The Unique Jade Culture of China
by admin ~ May 18th, 2011. Filed under: Uncategorized.
Chinese people like to compare one’s personality and morality to the jade. They personalized the jade, giving it the five meanings of mercy, justice, wisdom, courage, purity. Among the jewelry, the jade not only holds a peerless value, but also owns its unique magnificent spirit. The history of the jade culture can be traced back to 7000 years ago. At that time, the exploitation and usage of jade had already started in Xing Jiang. Those beautiful stones were explored and their unique essence and quality surprised the people. They came to peoples’ eyesight and ever after became the treasures passes from generation to generation.
Jade culture is a kind of special psychological culture of Chinese nation, which permeates every aspects of Chinese society including politics, economy, religion, folkways and so on. All the people ranging from the emperors to general public have very deep love to the jade. In 2008, the jade has been selected to make the emblems for Beijing Olympic Games. The splendid emblems spread the Chinese culture too the whole world. They are the bridges of the communications between Chinese traditional culture and that of other countries.
According to Chinese tradition, the jade is a symbol of beauty and purity. Wearing jade jewelry on one hand can be the decoration, on the other hand does good to one’s health. People always pin their pray and hope on the jade, expecting the jade could bring them good luck. The jade jewelry is the special decoration of china. It is a perfect union of Chinese tradition and the modern fashion worth appreciating and preserving.