China has several mln jade collectors

时间：2007-09-28 06:37:35

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Chinanews, Beijing, Sept 28 – As China's national strength and people's living standard have further improved, more and more Chinese people have begun to collect jade1. There are several million jade collectors in China today, said Hou Yancheng, chairman of the China Jade Collection Association.

 

On October 9-13, the country's first jade exhibition will be held in Beijing. To many jade collectors, this is no doubt good news, the Beijing Evening News reported.

 

It will be a large and high-class jade exhibition. More than 300 jade items will be displayed and the oldest piece might be 6,000 years old.

 

About 10,000 years ago, China entered into the New Stone Age. Agricultural production and animal husbandry began to appear. At that time, ancient people began to produce tools or art pieces from stones, said Zhou Nanquan, an expert on jade appraisal2.

 

As stone production developed, people tended to choose hard stones that had beautiful colors to make tools or decorative3 items. This was how the earliest jade pieces had formed, he said.

 

China has a history of 5,000 years. However, Chinese jade culture has existed for at least 7,000-8,000 years. Jade culture has become an integral part of traditional Chinese culture, Zhou noted4.

 

A high-level jadeware forum5 will be held at the exhibition. During the forum, scholars will discuss how to protect cultural relics6 and promote jade culture. They will also discuss how to make the jade collection, which often exists among the people, recognized by more people at home and abroad.

 
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1 jade i3Pxo     
n.玉石；碧玉；翡翠
参考例句：
  • The statue was carved out of jade.这座塑像是玉雕的。
  • He presented us with a couple of jade lions.他送给我们一对玉狮子。
2 appraisal hvFzt     
n.对…作出的评价；评价，鉴定，评估
参考例句：
  • What's your appraisal of the situation?你对局势是如何评估的？
  • We need to make a proper appraisal of his work.对于他的工作我们需要做出适当的评价。
3 decorative bxtxc     
adj.装饰的，可作装饰的
参考例句：
  • This ware is suitable for decorative purpose but unsuitable for utility.这种器皿中看不中用。
  • The style is ornate and highly decorative.这种风格很华丽，而且装饰效果很好。
4 noted 5n4zXc     
adj.著名的，知名的
参考例句：
  • The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
  • Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
5 forum cilx0     
n.论坛，讨论会
参考例句：
  • They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
  • The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。
6 relics UkMzSr     
[pl.］n.遗物，遗迹，遗产；遗体，尸骸
参考例句：
  • The area is a treasure house of archaeological relics. 这个地区是古文物遗迹的宝库。
  • Xi'an is an ancient city full of treasures and saintly relics. 西安是一个有很多宝藏和神圣的遗物的古老城市。

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