Jade cultural heritage, spiritual heritage and investment value

Jade was introduced to China from Myanmar in the 16th century. After a long historical evolution, China's long-standing traditional culture and jade culture have penetrated and sublimated each other, gradually becoming closely integrated. Chinese traditional culture is fully reflected in jade.

Blessing culture is an important part of Chinese traditional culture. It is rich in content and profound in connotation. Jade is an important carrier for inheriting China's traditional blessing culture. While people enjoy the beauty of jade, they also carry blessings with them. As the saying goes, wearing gold shows wealth, wearing jade ensures safety.

Blessing culture is the core of China's auspicious culture. Auspicious culture includes five major aspects: blessing, wealth, longevity, happiness and wealth. "Blessing" is not only the first of the five major themes, but also the summary and representative of various auspicious cultures. It is the unique traditional cultural essence of the Chinese nation. The meaning of "Five Blessings" in Chinese culture is not only material satisfaction, but also embodies the Chinese people's ethical emotions, life consciousness and aesthetic taste. The culture of blessing is also well reflected in the themes of jade carving.

It is emerald green, crystal clear and moist, and looks delicate and gentle, but its essence is both hard and soft, which coincides with the moral realm pursued by a gentleman. People combine jade's hard texture, crystal luster, warm water head, changing color and carveable properties with the gentleman's five virtues of benevolence, righteousness, wisdom, courage and purity. Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty loved jadeite so much that he called it "Emperor's Jade". Since then, jade has become an object of people's pursuit and a green elf that contains rich Confucian culture. Nowadays, when people appreciate jade, they not only pay attention to its crystal clear and verdant appearance, but also pay attention to the traditional Chinese culture contained in it, which is the result of hundreds of years of jade culture.

Jade is the essence of mountains, rivers and land, and jade culture is the product of the perfect combination of national wisdom and the essence of mountains, rivers and land. Our ancestors created a brilliant and long-standing jade culture. It can be said that jade is the soul of China and jadeite is the treasure of China. Ever since jadeite was introduced into my country, the Chinese people's fascination with jadeite has pushed jade culture to its peak. The green color of jade embodies the Chinese nation's spirit of peace, hard work and self-improvement. Green is also the main color of nature, symbolizing youthful, vigorous and upward vitality, and it well highlights the Chinese nation's spirit of moving forward courageously. The rich and colorful colors of jade are mysterious and profound, implicit and solemn, giving people a sense of prosperity, peace and tranquility, expressing a yearning and a sustenance with the beauty of nature.

Jade is precious, rare, elegant, expensive and rich in cultural connotations. When people wear jewelry, they give it the atmosphere of their usual language, which not only embellishes their beautiful life but also conveys different emotions. More and more people are beginning to regard owning jade artworks and other collectibles as a sign of success. Owning jade is a great satisfaction to the self-confidence and spiritual level of the bourgeoisie. In world-class auction houses, jade bracelets that cost tens of millions of yuan a pair and jade rings that cost millions of yuan each are in great demand among senior collectors. Jade has become a symbol of status and wealth.

As high-quality jadeite rough is becoming increasingly rare and demand from buyers in Greater China and Southeast Asia continues to grow, the jadeite auction market, mainly in Asia, is becoming increasingly prosperous. Top jadeite jewellery hit new highs in 2014. The best example is undoubtedly Cartier's Barbara Hutton jadeite necklace, which is made of jadeite beads from the Qing Dynasty. Cartier bid a sky-high price of HK$214 million, setting an auction record and ranking first among all gemstone categories. Collecting and investing in jadeite raw stones and finished products has become an investment trend in recent years.

As the saying goes, "Jade must have meaning, and the meaning must be auspicious." Thousands of years of cultural accumulation and screening have refined numerous beautiful legends, allusions, and various exquisite patterns, which have provided rich material for jade carving. Jade carvings are the most precious and hard to find of all jades, symbolizing peace. Traditionally, it is believed that when a man wears a jade pendant, his career will be smooth and he will rise to the top, and it is the most natural and simple ornament.

[Introduction: In 2010, the price per kilogram was between 200,000 and 500,000 yuan, but now it has reached 4-6 million yuan. In 8 years, the market price has skyrocketed by more than 20 times, with an average annual appreciation of 300%. Even the real estate industry is far behind.]

Jade is not only beautiful, but also durable. It is suitable for family inheritance and passed down from generation to generation. It has certain meaning and significance of inheriting incense. According to experts, jade is very tough. Diamonds are very hard jades, but jade is even harder. Its toughness is 100 times that of diamonds, it is very impact-resistant and not easily broken. The beautiful texture of jade, coupled with its increasing scarcity, makes jade a collectible of increasing value, with a high return on investment.

The price of jadeite still has room to appreciate 10 times in the next 10 years. Why?

1. The price of jadeite raw stone has increased. The main reason is that the raw materials of jade are becoming less and less due to long-term mining. Many of the original old mining sites have been closed. Myanmar has also issued a "restricted mining" policy. Scarcity makes things more valuable, which has led to an increase in the price of jadeite raw stones.

2. Currently, high-quality jadeite in the world is only found in Myanmar and has not been discovered in other places. The number of high-quality jade is becoming less and less, and jade is a non-renewable resource. As time goes by, high-quality jade is becoming increasingly difficult to find.

3. As time goes by, more new elements are added to jade carving. As the fashion of jade grows, the price of the product has also increased a lot.

4. Jade has a history of thousands of years and contains profound cultural heritage. The appreciation of jade is not only due to its own quality, but more importantly, it is the inheritance of culture.

5. The appreciation of jade has made more collectors want to collect it. It is no longer just a simple jewelry accessory, but also the best choice for investment, and it has great room for appreciation in the future.

6. Jade investment is a relatively long-term investment, and the price of top-grade jade investment is even higher - stable appreciation space and fast appreciation speed

7. The number of high-quality jadeite is becoming less and less, and the price of Class A jadeite is getting higher and higher. The prices of mid- and low-end jadeite and high-end jadeite are becoming more and more polarized. People realize that the price of high-quality jadeite will become higher and higher, and the potential for natural appreciation will also be greater, making it the first choice for many people to invest.

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