said! i love the richness of the color and the necklace is so pretty! i love ancient Chinese culture and philosophy, full of wisdom and the poems are so beautiful.