Top Ten Auction Items in the Jade Market in 2006 (Photo Group) Liancheng Ji Hetian Jade Specialty Store

by lianchengji on 2009-05-25 10:08:01

Our country has a history of jade ware of nearly ten thousand years. It can be said that jade culture runs through the entire process of the occurrence and development of the Chinese nation. Whether it is divine jade for sacrificing to heaven and earth, funeral jade for burial, or protective jade for wearing, jade has been given special meanings. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius once said: Jade has five virtues, namely benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and faithfulness. The characteristics of jade being smooth and consistent, with its luster contained within, resonate unspokenly with the reserved, mild, and moderate national character of the Chinese nation, which leads to an enduring popularity of jade from emperors to common people for thousands of years. In fact, jade has become a part of the inner depths of the Chinese people.