In the sandy dirt of Inner Mongolia sat a circular tomb from a long-gone culture. For 5,000 years, the tomb hid a large stone dragon — but not anymore. Archaeologists spent four months ...

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 ...

The newly discovered jade dragon, measuring 15.8 cm in length, 9.5 cm in width, and 3 cm in thickness, was excavated from the stone tomb in ... into the origins of Chinese civilization.

One of the most revered crystals is jade, known as "the stone of heaven" in Chinese culture. This green stone is famous for attracting good luck and wealth. Carrying a small piece of jade in your ...

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 ...

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.