Qinghai News Network reports that on March 3rd, a handover ceremony was held in Shanghai for the 3030 Olympic medal jade rings donated by the People's Government of Qinghai Province. After being reviewed and accepted by the leaders and experts of the Organizing Committee, both the quantity and quality met the relevant requirements.
At the handover site, experts from the Organizing Committee and the manufacturing plant conducted a strict review and acceptance of the gold and silver medal jade rings. It is understood that these carefully selected 3030 gold and silver medal jade rings were processed at the production and R&D base of Qinghai Kunyu Group's Yangzhou branch. The Yangzhou Kunlun Jade Products Industry Co., Ltd. established by Qinghai Kunyu Group in Yangzhou has a dense pool of talent and strong technical capabilities. The processing technology for the Olympic medal jade rings was independently designed by the company's technicians and completed using the most advanced CNC engraving machines currently available in China, perfectly combining Yangzhou craftsmanship with Kunlun jade. All products have met the requirements set by the experts of the Organizing Committee.
According to gemstone expert Zhenxin Dong of the Organizing Committee, the material is finely textured, smooth, and lustrous after processing. It is elegant, beautiful, and durable, and has been recognized by the international jewelry industry as a high-quality gemstone. It includes varieties such as "white jade", "qingbai jade", "qing jade", "smoky qing jade", and "翠qing jade". The rich variety of colors makes it easy to distinguish between gold, silver, and bronze medals, fully meeting the requirements for jade use in the Beijing 2008 Olympics.
Chairman Fuyuan Ma of Qinghai Kunyu Group said: Qinghai has donated top-grade Qinghai Kunlun lamb fat white jade raw materials free of charge for the production of Olympic gold medals, which will further enhance the reputation of Kunlun jade worldwide. Using jade as a medium, it promotes Golmud and Qinghai, making Qinghai Kunlun jade a "golden business card" not only for Golmud and Qinghai, but also for all of China presented to the world.
According to the requirements of the Organizing Committee for the production of medal jade rings, the Kunlun jade raw materials underwent three processes of preliminary selection, coarse selection, and fine selection. The selected materials, which are "flawless, crack-free, waterline-free, and color-uniform," were then cut into blocks. Based on the color, fineness, and oiliness of the material, dedicated CNC machines were used to wash the surface, cut circles, and chamfer edges. A micro groove was carved in the middle of the jade ring using a CNC carving machine, and after polishing, it became a semi-finished product. After applying wax, it passed the acceptance inspection by the gold-inlaid jade project team and the expert group, eventually becoming the globally renowned Olympic medal Kunlun jade ring from Qinghai. The back of the medal features an embedded jade disc inspired by ancient Chinese dragon-patterned jade bi discs, with the central metal figure engraved with the Beijing Olympic emblem. The jade used in the medals is white jade, qingbai jade, and qing jade. The entire medal is noble and elegant, rich in Chinese characteristics, not only expressing praise for the victors but also vividly interpreting the traditional Chinese value of comparing virtue with "jade." This is another successful fusion of Chinese civilization and the Olympic spirit in the image landscape engineering of the Beijing Olympics. The selection and production process of the Olympic medal jade rings have extremely strict requirements. High-tech digital engraving equipment was also used during the production process to ensure the requirements for jade used in the 2008 Olympic medals. (Author: Shengyun Ding)
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