What is "gold inlaid jade" and its origin?

"Gold inlaid with jade" is a pattern used in the medal design of the Beijing Olympic Games, symbolizing the "good marriage" in the traditional culture of China, and embodying the praise of China people for the Olympic spirit and athletes. Its design scheme is very novel, which breaks through the tradition of single material design for medals in previous Olympic Games and incorporates typical China cultural elements. Central Academy of Fine Arts, the winning bidder of medal design, and China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation, which is experienced and well-equipped, have formed a revised and improved team. The Central Academy of Fine Arts further refined and improved the scheme according to the requirements, and China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation cooperated with each other in coin-making technology to solve the final molding process of medals. In the practice of the Summer Olympic Games, medals are generally made of materials other than gold, silver and copper. The medals of the Beijing Olympic Games are made of "gold" and "jade" which symbolize dignity and virtue, which is very good. The revision and improvement team made many adjustments and attempts to the proportion of jade on the card surface, and finally increased the width of the metal edge on the back of the medal from 3.5 mm to 6 mm, which highlighted the metal texture of the medal and increased the recognition of the medal.

In previous Olympic Games, some athletes were too excited after winning medals and threw them into the air, causing injuries. The medals in Beijing Olympic Games are all inlaid with jade, so the safety factor should be increased. The revision and improvement team conducted many technical tests on the manufacturability and safety of the combination of medal metal and jade. In the end, they completed the technical research and found a way to ensure the safety of medals on the premise of ensuring the technical requirements of medals. The medals of the Beijing Olympic Games with the concept of "gold inlaid with jade" and the emblem of the Beijing Olympic Games "China Seal Dancing Beijing" complement each other and become a classic of the perfect combination of China's splendid culture and the Olympics. "Gold inlaid with jade" has become a carrier to publicize the Olympic spirit and the concept of Beijing Olympic Games, and to show the design and production level of China's cultural and artistic characteristics has become a unique legacy of Beijing Olympic Games. On March 27th, 2007, on the occasion of the 500th countdown to the Beijing Olympic Games, a grand ceremony with strong China culture was held in Beijing Capital Museum. All China is watching colorful Beijing, and the whole world is watching the modern and quaint Beijing Capital Museum. When three Olympic medals inlaid with beautiful jade were displayed in front of everyone, people saw the winged Greek goddess of victory and Panathinaiko Arena in Greece, the jade in the shape of ancient dragon jade in China, the dynamic seal of China and the traditional Yulong Puwenhuang in China. These elements are perfectly combined, so the Beijing Olympic Games gave birth to a masterpiece that surprised everyone-Jinyu. The whole medal is noble and elegant, with strong China characteristics, which not only reflects the praise for the winner, but also vividly explains the Chinese nation's values that "jade" is more important than "virtue" since ancient times. It is another "combination of Chinese civilization and Olympic spirit" in the image landscape project of Beijing Olympic Games, and the creative application of jade in Olympic medals once again perfectly expresses the unique interpretation of the Olympic spirit by oriental wisdom. The medal boxes and ribbons released at the same time with the medals also have the aesthetic taste of China traditional culture, showing the distinctive China characteristics and national style. The packaging box for medals of the Beijing Olympic Games is a wooden lacquer box made by China traditional craft. It is square, with a slightly curved cover on all sides, which means heaven and earth are everywhere, and Liuhe is happy. Ribbon is woven by machine, with vermilion moire, which is auspicious and festive.

The Olympic medal style first appeared in the Capital Museum. Its scientific name is "Rui" and it is called "gold inlaid with jade" because it is inlaid with jade on the back. The design of gold inlaid jade makes jade, a special object with China characteristics and a symbol of China, suddenly change from "moist" to dazzling and become the focus of world attention. On the obverse of the medals of the Beijing Olympic Games, the patterns uniformly stipulated by the International Olympic Committee are used, that is, the standing goddess of victory and the panoramic image of Panathinaiko Arena in Greece. The back of the medal is inlaid with jade, and the emblem of the Beijing Olympic Games is engraved on the metal pattern in the middle. The medal hook evolved from the traditional Yulong Puwenhuang in China.

At the beginning of last month, the Yuhuan jade used for 3030 Olympic medals, Kunlun jade from Qinghai, China, was all processed in Yangzhou, and the gold, silver and copper from Australia and Chile were also cast in the Shanghai Mint. The legendary medals of Beijing Olympic Games will be issued in June this year through the following links: gold inlaid jade, silver inlaid jade and copper inlaid jade.

Meiyu in China broke the tradition of Olympic medals for a century, and Kunlun jade married the Olympic fate.

Medals are an important link in the image, landscape and competition organization of the Olympic Games. Since 1896 the first modern Olympic Games, the design of medals has undergone a series of changes. The organizing committees of previous Olympic Games have tried to embody the cultural characteristics of the host city, country and nation in medal design. Starting from the Amsterdam Olympic Games in 1928, the background of the Olympic medals is the Colosseum in ancient Rome, and the Italian artist Giuseppe is also in the picture. 6? 1 Cassioli's Greek goddess of victory sat inside with a wreath. Starting from 1972, the front of the medal was designed by Cassioli, while the back was designed by the organizing committee. After the International Olympic Committee unified the design of the front pattern of medals in 2004, the space left for the organizing committee to play was limited to the back of medals. In between, the organizing committees of previous Olympic Games have tried their best to embody their own culture to the extreme.

For the first time, Chinese jade was creatively used in the medals of Beijing Olympic Games on traditional metal cards, which made the medals of 2008 Olympic Games not only follow the international practice, but also add China characteristics. Jade culture is an important part of China culture. Jade expresses the connotation of beauty, respect, love and help, symbolizes Chinese civilization and also interprets the Olympic spirit of unity and friendship. The jade medal not only shows the respect for the winner, but also is a beautiful handicraft, which is the product of the combination of Chinese and western cultures. If it is affirmed by the International Olympic Committee, it will certainly be loved by athletes.

The International Olympic Committee called the design "a very good work of art", and at the same time, they believed that when athletes all over the world understood the symbolic meaning of jade, they would be very happy to accept the idea. After all, in the eyes of China people, jade is only worthy of a noble gentleman. This design will be the most oriental interpretation of the Olympic spirit and the highest praise for athletes!

After the design scheme came out, China Meiyu, such as Hetian Jade in Xinjiang, Nanyang Jade in Henan, xiuyan jade in Liaoning and Kunlun Jade in Qinghai, participated in the "election" of Olympic medal jade. As far as the origin and color of jade are concerned, BOCOG has a very good selection mechanism and conditions. From the selection of raw materials to the final processing of medals, there will be strict procedures, and strive for the same color of jade in each medal of gold, silver and copper.

After layers of competition, Qinghai Kunlun jade stood out. On June 2, 2008, 65438+20081October 2, 2008, it was officially identified as the jade for medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, and Qinghai Province will provide the jade materials needed for making medals in the Beijing Olympic Games free of charge. Gao Yijin, a master of arts and crafts in China who participated in the analysis and appraisal of jade for Olympic medals and wrote expert opinions, said: "The uniform texture and abundant reserves are the main reasons for the selection of Kunlun jade."

So the news spread like wildfire, and Kunlun jade was once famous all over the world: Kunlun Mountain, located in the birthplace of the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, is a sacred mountain and water in Chinese culture; Kunlun Mountain is the ancestor of Wanshan Mountain in China; Kunlun Mountain is the center where all gods gather; Kunlun Mountain is not only magnificent, but also rich in exquisite and colorful jade-Kunlun jade. This jade is produced on the high mountain near Yu Xufeng of Kunlun Mountain, with an altitude of 4 100 meters. Yu Xufeng is the place where Kunlun sent immortals to practice ascension. Kunlun jade produced in this fairy mountain is a kind of pre-flashing microcrystal aggregate interwoven into felt. Kunlun jade is rich in color, including white jade, sapphire, topaz, black jade and emerald jade. Its texture is delicate and soft. After processing, it is bright, moist, clean, elegant, beautiful and firm, and it is recognized as a high-quality gem in the international jewelry industry.

"Yangzhou workers" skillfully carved Kunlun jade, and the Olympic medal Yuhuan was beautiful.

After learning that Kunlun jade was processed into Olympic medal jade in Yangzhou, the reporter went to the Olympic medal Yuhuan processing factory Yangzhou Kunlun jade products industrial Co., Ltd. As soon as the reporter entered the door, he saw an old master pulling a big stone weighing five or six tons with a huge chainsaw, and there were a bunch of big stones weighing several tons not far away.

"Lao shifu takes apart the big stone to see if the jade inside meets the quality of Olympic medal jade. This is the selection of materials. And the pile of stones next to it is all the stones left. " Wang Suling, general manager of Yangzhou Kunlun Jade Products Industry Co., Ltd. explained the doubts in the reporter's mind.

Wang Suling said that after the jade material is selected, it is cut into pieces with a width of about 7 cm and a thickness of 3.5 mm -4 mm in the cutting plant and sent to the main workshop. Here, according to the pre-designed computer program, jade pieces will go through a series of processes such as jade washing, rounding, grooving and polishing. How thick the jade blank is polished, how radian the Yuhuan is cut, and how deep the small groove is, the error cannot exceed one-third of the hair. Well-trained workers can finish carving with the click of a mouse. The whole carving process is an attempt to perfectly integrate the world-famous "Yangzhou workers" with modern numerical control technology.

According to another introduction, the Olympic medal Yuhuan has an outer diameter of 57.7 mm, an inner diameter of 3 1.9mm and a thickness of 3 mm, and the machining error must be less than 0.025mm. Its technology is quite precise and must be realized by computer micro-control. The surface polishing of medal Yuhuan can only be achieved by hand.

Wang Suling said that on June 22, 65438, the launching ceremony of the jade medal of the 2008 Olympic Games was held in Golmud, Qinghai Province, and 4 tons of high-quality Kunlun jade raw materials arrived in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province. "Many people ask me why jade left Kungang, why didn't it be processed locally, but it took a lot of effort to transport it to Yangzhou?"

"In fact, the reason is very simple. Jade needs good carving, "Wang Suling said. "Qinghai has rich resource advantages, but the local carvers are rough and cannot reflect the brand value of Kunlun jade. Yangzhou jade carving is exquisite in workmanship, and the master craftsman will also use the art according to the material when designing, and every product strives for perfection. Only' Yangzhou workers' can maximize the value of Kunlun jade. "

She went on to say that during the transportation, she caught up with the once-in-a-century snowstorm. "It was wet and the road was slippery ... we met with heavy snow on the road. When we were on the Panshan Highway, a car rushed from behind and hit our truck. We almost died. " As she spoke, tears fell down.

Chinese civilization has a long history, and the gold culture comes down in one continuous line.

1896, a man named Pierre? 6? 1 Coubertin's French founded the modern Olympic Games. The organizers of the first modern Olympic Games, the Greeks, thought that gold was too tacky and its significance was inconsistent with the spirit of the ancient Olympic Movement. Therefore, only the top two athletes won medals, the champion won a silver medal, an olive wreath and a certificate, and the runner-up won a bronze medal, a laurel wreath and a certificate.

By the third Olympic Games in St. Louis in 1904, the modern Olympic Games left Europe and landed in America for the first time. For the first time, the medals of this Olympic Games are mainly the Olympic Games, which are round and mainly the winning athletes. The front contains the time of holding activities, and the background pattern is the patterns of athletes in several sports, engraved with the patterns of Athens. There is the word Olympic above the medal. The back of the medal inherited the practice of the previous two Olympic Games, with the theme of the goddess of victory. The Olympic Games also made a circular buckle above the medal, and for the first time, it was equipped with a ribbon that could be hung around the neck of the athletes. This year's Olympic Games only awarded a gold medal to the first place because of popular habits, which is also the first gold medal in Olympic history and continues to this day.

Gold, the earliest precious metal discovered by human beings, is rare and expensive in nature. Human beings endowed Jin with a noble and elegant artistic image, which enabled him to gain a long-term sense of life beyond time and space from the beginning.

Shuo Wen Jie Zi says, "Gold is colorless gold. Yellow is long. Buried for a long time, you can't wear clothes, but you can't temper, you can't invade from the skin ... "From the Shang Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, China's gold culture came down in one continuous line and lasted for thousands of years. Those gold handicrafts handed down as cultural heritage are naturally associated with all beautiful things such as nobility, hope and eternity.

China, the medal of Beijing Olympic Games, has a strong personality and noble and elegant artistic style, which harmoniously combines China culture with the Olympic spirit. Its concept of "competing with jade" fully expresses its high respect and praise for the winners of the Olympic Games. The creative application of jadeite in Olympic medals once again perfectly expresses the unique interpretation of the Olympic spirit by oriental wisdom.

The casting of "gold inlaid jade" medals by Shanghai Mint was completed in June.

The medals of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games are 70 mm in diameter and 6 mm in thickness. On the obverse of the medal, there are uniform patterns stipulated by the International Olympic Committee-the Greek goddess of victory standing with wings and the Panathinaiko Arena in Greece. The back of the medal is inlaid with jade from ancient Longyu in China, and the emblem of the Beijing Olympic Games is engraved on the metal pattern in the middle of the back. The medal hook evolved from the traditional Yulong Puwenhuang in China. The whole medal is noble and elegant, with strong China characteristics, which not only reflects the praise for the winner, but also vividly interprets the Chinese nation's values that "jade" is more important than "virtue" since ancient times. It is another "combination of Chinese civilization and Olympic spirit" in the image and landscape project of the Beijing Olympic Games.

The medals before "embedding jade" and the process of "embedding gold" were all completed in Shanghai Mint of China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation in Putuo District, Shanghai. The raw materials needed for the medal before "Jade Embedding" crossed the ocean and came to Shanghai-BHP Billiton's Cunnington (Cunnington) lead-silver mine in Queensland, Australia, Escondida copper mine in Chile and spence copper mine. Among them, the gold-bearing copper concentrate from Escondida copper mine provided 13.04 kg of gold needed for making gold medals; The lead concentrate of Cunnington lead-silver mine provides 1.34 tons of silver needed for making gold and silver cards; Spence copper mine in Chile provided 6.93 tons of electrolytic copper for making bronze medals and commemorative medals.

The raw materials used in the production of gold, silver and bronze medals for the Beijing Olympic Games have been smelted in advance by BHP Billiton's partners-China Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd. and Henan Yuguang Gold and Lead Group Co., Ltd.

The combination of jade and metal will adopt special technology, which can ensure that jade will not fall off and meet the needs of wearing and displaying. According to Professor Wang from the School of Design, Central Academy of Fine Arts, the designer has designed a buffer zone at the inner edge of Yuhuan, but jade will collide with metal. Finally, damping material is added in the middle, and liquid damping material is poured into the gap between jade and metal and solidified, so that jade and metal are "bonded" together and play a damping role. After dozens of experiments, even if it falls from a height of 20 meters, "gold inlaid jade" can be safe and sound.

On March 13, Qinghai Kunlun Jade, Shanghai Mint, BOCOG and experts signed the certificate of handover and acceptance of Kunlun Jade, and all the jade rings used for 3030 Olympic medals were sent to Shanghai Mint, waiting for the "gold inlaid jade" project.

In June 2008, the Shanghai Mint will complete the final production of medals and formally deliver them to the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee. After the Olympic Games in August, the winners of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will wear the "Golden Wedding" medals with China characteristics and go back to their hometown, taking away the blessings of the people of China for the Olympic Games. "Ignorance of gold and jade inlaid with jade" is a common saying in China, which is often used to describe ignorance and lack of ability to distinguish things. But if we think about it carefully, we can easily find that this proverb is quite puzzling.

"Gold inlaid with jade" originally refers to a special processing technology of gold and jade (that is, all kinds of jade are inlaid on gold wares), and sometimes it also refers to gold and jade articles made by this processing technology. For example, the twentieth time in Jin Ping Mei: "Type the rest for me, and the gold inlaid jade Guanyin on the front of his aunt will be distracted." The seventy-second time: "Lin wore a scarlet sleeveless robe, a gold jade belt around his waist, and a colorful skirt." This kind of "gold inlaid with jade" was originally easy to identify. How can people be "blind and ignorant"

In fact, tracing back to the source, the saying that "you can't read gold and jade" is a homonym of "you can't read jingshan jade". However, the proverb "I don't know the jade in Jingshan Mountain" is a classic of Han Feizi and Shi Bi: In the Spring and Autumn Period, Bian He, a Chu man, saw a phoenix fall on a piece of bluestone in Jingshan Mountain (located in Nanzhang County, Hubei Province). At that time, people thought that the phoenix bird would not fall without treasure. So, Bian He decided that there must be Baoyu in that piece of bluestone, so he gave it to Li, the king of Chu. Li, the king of Chu, ordered a jade worker to identify it, and the jade worker said it was just a stone. The king of Chu was furious and ordered to cut off Bian He's left foot. After the death of Li, the king of Chu, Chu Wuwang succeeded to the throne, and Bian He went to present a treasure. Chu Wuwang ordered the jade worker to identify it, but the jade worker still said it was just a stone. Then, Bian He lost his right foot because of the crime of deceiving the monarch. After Chu Wuwang's death, King Chu Wen succeeded to the throne. Bian He, holding the diamond, wept bitterly at the foot of Chushan Mountain until tears welled up and blood flowed. King Wen of Chu was very surprised when he heard about it. He sent someone to ask him, "Many people in the world have their feet cut off. Why are you so sad? " Bian He replied: "I am not sad that my feet have been cut off, but I regard jewels as stones and loyalists as liars." After hearing this, King Wen of Chu ordered the jade worker to cut open this rough jade and found that it was really a rare treasure. Later, in order to show the name of Bian He, King Wen of Chu named this piece of jade "Heshibi". Because Heshibi comes from Jingshan, it is also called "Jingshan Jade" by later generations. For example, there is a sentence in Cao Zhi's Book with Yang Zude in the Three Kingdoms: "Everyone claims to hold snake beads, and everyone claims to hold Jingshan jade."

Gold inlaid with jade, as the name implies, is to embed all kinds of beautiful jade in gold ware. This special mosaic technology of gold and jade is unique to China, with a long history and exquisite production. In the traditional culture of China, gold and jade symbolize nobility and purity, just as the poet Li Bai praised that "the cost of pure wine is a gold cup, 10,000 copper and a hip flask, and a jade plate is worth 10,000 yuan". Therefore, gold inlaid with jade means "a good marriage", which is a perfect combination of nobility, auspiciousness and otherness.

Interestingly, the appearance of "gold inlaid with jade", like many inventions, is purely accidental. According to legend, during the Spring and Autumn Period, Bian He, a Chu native, presented beautiful jade to King Wen of Chu and cut it into jade, which was called "He" in history. This wall is warm in winter and cool in summer, so mosquitoes and flies can't get close within a hundred paces. This is priceless. After the Qin Dynasty unified China, "He Shibi" was acquired by Qin Shihuang. The first emperor carved it into a jade seal, engraved with the words "I am ordered by heaven, I will live forever" inscribed by Li Si, and then engraved with five dragons, which were absolutely exquisite and naturally loved by the first emperor and regarded as sacred objects. After the Qin Dynasty was destroyed by the Han Dynasty, the "Harmony Jade" fell into the hands of Liu Bang, and Liu passed it down from generation to generation as a national decree, which has been passed down for twelve generations. At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, a two-year-old boy ascended the throne and hid the jade seal in Changle Palace. When Wang Mang usurped power, Wang wanted to force the surrender of the imperial seal. The queen mother refused, and in a rage, she took out the jade seal and fell to the ground, dropping a corner.

When Wang Mang saw that the decree was broken, he sighed repeatedly and called a skilled craftsman to repair it. The craftsman is also very clever, and he came up with a strange trick of setting the missing horn with gold. After the restoration, it was even more dazzling, so he called it "gold inlaid jade seal", which is the origin of "gold inlaid jade". Unfortunately, this rare national treasure "gold inlaid with jade seal" disappeared during the Three Kingdoms period after several changes of hands. However, the production process of gold inlaid jade has been handed down. From the court to the people, all kinds of gold inlaid jade ornaments and even gold inlaid jade chopsticks have appeared among dignitaries. Since ancient times, there has been a saying among the people that "the eyes are ignorant of gold and jade", which means short-sighted and ignorant.

It is worth mentioning that there is another stunner named Jin Xiangyu, which is homophonic with gold inlaid jade, and this Jin Xiangyu is completely different from gold inlaid jade. Jin Xiangyu is a beautiful jade with charming fragrance. It is natural, simple in appearance, delicate in texture, reddish brown or dark brown translucent, unique in aroma and long in aftertaste. What is even more surprising is that Jin Xiangyu's hand will stick with fragrance, and it will last for quite a long time. According to modern scientific research, Jin Xiangyu is the product of changes over hundreds of millions of years. It is the crystallization of the fusion of hot magma after volcanic eruption and the absorption of aromatic plants nearby, which is called a pure natural masterpiece. Jin Xiangyu also has medicinal value. When its powder enters the skin, it can make the skin fragrant, smooth and delicate. Wearing it for the elderly can prevent stroke. If taken daily, it can promote fluid production to quench thirst, moisten throat, and cure yellow sore. Because the appearance of Jin Xiangyu is not unexpected, there is also a folk saying that "a thousand dollars can't buy Jin Xiangyu".

As the story of Bian He's offering jade is widely circulated in later generations, "I can't see Jingshan jade without opening my eyes" has also become a household saying and allusion with the spread of the story. For example, the 21st time in Jin Ping Mei: "I was in a daze in Ximen Qing for a while, and I didn't know what to say. I failed your kindness. It' s' I don' t know Jingshan Jade' and looks like a hard stone. "

After the Ming Dynasty, perhaps because people thought that the term "Jingshanyu" was not popular enough, and the allusions involved were not clear to everyone, the word "Jingshanyu" in this proverb was gradually replaced by "gold inlaid jade" with similar pronunciation in spoken language, and the sentence "blind people don't know gold inlaid jade" spread among the people. White jade, blue white jade and sapphire belong to amphibole jade, and their mineral components have different contents of Mg (Mg) and Fe (Fe). The mineral composition analysis of Kunlun jade shows that the mineral in white jade is tremolite with high magnesium content, and the Mg/( Mg+Fe) is 96% ~ 98%. The mineral in sapphire is actinolite, with high iron content, and the Mg/( Mg+Fe) is 88%~89%. Therefore, from white jade, blue white jade to sapphire, and from white to bluish white to cyan, it is caused by the decrease of Mg content and the increase of Fe content in mineral components. At the same time, from white jade and sapphire to sapphire, the refractive index and density tend to increase with the increase of Fe content.

White jade for gold medal, sapphire for silver medal and sapphire for bronze medal. The colors of these three kinds of jade are the most reasonable, and the color contrast with the three metal parts of the medal is the greatest, forming the best color matching effect. Gold and jade are brilliant and complement each other. At the same time, the prices of white jade, blue white jade and sapphire have decreased in turn, which is consistent with the gold, silver and bronze awards from high to low. This is a perfect combination of gold and jade. "Gold inlaid with jade" originated from the legend of He Shibi.

According to Huo, a senior technician of jade carving, the scientific name of "gold inlaid jade" in jade carving technology is "gold and silver inlaid gem jade", and its history has a great relationship with Heshibi. Legend has it that after Wang Mang usurped the throne, he coerced the Empress Dowager to hand over the imperial seal. Empress Dowager Cixi, in a rage, threw the jade seal on the ground and broke off a corner. Later, Wang Mang ordered skilled craftsmen to carry out renovation and inlaid the missing corner with gold, which was called "gold inlaid jade seal", hence the name "gold inlaid jade".

The process of "gold inlaid with jade" lies in the word "inlaid", which is inlaid into a pattern by continuous tapping with gold wire or gold piece. This method of inlaying jade articles was first seen in the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, and most of the jade articles paid in Xinjiang every year were inlaid with gold and silver thread. Emperor Qianlong then asked craftsmen to copy and wrote many poems praising his exquisite craftsmanship. But this process is delicate and complicated, and it takes a long time to make a finished product. Therefore, after Daoguang Qing, it gradually disappeared, and the strict "gold inlaid jade" process was almost impossible to find.

The "gold inlaid jade" technology used in medals of Beijing Olympic Games is quite common in jade jewelry processing in recent years, but the details are slightly different. At present, most of the common "gold inlaid jade" products on the market are 18K gold or platinum, and "jade" is mostly jade. The combination of gold and jade means "eternal happiness" and symbolizes wealth and talent. Due to technical reasons, the main "gold inlaid jade" products on the market now are mainly jade, and the price determining factor lies in the texture of jade itself. With the Olympic medal "gold inlaid jade" driving, I believe that high-end "gold inlaid jade" products will become more and more popular.

At present, many merchants have indicated that they will introduce more products into the "gold inlaid jade" products, and some jade cutting technicians are also gearing up to compete in the "gold inlaid jade" technology. "Gold inlaid with jade" is also called gold-plated and tin-inlaid process, that is, tin and gold are inlaid on the surface of jade, ceramics, purple sand, glass and other handicrafts.

According to reports, the scientific name of "gold inlaid jade" in jade carving technology is "gold and silver inlaid gem jade", and its history has a lot to do with Heshibi. Legend has it that after Wang Mang usurped the throne, he coerced the Empress Dowager to hand over the imperial seal. Empress Dowager Cixi, in a rage, threw the jade seal on the ground and broke off a corner. Later, Wang Mang ordered skilled craftsmen to carry out renovation and inlaid the missing corner with gold, which was called "gold inlaid jade seal", hence the name "gold inlaid jade". The process of "gold inlaid with jade" lies in the word "inlaid", which is inlaid into a pattern by continuous tapping with gold wire or gold piece.

The technology of gold inlaid with jade was first seen in Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty, and was brought to the Central Plains by the sweet princess favored by Qianlong, and gradually lost in the late Qing Dynasty. At that time, among the jade articles paid by foreign countries, there were some jade articles with Islamic style, including several jade articles inlaid with gold. Looking at these paper-thin vessels embedded with gold and silver wires, all kinds of precious stones and glass, Emperor Qianlong couldn't put it down, and immediately made a decision: the gold inlaid jade belongs only to the palace and is not allowed to circulate, and ordered the internal affairs office to copy it. The jade masters in the palace used their wisdom and sweat, combined with the court skills of Qianlong, and finally created a gold-inlaid jade symbolizing the royal family. Gan Long also wrote many poems praising his exquisite craftsmanship.

With the decline of the royal family in the late Qing Dynasty, a large number of court skills were lost during this period, and gold inlaid with jade was one of them. In the 1940s, Master Pan Bingheng, one of the "four eccentrics" in the jade industry, once resumed the production method of gold inlaid jade, but Pan Bingheng was unwilling to pass on this craft. Around 1978, the production of gold inlaid jade was lost again. At present, it took a jade carving master three years to finally make his first jade inlaid with gold. A string of 108 hollow jade beads inlaid with gold160,000.

Gold inlaid with jade after several storms and hundreds of years of silence. It reappeared in the world in 2003. This kind of jade treasure with the skill of "dragon work" not only reproduces the palace art, but also greatly improves its technological level compared with hundreds of years ago. Gold inlaid jade is first used in jewelry with higher craftsmanship. These gold-inlaid jade jewelry are exquisite crafts that emperors dreamed of hundreds of years ago.

The "gold inlaid jade" technology used in this Beijing Olympic Games medal is quite common in jade jewelry processing in recent years, but the details are slightly different. At present, the common "gold inlaid with jade" products on the market, in which "gold" is mostly 18K gold or platinum, and "jade" is mostly jade. The combination of gold and jade means "eternal happiness" and symbolizes wealth and talent. Due to technical reasons, the main "gold inlaid jade" products on the market now are mainly jade, and the price determining factor lies in the texture of jade itself. "An ignorant eye inlaid with jade" is often used to refer to ignorance and inability to distinguish things. However, what is "gold inlaid with jade"? It comes from a historical story.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, the jade pu of the Bian River in Chu State was presented to King Wen of Chu and carved into jade, which was called "River" in history. Legend has it that this wall is warm in winter and cool in summer, and mosquitoes dare not fly near it within a hundred paces. It is a rare treasure. After the Qin Dynasty unified China, "He Shibi" changed hands several times and fell into the hands of Qin Shihuang. Qin Shihuang ordered jade workers to carve it into a jade seal. The jade seal is four inches long, two feet wide and two feet high, and it is engraved with eight seal characters inscribed by Li Si, "I will live forever." There are also five dragons carved around, which are absolutely exquisite. Qin Shihuang couldn't put it down and regarded it as a sacred object.

After the Qin dynasty destroyed the Han dynasty, "He Shibi" returned to Liu Bang after many vicissitudes. Liu Bang handed it down from generation to generation as a national decree and passed it on to 12 emperors. At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, a two-year-old boy ascended the throne and hid the jade seal in Changle Palace. After Wang Mang usurped power, he sent Wang Xun and Su Xian to coerce Xiao Yuan to hand over the imperial seal. When the queen mother saw that the country was ruined, she took out the decree in a rage and threw it on the ground. A corner of this national treasure handed down from ancient times was broken on the spot, and it was later repaired by a skilled craftsman. The missing corner was inlaid with gold, hence the name "gold inlaid with jade seal". "Gold inlaid with jade" comes from this.

The rare national treasure "gold inlaid with jade" disappeared in the Three Kingdoms period, but the proverb "ignorance of gold inlaid with jade" has been passed down to this day.

The patented process of "gold inlaid jade" has been patented by a jewelry company in Hong Kong (Millennium Emerald Diamond)!

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