The artwork is a dark concrete gate structure that supports a curved steel beam painted in cinnabar and frames a 1200 lb abacus with jade stones from Ogden Mountain in BC. The stones are movable and were carved by Deborah Wilson and engineered by George Noble to "float".

"The abacus and jade are integral parts of Cinatown's history. Because I was born and lived here they are also part of my past and present. Traditionally jade is said to emanate "chhi", a power conducive of good health and luck. It was and is treasured for that silent effluxion as well as for the calm beauty of the stone. The abacus is known to the Chinese as "suan phan" (counting board). It is a mechanical aid once commonly - and still sometimes - used in chinatown shops. Calculations are made by moving the beads up and down and from right to left. Those beads would not be jade - probably wood." from the announcement of the completion of the piece, October 29, 2005