Monday, June 24, 2013

Aloha to Xi'an - Jade Galore


We stopped by a jade factory to learn how its carved. 


I did not realize jade came in colors other than green!


Our guide showed us the "generation ball" - it is a series of balls inside balls.



Ah, the happy Buddha in Jade!  Downstairs, we gawked at the furniture, including the caravan.  While tempting, where would I put it in my house?

Mahalo,

Kim in Korea




15 comments:

  1. I love jade!!!! That's all I'm saying!

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  2. That Buddha is fabulous! Such workmanship. Kim, thank you for taking us on this trip with you.

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  3. Jade is amazing and I love all the colors it can be.

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  4. That generation ball is so cool. I've never seen one of those before.

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  5. Hmmm... I didn't realize that jade has other colours too!

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  6. So nice. Great pictures.

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  7. Jade is beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

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  8. The happy Buddha is cute. I didn't know Jade came in other colors. Interesting!

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  9. My in-laws lived in Japan for a while and I am lucky to have gotten some of their items from there. I have two Budda lamps and a few other Budda items - love them! And jade items are just gorgeous.

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  10. We have some jade jewelry and sometimes it's hard to tell the fakes ones when you're shopping for them.

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  11. I love jade, too, but didn't realize it came in other colors! Love the happy Buddha!

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  12. I didn't know that Jade came in different colors either. There seem to be a lot of us that have just learned that thanks to your trip :)

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