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Why are Chinese jewels not famous?

Chinese jewelry is not famous because of cultural differences, concept differences, inheritance and so on.

1, cultural differences

Jade has been deeply loved by Chinese people since ancient times. The traditional culture of China takes the love of jade as a symbol of its connotation. However, the love and recognition of jade in foreign countries is not as good as that in China, or even does not agree with it. This is the realistic reason why some domestic jade jewelry brands are difficult to go global.

2. Differences in ideas

China people's concept of luxury goods is different from that of foreigners. People in China pay attention to quality, not jewelry itself. For example, a piece of jade is of good quality. As long as the carving is good, China people will recognize its value. Foreigners pay attention to craftsmanship. The concept here will be different. The greater value of a piece of jewelry is often the recognition of its craftsmanship. Some international brands often have the value of several times the texture of jewelry itself, which is unimaginable for the traditional China people who pay attention to themselves, and will only describe its value with a false height.

3. Loss of inheritance rights

The loss of inheritance is a big reason. China's royal jewelry is exquisite, but unlike foreign countries, China's royal jewelry skills are confidential first, and will only be concentrated within the royal family, so it is impossible to leak it out. Secondly, there are many upheavals in history, and every upheavals will cause great losses to jewelry technicians. Foreign countries are exclusive to the royal family, but craftsmen are still there. The regime changes, but it will not involve craftsmen.

Introduction of jewelry types:

1 and Ruby

Natural gemstones have "ten Hong Jiu cracks", and natural rubies without any flaws and cracks are extremely rare. Artificial rubies have the same color, clean internal defects or crystal inclusions, and large pieces. As a precious gem, natural rubies over 3 carats are very rare in the market. If you encounter a big ruby, you should pay attention, because the value of natural ruby is thousands of times higher than that of artificial ruby.

2. diamonds

Diamonds are the hardest natural substances. A diamond can carve any other gem, but no other gem can carve a diamond. You can also use the "standard hardness tester" to score, and any hardness below 9 degrees is a fake diamond. Diamonds are also lipophilic. If you draw a line on the surface of a diamond with a pen, it will become a continuous straight line, while other gems will break intermittently.