The Cultural Connotation of Jadeite from the Perspective of Jadeology

Is jadeite really jade? What are the differences in the understanding of jade between the north and the south? Many friends are very confused about such questions. Well, today Mengmeng will talk to you about the cultural connotation of jadeite from the perspective of jadeology.

Jadeite is jade, and it is jadeite. Nowadays, generally speaking, jadeite is usually called jade or jadeite in the south. In Yunnan, Guangdong, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Myanmar, the jade referred to in the industry refers to jadeite.

The north and south of China are different. The jade mentioned in Beijing refers specifically to Hetian jade rather than jadeite. That is to say, in the north, jadeite cannot be called jade directly. It needs to be called by its name: jadeite.

▲Hetian Jade

▲ Jade

In the modern concept of jadeology, only jadeite and Hetian jade can be called jade. Other "jades", such as aventurine, Dushan jade, Xiuyan jade, etc., although they belong to the jade category, they cannot be directly called jade.

Jade has been introduced to the Central Plains for about three thousand years, but at the beginning it was not accepted by the royal court, which only respected white jade. It was not until the Qing Dynasty that jadeite's value increased dramatically after it was designated as jade by Emperor Qianlong.

The name of jade has actually been changing with different historical stages. For example, jadeite, jadeite stone, jadeite jade, jadeite, Burmese jade, etc. are all names for jadeite in different periods and regions.

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