We know jade and jadeite represent a part of the Chinese
culture. In fact, jade has many different colors: red, green,yellow, purple, white, and
others. When the Chinese think of jade, green is the color first comes to mind? What is the
reason Chinese prefer green jade? Because queens and princesses of Qing
Dynasty (1644 – 1912) adored green jade and green jadeite, and this influence tilted Chinese
aesthetic from royalties to the regular folks. Thus Chinese
like green more than others to this day.
為什麼玉總是讓人聯想起綠色？
事實上，玉有許多的顏色，紅、黃、紫、綠、白等。中國文化喜愛玉，特別是清朝，後宮佳麗獨鍾綠色的玉和翡翠，這股風潮從宮內蔓延到民間，至今仍持續影響華人對玉的評價。
Chinese Jade Jar
翠玉雕花鳥瓶，現藏台北故宮
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Chinese Jade Folding Screen Wall
碧玉屏風，現藏台北故宮
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Tidbit: Up to 90 percent of the world’s
jadeite is produced in
Myanmar.
全世界有百分之九十以上的翡翠產於緬甸
Image from xinhuanet and National Palace Museum
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