Gold may be the world acknowledged international  hard  currency, but within the content of  millennia-old  Chinese culture, jade is more precious. There is an ancient Chinese saying: "Gold may be evaluated, but jade is priceless."
In the China of 8,000 years ago, jade was regarded as a distillation of the essences of heaven and earth, and hence sacred. Its dominant role within Chinese history and culture makes jade and jade craft a symbol of Chinese  civilization.  Whereas  Western pre-history is  chronologically  composed of the stone, iron and bronze ages, based on archeological artifacts, China's, as defined by a Chinese sword forger from 2,000 years ago, is classified under stone, jade and bronze, eras of weaponry. During the Shang (1600—100 BC) and Zhou (770—256 BC) dynasties, jade broadswords and halberds were regarded as the ultimate symbols power.

Anient Chinese Jade
>>>>>Anient Chinese Jade 1
>>>>>Anient Chinese Jade 2

Jade Mandate of Heaven
>>>>>Jade Mandate of Heaven 1
>>>>>Jade Mandate of Heaven 2
>>>>> Jade Mandate of Heaven 3
>>>>> Jade Mandate of Heaven 4

The Jade Medium
>>>>>The Jade Medium 1
>>>>>The Jade Medium 2
>>>>> 15 Towns for a Piece of Jade?
>>>>>"Rather be a fragmentof jade than a completeclay tile"
>>>>>Jade Remedies
>>>>> A Sign of Moral Cultivation
>>>>>Jade Suits