Pictured above is the finest piece of ginseng art that I have ever witnessed.  Located in a museum dedicated to Prof. Zhao Zhongzhen's medicinal collection at Hong Kong Baptist University, this statue is larger than life and simply breathtaking.  It is a statue depicting a Chinese god of longevity, and it is composed completely of ginseng roots.  Red and white roots give the appearance of robes while the god’s skin and huge forehead are made out of pressed ginseng cortex.  The beard is formed from rootlets of white ginseng, and even the god's fingernails are made from ginseng.  Truly an amazing piece of work!  (Photo credit: Anthony Venuti)