The Knowledge About Jade And Jade Princess

January 29, 2010 :: Posted by - admin :: Category - jade jewelry

The jade in custom is also called the Burmese jade, it is a kind of jadeite produced in Burma. Jade is also produced in Japan, Soviet Russia, Mexico, American California and so on, but the quality and output are far inferior to the Union of Burma jade. In areas of the Myitkyina which in the northern of the Union Burma, the jadeite mineral deposit is the richest, There mined gem jadeite very early   and supplied for the whole world. So for long time the people knew that the jade was only produced in the Union of Burma the Union of Burma jade is a name of the jadeite and the jadeite is the scientific name, but the Burmese jade is the shoptalk of cognoscente.

At present, the upscale jade has been treasured by more and more people in the world, meanwhile, a custom of the world jewelry is that people set jade as a birthstone in May, regard it as a kind and warm stone. Jade is produced on the frontier of the Union of Myanmar , China and Myanmar,  it is after intermediate stage of the Ming Dynasty, jade has been imported into China massively. However, according to the writing records and records of unearthed object, the emergence of jade is even more earlier than the Ming Dynasty

Most of the Burmese jade merchants think that jade is the embodiment of fairy, it is known as the “Jade Princess.” It is said that the jade fairy was born in a Chinese family with the beautiful scenery in Yunnan Dali, physical beauty , many benefactions. The Burmese prince meet the jade by chance, he was attracted by her beauty, and then spend lots of money marrying the jade.
Since the jade fairy married to the prince as “jade Princess” She has done many good things for the Burmese poor people, not only had she exorcised devil and cured patients, but also she had taught people how to sing and dance. However, the actions of the jade Princess violated the royal ethics, King was very angry with the jade Princess and banished her to the north of Myitkyina mountain in Myanmar. The jade princess had been to the four corners of the Myitkyina mountain where she went on curing patients. wholesale jewelry

Later, the jade princess died in Myitkyina mountain, her spirit became a beautiful jade king-Jade. In the northern area of Myanmar mountain where the jade Princess had been to left beautiful emerald gem.

The Jade Comes Into Fashion

December 13, 2009 :: Posted by - admin :: Category - jade jewelry

It is said that in the early 13th century, a Yunan salt merchant carried a stone from Myanmar. The green lucent stone conquered Chinese people who love jade instantly. This stone is the jade, because it has beautiful color, rare production, vitreous luster, moisture texture, more toughness and hardness, it was called “jadeite”, also known as the “king of jade”.

The origin of most jade is in the undeveloped mountainous areas, although there can not see ghosts and demons, wolves and tigers ,when deep in the mountains, often can not see the sunshine, in the boundless forest, only the path which the jade seeker went pass; The fog dew river, the billowing muddy stream, on the summer day in the thunderstorm weather, soaks raise on the water surface everywhere, the smoke rise continuously, when the smoke rise three feet high, it doesn’t disperse, the human in boat can’t see the five fingers, as if entering a five miles fog. Except the malaria smoke, mosquito and python, the environment is very bad, in addition, the tool is primitive, the dry season is very short, the commodity lacks, so the jade mining is very difficult.

Until the 18th century, with the development of the science and technology, the jade only then entered the Chinese Yunnan massively. Although the jade from introduction to application was only 300~400 years, because the people who love jade entrusted jade with mysterious cultural connotation, its short and splendid history made other jades envy sufficiently, and with other jades constituted the Chinese nation continuity of jade culture. The Ming Dynasty, the Burmese jade appeared in our country; Qing Dynasty, because affection of nobility (especially the Qing Dynasty emperor Qianlong canonized and empress dowager Cixi hobby love), it was called ” the imperial jade “.

From then on the jade price increased greatly, became the best quality goods in the jadeite. The jade linked closely with people’s life, in  people’s mind, it is not only a beautiful stone, but also has the mystical belief and attaches the request. Both the ancient and the modern people like jade, happy about jade, playing jade, “the gentleman for no reason, the jade does not leave the body”. Presently the jade is the most popular with Chinese and South Korean, wearing jade and loving jade becomes one kind of modern fashion.