Jade capital

For thousands of years, the number of people in China has always regarded jade as a ritual vessel and an ornament, especially the princes and nobles, and also regarded jade as a symbol of status, so they wear it with them. As a result, a large number of jade art gathered in Chongwenmen Flower Market in Beijing, and Beijing became the jade center of China. Jade industry was a relatively high-ranking industry in old Beijing, and its famous craftsmen were highly respected. Workers were also well paid and called Mr.. The requirements of the jade industry are also very strict, with only apprentices as long as seven years. Today, jade artists in Beijing, including a group of arts and crafts masters, are mostly scattered in arts and crafts factories or shops, but their creative styles have inherited the old traditions, such as measuring materials, applying arts according to their materials, and using colors skillfully, which are still very popular today. Beijing Jade Factory once carved a dragon and phoenix with the size of a matchbox. Although it is so small, it carved a floating dragon, phoenix, butterfly, double happiness and other patterns appropriately, which felt unusually far-reaching in the square inch. Another masterpiece is stealing fairy grass; The white lady is dressed in red and wrapped in plain clothes, and she holds a black ganoderma lucidum in her mouth in the chase. What is amazing is that all the colors in jade carving are based on the primary colors of jade. Jade in Beijing can be roughly divided into two categories. One is a work, including jade stoves, jade bottles, tea sets, figures, birds and animals, and some jade peaches are as big as real trees. Generally, one or two big jade vases are placed in the reception hall, which are elegant and expensive. The second is small work, including rings, necklaces, seals, pipes, needles, etc. Some heart-shaped necklaces are quite small, but they are still very delicate.
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