| Unlike the United States which is 200
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| | stone that was first identified in the
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| plus years old, China is an ancient
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| | first Chinese dictionary, known as Shuo
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| country and civilization. This has led to
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| | Wen Jie Zi, in around 100 AD. There are
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| long standing rules of conduct in society
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| | two types of jade: soft jade, known as
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| that are of great interest.China is an
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| | nephrite, which is native to China, and
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| ancient country, with thousands of years
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| | hard jade (jadeite) which was imported
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| of history which lay a rich basis for the
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| | from Burma starting in the 1200's. Jade
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| lives of its inhabitants today. While
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| | is important in China not only because of
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| some of the ancient Chinese myths and
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| | its beauty, but also for its virtue and
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| cultural traditions have been forgotten
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| | cultural significance. Confucius said
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| or are no longer observed, many of them
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| | that jade had 11 virtues, some of which
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| are still remembered and incorporated
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| | include the fact that it stands for
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| into everyday life. Taking a look into
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| | beauty, purity and grace. The Chinese
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| the cultural traditions of China can
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| | character for jade, Yu, is often used in
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| reveal a lot about the way that the
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| | names and sayings to connote
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| people live.One of the most interesting
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| | beauty.Another of the many Chinese
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| bits of Chinese lore can be found in what
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| | cultural traditions is the bamboo
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| is known as the Jade Culture. Jade is a
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| | culture.
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