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Bring
You to Know a Portion of Ancient Chinese Culture
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| 1,The Hongshan
culture formed in a late nelithic period, about 6000~4000 years ago.
It located mainly in Liaohe region, an adjacent area of Liaoning province>>>more |
| 2,Jade ware
is a special stone ware. The making of stone ware was originated in
the Old Stone Age (Paleolithic), about 15 to 18 million years ago>>>more |
| 3,There are
two types of Jade. One is nephrite (nephrite originated from Greece,
and it means kidney because it was believed that if one hangs the
nephrite around the waist it can heal kidney diseases ) and the other
is jadeite>>>more |
| 4,I retired
as a senior geologist and just celebrated my sixty-seventh birthday.
My 35-year geology career started and ended in Chi Feng City, which
is located in the east of Inner Mongolian Province and the center
of Hongshan Culture>>>more |
| 5,It is very
typical to find dragon in Chinese Jade. Dragon is a moste mythful
and most powerful creature in Chinese Mythology. It is the totem for
all Chinese>>>more |
| 6,If you are collecting
jade ware, there are several aspects for jade storage and protection
that need to pay special attention>>>more |
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7,There are two types of color for jade:
one is the intrinsic color of the jade, and the other is the color
change after processing>>>more
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