Among the five jadeite pieces in Chinese history, the first one was not Cixi's?

As one of China's traditional jades, jadeite has been sought after and loved by many Chinese and even foreigners. Countless women who love beauty show off their grace by wearing jadeite. However, some jadeite jewelry has become legendary stories because of the different stories of their owners and their experiences. In the long river of history, they have a unique charm.

5: Wanrong's Jade Set

Wanrong, also known by her courtesy name Muhong and pseudonym Zhilian, was a member of the Manchu Plain White Banner . Wife of Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty, last empress of the Qing Dynasty and China, and later empress of the puppet state of Manchukuo.

Wanrong can be said to be the luckiest and most unfortunate woman in modern China. She was lucky to become the emperor's wife and should have enjoyed wealth and glory, but she was unfortunate that her husband became the emperor of a fallen country. Her marriage was unhappy, she was displaced several times, and suffered a miserable life.

Wanrong's jewelry set is a witness and participant in her tragic life. This jade set includes a full green bracelet, a top-quality jade saddle ring and a string of top-quality jade beads . At the Sotheby's auction in 2014, this set of jewelry was finally sold for HK$6.64 million.

4: Soong Mei-ling's bracelet

There is a legend circulating in the jade industry. It says that a jade merchant went to Burma to dig for ore with the dream of getting rich. However, he dug for decades without any results. When he returned home in old age, he casually pulled a stone to pad the horse stable. As a result, a stunning jade was found in the stone. The material was excellent and the piece was large. The old man cut the stone into hundreds of top-quality bracelets, thus making his fortune.

The bracelet worn by Soong Mei-ling is made of transparent material and has ethereal floating flowers. It is a rare and top-quality product. Coupled with the added significance of Soong Mei-ling's character, it can be said that she is a winner in the bracelet world.

3: Barbara Hutton's Jade Bead Necklace

Money can buy a house but not a home; money can buy a famous watch but not time; money can buy beautiful jade but not love and happiness.

Barbara Rushton, a wealthy American girl, can be said to be a victim of a very unfortunate marriage. She lost her mother at a young age and was later abandoned by her father. She experienced seven marriages in her life but all ended in failure. She lost her only son in her old age. She can be said to have lived a lonely life.

Barbara Rachton, known as the "billionaire baby," lived a wealthy and luxurious life because she inherited what was said to be the largest inheritance at the time (purchasing power is approximately equivalent to one billion US dollars today).

But the emotional setbacks in her family forced her to place her emotions on jewelry. She bought and collected countless pieces of jewelry throughout her life, and this jade necklace is the most dazzling among them. Also at the Sotheby's auction in 2014, Barbara Hutton's jade necklace was finally sold for HK$214 million.

Top 2: Cixi's Jade Dragon Hairpin

As we all know, Cixi was obsessed with jade, and because she was once at the pinnacle of power in a country, she collected a lot of good things for herself. Jade watermelon and jade cabbage have become national treasures handed down from generation to generation. But today we are discussing jewelry, and Cixi's favorite jewelry is none other than the jade dragon hairpin.

It is said that Cixi loved it so much that she took it off and put it on dozens of times a day. This jade dragon hairpin has clear and transparent color, and its color is vivid and mellow, making it a rare top-quality product . In October 2008, this jade dragon hairpin was sold for HK$8 million.

1 : Song Meiling's twisted bracelet

In addition to the bracelet mentioned above, Soong Mei-ling also has another jade twisted bracelet, and the origin and story of this jade twisted bracelet are even more legendary than the previous one.

It is said that Tie Baoting, the former jade king of Beijing, found a piece of top-quality jade material with transparent color and excellent green emerald green. He asked a jade craftsman to carve it into a jade twisted bracelet. Later, Du Yuesheng, a gangster boss in Shanghai, spent 40,000 oceans to buy it and gave it to his wife. Mrs. Du loved it so much that she wore it on her hand every day.

One day, Du Yuesheng and his wife visited Soong Mei-ling. Soong Mei-ling also liked the bracelet very much. She looked at it again and again in her hand, and even hinted to Du Yuesheng with words. Only then did Mrs. Du reluctantly give it up and gave it to Soong Mei-ling.

After Soong May-ling got it, she never took it off. She was still wearing this jade twisted bracelet on her wrist until her 100th birthday in 1997. This bracelet has become a legend that people talk about with relish because of its successive owners and stories.

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