The Chinese would say it’s the other way ... with extremely fine gemstones, said one of jade’s biggest selling points was its durability. “You can carve a bangle out of it and it will ...

Tying the precious stone to dispensable miners is a ... “Everyone knows the Chinese control almost all the jade mines,” says Lamai Gum Ja, the Kachin activist who is also involved in the ...

Finished jade products and raw stones were widely distributed during the Jomon, Yayoi (10th century B.C. to 3rd century A.D.) and Kofun (3rd to 6th century) periods.

On top of the cliff there is a stone tablet inscribed: “The Foremost Spring Under Heaven” on its front side, and on its back “Baotu Spring in Jade Spring Mountain” in both Han (Chinese ...

The stone pagoda on the hillside was built during the reign of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, The octagonal pagoda has seven storeys, all made of marble. It is a solid multi-eared structure ...