High prices of rare white jade are creating a new gold rush on China's far western border, ... As well as finely-crafted sculptures and gifts, jade has been used in Chinese calligraphy brushes, ...

Chinese jade carving has evolved over the centuries, coming to reflect other art forms, popular customs, religion and folk tales. Yangzhou jade carvings are made from several different types of jade.

In the southwestern Chinese city of Ruili on the border with Myanmar, the Jiegao jade market has rows of tables for vendors stretching as far as the eye can see. Much of the jade is from Myanmar ...

These exquisite jade burial suits were just a rumor—until the discovery of an ancient Chinese tomb. Unraided crypts are hard to come by. And yet in 1968, soldiers stumbled upon the imperial ...

Name: Jade burial suit What it is: A type of ceremonial suit constructed of jade pieces and worn by royal members of China's Han dynasty (ruled from 206 B.C. to A.D. 220), as well as later rulers ...

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Jade suits have been “known” about for a long time. They were first documented in Chinese literature around 320 CE, but they were assumed to be a myth until the late 20th century.

At a Neolithic site in northern China, archaeologists have unearthed a large jade dragon inside a 5,000-year-old tomb. The dragon was one of more than 100 artifacts that have been discovered in ...