As a celebrated international tourist center, the land of Beijing is beautified by green trees and many well-manicured lawns, and strewn with former imperial palaces, old mansions, religious shrines, rapidly-vanishing hutongs that epitomize classical Chinese architecture and modern structures. Beijing’s folklore holds forth the fascination of old-time peculiarities. A rich heritage in culture and art [...]
The culture of jade in China is deep and rich. Jade is loosely understood in China as the collective name for most precious stones, and jade carving in this sense constitutes an important part of Chinese arts and crafts. The love of jade ware has been one of the cultural features of China. Archaeologists have [...]