A hat finial featuring carved jade from the Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368). [Photo provided to China Daily] Hotan jade, named after its place of origin in today's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region ...
Yuan, Ming and Qing emperors. In the middle of the 11th century, it was known as the "Jade Islet Palace" where the Liao Dynasty rulers resided while visiting the suburbs of their capital ...
Although historical records indicate that there were Daoist temples in Beijing during the Tang Dynasty, it was not until the early Yuan Dynasty ... the Hall of the Jade Emperor and the Hall ...
5.7 x 3 cm. (2.2 x 1.2 in.) ...
celebrate after ring retrieved A beautiful jade ring rumoured to be worth one million yuan (US$140,000) and intended for a bride-to-be in China has been accidentally dropped out of a window into a ...
Jade, ceramics and gold artefacts dating from the Ming and Qing dynasty eras were among the exhibits taken. Rachel Yuan, from the museum, said: "These items are priceless and have huge sentimental ...