On the development and aesthetic characteristics of primitive jade articles

Jade is an article made of natural jade. China had jade articles as early as 8,000 years ago, and they have continued to this day. The appearance of jade is the continuation and innovation of ancient stone tools.

Therefore, the appearance of ancient jade lies in the fact that the ancients in China in the late Neolithic period created the method of grinding jade with jade-solving sand. Ancient jade is a unique artifact of Chinese civilization in ancient human civilization. Because the ancient grinding method has been lost, the jades made by grinding method are all ancient jade, and the jades processed by modern techniques such as electric diamond tools are called new jade.

Jade articles in China have been of the highest specification since prehistoric times, and are mainly used as ritual vessels and ornaments. There are jade treasures dedicated to heaven, jade cong dedicated to the earth, and Gui, Zhang, Hu and Huang dedicated to all directions. Typical prehistoric jade articles are found in Hongshan Culture and Liangzhu culture.