“It is this beautiful symbol of life and wisdom and it’s different than any other stone in existence.” Ms. Lau is not alone in her devotion to jade, nor in her conviction that it stands ...

The stone of heaven, as it is known in China ... Beijing’s anticorruption campaign has led to a drop in jade prices, as conspicuous consumption takes on political risk, but there are still ...

Now, excavations at the site have revealed ancient structures — and a “unique” carved stone. “The majority ... and appears to resemble classic jade. Chemical analysis of the piece found ...

It's the shape of an oversized tear drop - about seven inches long and ... Having quarried rough slabs of jade, the stone-workers and miners would then have had to labour to get the material ...