玉雕 Chinese Jade Carving, china

Jade carving is one of the oldest sculptures in China. It is a process to make jade materials become exquisite handicrafts or decorations after grinding, processing, designing and carving. In ancient China, a symbol of jade is as a good marker of goods and the style of a gentleman, a lot of jade varieties, jade craftsmen according to jade itself material and color style of carved jade is not the same, there are figures, birds and animals, flowers and other large appliances, there are works, pins, rings, seals, ornaments etc. small works. The jade carving works in China have a high reputation in the world and were selected for the second batch of national intangible cultural heritage list in 2008.