The Origin of Jadeite in my country

Regarding the topic of when jadeite was introduced to China, scholars from different countries have different opinions. Today we will briefly talk about the history and culture of Chinese jade. So, how long is our jade history?

Mr. Niu Bingyue once wrote in "History of Jade" that "jade existed in the Zhou Dynasty and also in the Han Dynasty. ... However, it was still a rare treasure until the end of the Ming Dynasty... Jade products became popular in our country during the Qing Dynasty." Through the analysis of this authoritative historian, we can be sure that jade has a long history and that jade entered China around the middle of the Qing Dynasty.

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I heard that in the late Ming Dynasty and early Qing Dynasty, the Myanmar government set up a special department for jade mining, and presented the top-quality jade to the king, while the medium or lower-quality jade was mainly sold to Yunnan merchants. Merchants valued the prosperity of the capital at that time, so they transported goods to the capital in batches. The feet of the emperor are where high-ranking officials and dignitaries gather, and those dignitaries like to compete with each other and show off. The emergence of jade just happened to cater to the needs of those people, and the jade industry began to prosper.

The progress in jade production technology and the continuous changes in design style can be roughly divided into three periods: In the middle and late Qing Dynasty, jade production mainly preferred to inlay jade and precious metals, while carving mainly preferred relief. The jade styles of this period were relatively simple. From the beginning of the 20th century to the 1970s, with the mutual exchange of Chinese and Western cultures, jade carving gradually became more and more refined, with people preferring to carve more complex jade.

Emerald

From the 1970s to the present, the design of jade has tended to be more personalized and refined, integrating traditional culture and combining it with Chinese and foreign jade designs. At this time, people's understanding of jade is not limited to green as the only good jade. More varieties of jade are gradually being accepted by people, such as old pit variety, oil clear variety and so on.

As jade resources have become increasingly scarce in recent years, the value of jade has also risen sharply. Wearing a valuable jadeite will bring you a good mood.

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