1 Jade ‘Fishing’ in Olden China
Maidens Fishing For Jade In The River In the classical belief of the Chinese, Jade was a product of Nature formed by the interaction of the essence of the great mountains and rivers. It was thought...
View Article2 Confucius On The Virtues of Jade
In the Li Ki or Memories on the Propriety and of the Rites published in 1913, the famous definition of the essence of Jade as told by Confucius to his disciple Tseu-Koung is reported: Tseu-Koung...
View Article3 Qilin & The Jade Book
According to Chinese mythology, the Qilin is the unicorn with a single horn on its forehead, a bright yellow belly, a multi-colored back, the hooves of a horse, the scales of a dragon, the body of a...
View Article4 The Love of a Jade Carver
Old Chinese Jade Carver Once upon a time there was a poor young jade carver, in love with a rich man’s daughter. The girl’s father forbade the courtship, but, young and in love, the pair eloped...
View Article5 The Most Precious Piece of Jade
During the time of the Warring States in the Chinese history, 8th century B.C. in the State of Chu, Bian He discovered a piece of jade in the Jing Mountains in the Province of Hubei. He hastened to...
View Article6 Jade – The Stone of Heaven
In the beginning, as wild beasts roamed the raw earth in search of prey, the people wandered the land of the earth in search of fruits, roots, plants and small wild animals for food. They had only...
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