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The Pixiu is also known as the Tianlu (Heavenly Salary) and Bixie (Wards off Evil). It is a magical beast in ancient Chinese mythology with a dragon's head, a horse's body, a qilin's feet, and the overall shape of a lion. Its fur is greyish-white, and it can fly. The Pixiu is fierce and a good fighter, and likes sucking the blood or essence of demons and converting it into wealth. It is tasked with patrolling the heavens and stopping demons and diseases from causing chaos. One version of the legend identifies the Pixiu as the 9th son of the Dragon.

In ancient times, 'the Pixiu' was also used as a synonym for an army (because of its ferocity). One legend does that the Pixiu broke one of the rules of Heaven, and was punished by the Jade Emperor by restricting its food to the wealth all around the world. It could swallow wealth without ever having to defecate. This ability to gain wealth without letting it out was auspicious enough for many Chinese to use jade carvings of the Pixiu as ornaments even today.

Typical representations of the Pixiu:

Pi Xiu Legendary Animal

Pi Xiu is a legendary animal that once existed as an auspicious beast, like dragon and kylin the Chinese unicorn. Folklore says it has helped Huang Di the earliest Chinese emperor to defeat his opponent Chi Yiu. Pi Xiu also appears in the classical Chinese novel "Legends of Deities". It is believed that Pi Xiu the Legendary Beast can help with better Feng Shui, expel evil, block invasion of bad luck and empower the household. It is also said that Pi Xiu loves treasures of gold and silver, very often collecting treasures in their mouths and bring to their masters to please them, therefore Pi Xiu the Legendary Beast helps you to get rich.
Pi Xiu has been mentioned widely in classic literature works in China, like "poetry collection" "notes of elegance", "notes of etiquettes", "Records of E Mei Mountain" and "Hong Ya County Chronicles" etc. Over 3000 years ago the Western Zhou Dynasty recorded Pi Xiu in "Shang Shi" and "Shi Jing" (poetry collection), describing Pi Xiu skins were among the delicate treasures as tributes to the Emperor. Pi Xiu is powerful like tigers and leopards, and the ancient warriors of China were described as brave as Pi Xiu, even with words "Pi Xiu" on your military banners to symbolize winning and conquering.
Pi Xiu is the ninth son of the Dragon King, ferocious though auspicious, with versatile shapes and styles of posing. With long curly hair, with two horns or single horn. The two-horned Pi Xiu is "Tian Lu" (Heavenly authority), the single-horned is "Pi Xie" (Block Evil). Both can empower your household against evils, bring riches and disperse bad luck and illnesses, etc. In particular, Pi Xiu has unique power of bringing riches and fortune. It eats treasure, therefore collecting treasures from all directions

ABOUT HETIAN WHITE JADE(NEPHRITE)

In China, the most reputable jade producing area is Hetian in Xinjiang Province. Hetian,located in the southwest of Xinjiang in Northwest China, is famous for its exquisite, pure white and flawless jade -- Hetian jade.
Traditionally,the fine jade in Chinese refers to Hetian jade,(Hardness:6.5-6.9 Specific gravity:2.9-3.1),Hetian jade is so hard that it can scratch glass，which is very precious. Hetian Jade can be classified into white, green, blue, yellow and black, etc. and the white one is the most precious. Among the various Hetian jade, Yangzhi(mutton fat) jade is considered the best of the white jade. Mutton-Fat Jade is the first-class item of Hetian-White-jade. It is very rare and only produced in Xinjiang. Its texture is pure and delicate. And its content of Toushan-Stones is nearly 99%. It is white and appears the reserved bright as coagulated grease. The same weight of jade material, the value of Hetian jade is many times of other jade. Han, Song, and Qianlong of Qing dynasty, people all very adore Mutton-Fat Jade.
Hetian jade has a history of more than 2,000 years, originating in the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476BC). In ancient times, Hetian jade was transported into the Central Plains in batches and then engraved into all kinds of exquisite sacrificial vessels and jade ornaments. The Jade Clothes Sewn with Gold Threads unearthed in a Western Han Tomb in Heibei Province is made of 2,000-odd pieces of Hetian jade. Through the ages, Hetian jade had been considered a priceless treasure. we can see only high officials were buried with jade articles.
　

Among the four major kinds of Chinese jade, Hetian Nephrite is known as the national jade. Since more than 2500 years ago, the jade has been regarding as the symbol of identity, that only the nobles and high officials were allowed to wear it. The famous Heshi Bi was a fine work of Hetian Nephrite.
The Hetian Nephrite originates in the North Hillside of Kunlun Mountain in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China, 4500 meters above the sea level, the natural environment is abominable, it’s high and cold and short of oxygen, having no way to climb, it is extremely difficult to exploit jade. In recent years excessive industrialized exploitation nearly exhausted the raw materials of the Hetian Nephrite. 10 years ago, the material of Hetian Nephrite is dozens yuan per kilogram; but nowadays it will be cost as many as ten thousand yuan, even hundreds of thousands of yuan.
Hetian Nephrite can be divided into two kinds, the mountain material and Seed Nephrite. The Seed Nephrite is superior in quality. The main variety is as follows: Mutton-Fat Jade, white jade, blue-white jade, green jade, yellow jade, Tang jade, and black jade. Its degree of value is depends on the color and the pureness of texture. Mutton-Fat Jade is the first-class item of Hetian-White-Nephrite. It is white and appears the reserved bright as coagulated grease with pure and delicate texture. Unexpectedly its content of tremolite is up to 99%. It is very rare and only produced in Xinjiang. So it’s extremely famous and invaluable.
Containing a lot of trace elements, such as selenium, zinc, copper, cobalt, manganese, etc. which will be absorbed progressively when it is kept in touch with human’s body for a long time, jade can make people more healthy. In addition, jade also has the efficiency of soothing the feelings and strengthening the fast reacting ability.
"Gold is estimable, but jade is priceless". The fact that the official seal for the Beijing Olympics 2008 is carved out of Hetian Nephrite has affirmed its excellent reputation.

1) The weight of the piece. Jade, even the lesser density nephrite jade like Xiu jade, is heavier than regular glass or resin. 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 body's, then open your palm right away and put the jade aside. After about 25 seconds in regular room temperature surrounding, use the tip of tongue to feel the piece. If there is a very cool sensation, then it is most likely jade.

4) Jade is more durable than glass. If you wear a piece and it breaks very easily, it definitely is not jade. Even the soft nephrite jade should not break easily.

5) Texture, the texture of jade is very smooth. Run your finder nail on the surface of the piece, if it feels bumpy on your nail, but the surface appears to be smooth, it is most likely not jade. This method works better on glass and other synthetic resin fake jade.

6) The Sound test. Let two jade bracelets loosely hang on one of the fingers on each of your hands, and then collide the two bangles very lightly. If the bracelets are made from jade, the sound should have a very clear, pleasant and higher pitch sound than the sound produced by two pieces of glass or other synthetic substances.

7) The method which delivers the most accuracy is to break the piece. If the piece is made from jade, then the inside should be composed by tiny mineral particles you can see. However, if it is made from glass, the broken surface should be smooth with glassy pattern.
　

About jade quality analysis --"Three T's"

Tone
describes the specific quality of a color grade. The Finest colors are "penetrating" and vivid from a distance. They should be pure. evenly distributed and free of brown or gray tones.

Translucency
ranges from near transparent to opaque. 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.

Jade Over 100 million years ago, when the magma spouted from the earth crust and became cool some elements experienced complicated chemical reactions and changed into jade stone.The true jade namely nephrite, a hard non-crystalline mineral consists of silicates of calcium and magnesium; it varies in colors according to the proportion of iron contained. Jadeite is a harder silicate of alumina and sodium, which is regarded as an excellent substitute for jade; in China about one hundred and seventy different kinds of stones are frequently included in the term “jade”.
Chinese jade culture is very deep and rich. On the site of Hongshan culture and Hemudu culture archaeologists have found jade objects, which can date back to the early Neolithic period (around 7,000years ago).
In ancient time the nobles and royalties possessed jade ornaments and jade ware to show their power, social status and wealth. Jade articles were even buried with them in the coffin because they believed that jade could keep evil spirits away and protect the body from decaying. Jade articles were always used to worship heaven in ancient time.
Chinese people even endowed jade with a lot of cultural connotations. According to the quality of jade people compared their virtue with jade. Jade is warm and smooth which is like the virtue of benevolence. Jade is translucent and its flaws can be seen, which is like the virtue of righteousness. Jade can be broken yet can not be bent, which is the virtue of braveness. Jade can send good and clear sound when being struck, which is like the virtue of wisdom. It is sharp when cut but not injures people, which is like the virtue of pure. Chinese people revered jade so there was one saying in China” Gold is valuable but jade is invaluable.”
Jade in Chinese is pronounced “yu” and it stands for beauty, purity and good virtue. So it is always related to other words and idioms. “Jade will not become ware without being carved and polished” that indicates man will not become a useful person without being cultivated. The God in Chinese Taoism is called “Heavenly Jade Emperor”. The Chinese character of jade (yu) is always used in names. One of the Four Beauties in Chinese history, named Yang Yuhuan, the beloved concubine of Emperor Xuanzong in the Tang Dynasty (618AD – 907AD). Yang is her surname and her given name is “Yuhuan”, which means “jade ring”.
There is a famous story about a piece of jade (heshibi), which was believed the most priceless treasure. In 689BC one man called Bian found this jade which was hidden under the veil of a coarse stone. He contributed it to the king of State Chu but the king cut off his legs because the king didn’t know the value of this stone. Later the stone was cut and it proved to be a valuable jade and it was named “heshibi”. Wan Bi Gui Zhao (Jade Returned Intact to Kingdom Zhao) is a follow-up story of the famous jade. 300 years later this national treasure fell into the hands of King Zhao. The king of the Qin State, the most powerful state during the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), tempted to exchange the jade from the State Zhao by using his 15 cities, but his trick failed. The jade was returned to the State Zhao safely. Later after the Kingdom Qin unified China the emperor Qinshihuang got this jade and he ordered craftsman to carve it into a stamp. This imperial stamp was carved with 8 Chinese characters “shou ming yu tian, ji shou yong chang”, which means “ given the order from heaven, enjoy long live and flourish”. From then on this imperial stamp became the token of supreme power and authority.
Jade stone is valuable. The material is very rare and very difficult to find and to mine. Now high quality jade stone is almost depleted. Jade stone is very hard. Suppose the hardness of diamond is 10 the hardness of hard jade especially jadeite can reach 9. So it is very difficult to process jade stone into jade ware and jewelry. People used carborundum and diamond powder to cut and polish jade. Jade stone has a lot of different colors such as green, white, red, yellow, black and etc. After processed they are very smooth and lustrous.
The four most famous jade in China are Hetian jade in Xinjiang Uigur Autonomous Reign, Dushan jade in Nanyang, Henan Province, Xiuyan Jade in xiuyan city, Liaoning Province, turquoise in Yunxian, Hubei Province.
The quality criteria of jade lies in many aspects, such as the brightness of color and luster, compactness of inner structure, workmanship of the carving and so on. For example, nephrite creates an oily luster and jadeite creates a vitreous luster. Tiny cracks can lower the value of jade; on real jade, air bubbles can not be seen; the more lenitive jade has the higher quality.
People believe jade has life and soul and it needs constant care by collectors. Firstly, avoid being bumped on hard surfaces as jade is delicate. Although sometimes a crack can not be seen by the naked eye, the interior structure may have been damaged. As time goes on, it will appear and reduce its value. Secondly, protect jade articles from dust or greasy dirt. If blemished, they must be scrubbed with a soft cloth or washed with clean water. Thirdly, when left unused it is best to store the jade in a case or box to protect it from being bumped. Fourthly, jade should be kept away from perfume or chemicals otherwise it will tarnish. Fifthly, do not expose jade to sunlight for a long time, otherwise it may expand and the quality will change slightly. Finally, jade has certain water content so keep it not in an over-drying area.

Jade carving became a separated profession in the Shang and Zhou dynasties about 3,000 years ago. The excavations have shown the fine workmanship of that time. The craftsmanship of jade carving reached its peak in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911AD). Jade is hard and it is extremely difficult to carve but Chinese craftsmen created incredibly intricate ornaments and jewelry from jade. The materials used for jade carving include all kinds of hard stones, such as jadeite, nephrite, red agate, crystal, turquoise, malachite, emerald, amethyst, coral, lapis lazuli, ruby and sapphire. It is a special skill to exploit the natural color of a piece of jade to create an effective design so the most expensive ones are not those of one single color but those of multiple colors. These jade carvings such as jade bowl, jade plate, jade statues of animals and characters are valuable collections. There are also other jade items of more practical use, such as rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants.

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Jade was a Royal Gemstone in China and Asia, used as the Emperor Seal in the Palace, as the totems and the Essence of Heaven and the Earth in eastern religion. Of all materials in the world of Chinese antiquities, jade best exemplifies the essential aspects of Chinese culture. It is used for both spiritual and ornamental purposes. It is the symbol of power and associated with heroes, the symbols of pure, noble and sublime, and stands for morality. It is also a symbol of ethics and norms. In ancient times, only aristocrats could own jade wares. The imperial seal of the Qin dynasty, the first feudal society in China, was made of jade.

Jade has been the symbol of love and virtue for thousands of years in China. It was used for ritual utensil, funeral utensils, accessories, currency, weapons, diplomatic gifts, musical instruments (since the sound is pleasing to the ear and travels far) and food containers. It was not just a piece of jewelry, it was a part of one's being -- a gentleman would never discard his jade ornaments in Chinese culture.

Chinese people believed that jade ornaments could resist invasion of evil influence and create safety. The Taoists believed jade could keep one immortal physically. Jade carvings are used as amulets to protect people from disease and calm their emotions with spirituality in Buddhism.Confucius even concluded jade had many virtues, namely benevolence, fidelity, courtesy, etiquette, wisdom and sincerity, etc. Yu means jade and Di means king in Chinese, then Yu-Di means the King of Heaven.