These exquisite jade burial suits were just a rumor—until the discovery of an ancient Chinese tomb. Unraided crypts are hard to come by. And yet in 1968, soldiers stumbled upon the imperial ...

Ancient Chinese believed that jade could preserve the body. If jade is placed in all bodily orifices, the dead would be immortal. Liu's jade suit consisted of 2,498 jade pieces and 1,100 grams of ...

Hundreds of Chinese artifacts reveal ancient jade culture, inspiration for Olympic medal By Global Times Published: Dec 16, 2024 11:24 PM A jade piece belongs to the Lingjiatan culture Photo: IC ...

A 5,000-year-old discovery made at an ancient burial site in Northern China could finally reveal how Chinese civilizations formed.. Archaeologists unearthed more than 100 jade relics in the city ...

The special exhibition Ancient Chinese Jade made a grand return at the National Museum of China on August 18, 2023, offering a public display of this important aspect of Chinese traditional ...