I TOOK THE IDEA FROM THE CAKES MADE BY JYLBUG AND LEANNEWINSLOW ,ALSO MEMBERS OF CAKE CENTRAL, THANKS FOR SHARING THEIR CAKES ARE GREAT. CAKE IS COVERED WITH FONDANT, ALSO THE BAMBOO AND THE STONES WERE MADE WITH FONDANT. THE LETTER SAYS HAPPY BIRTHDAY IN CHINESE AND THE PLANTS WERE HAND PAINTED.