研究生英语课presentation----黄金有价玉无价.ppt

;As we have known, jade is really special in Chinese culture as it symbolizes beauty, nobility, perfection, constancy, power, and immortality. In recent years, jade has always been the material most highly prized by the Chinese, above silver and gold.;Nowadays, jade is mainly used as playthings, pendants, necklace, bracelets, rings, jade pillows, tablewares, jade flower baskets, jade chess, mahjong, seals, musical instruments, and so on.;￥:6400.00;￥:79.00;￥:2360.00;“Three Ts”----Tone, Transparency, Texture Tone----describes the specific quality of a color grade. The Finest colors are “penetrating” and vivid. They should be pure, evenly distributed(均匀分布的) and free of brown or gray tones. ;*;Transparency----ranges from near transparent to opaque(不透明的). The Highest quality has a body appearance that resembles honey. ;Texture----ranges from fine to coarse. The highest quality is clear and free of irregularities. ;Due to the cherished value of jade and advanced modern technology, the techniques of faux(人造的) or fake jade are becoming more and more mature. Now I will give you a introduction of some practical methods to identify them and thus give you a method of identifying real jade. ;Jade fakes on the market are produced with serpentine蛇纹石 which is not as hard as the real jade. The expensive and beautiful emerald green jade is faked by dyeing colorless pieces or even by producing pieces heavy lead glass(重铅玻璃). ;1) The weight of the piece. Jade, even the lesser density nephrite jade like Xiu jade(岫玉), is heavier than glass or resin(树脂，松香). For Burma jadeite, the weight is very easy to tell, since you can feel the heavy sensation in your palm when you are handling it. 2) Observe carefully, there are tiny air bubbles in fake jade most of the time. ;3) Jade has the property of cooling very fast and remains in cool temperature. Hold a piece in your hand until you feel that the temperature of the piece is equal to your bodys, then open your palm right away and put the