Jade has been part of China’s art tradition for thousands of years. Jade comes in two distinct forms: jadeite and nephrite. Jade carvers believe the elements of jade make it something beautiful and ...

Jade has been part of China’s art tradition for thousands of years. Jade comes in two distinct forms: jadeite and nephrite. Jade carvers believe that the elements of jade make it something beautiful ...

Beneath the arid slopes of the Altun Mountains in southern Xinjiang, geologists have uncovered what is now considered the world’s largest known deposit of black nephrite jade. This massive underground ...