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2. Hanfu accessories - Wikipedia

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   Jade culture is an important aspect of Chinese culture, [3] reflecting both the material and spiritual culture of the Chinese people. [4]: 18 Jade is deeply ingrained in Chinese culture and played a role in every aspect of social life; [4]: 18 it is also associated with positive qualities and aspects such as purity, excellence, and harmony.

3. Chinese jade - Wikipedia

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   Oracle bone script for 玉 "jade".. The Chinese word yù 玉 "jade; gems of all kinds; (of women) beautiful; (courteous) your" has semantically broader meanings than English jade "any of various hard greenish gems used in jewelry and artistic carvings, including jadeite and nephrite; a green color of medium hue; made of jade; green like jade".

4. Chinese pre-wedding customs - Wikipedia

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   Food items given to the bride include wine, oranges, and tea; while jewelry for the bride includes gold earrings, necklaces, bracelets, and rings. [8] In some regions, they are also combined with some local food, such as peanuts and dates (in Chinese, the word for "date" is a near homonym of "early", while "peanut" is "birth").

5. 'Antiques Roadshow:' Huge jade ring valued at over $60K - AOL

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   A beautiful jade ring was valued at an even prettier price on Monday night's episode of "Antiques Roadshow." "You're looking at an auction valuation of $60,000 to $80,000," said appraiser Gloria ...

6. Yupei - Wikipedia

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   Yupei could be stringed together to make an ensemble of jade pendants (which would hold at the belt and could also be composed of chains of bi (璧; jade discs or jade rings). [ 2 ] : 18–20 Jade in the form of huang were also popular in the making of yupei and had a rigid and specific rules attached to its use.

7. Jewellery - Wikipedia

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   Conversely, the jewellery industry in the early 20th century launched a campaign to popularise wedding rings for men, which caught on, as well as engagement rings for men, which did not, go so far as to create a false history and claim that the practice had medieval roots. By the mid-1940s, 85% of weddings in the U.S. featured a double-ring ...