Seal engraving, China’s UNESCO World Intangible Heritage, has a history of over 3700 years and still thrives today in modern Hangzhou.
Month: March 2017
Jade Culture of Liangzhu（良渚）
China has a time-honored history of producing jade artifacts and its history can go back as far as 7000 years ago. When the people of the Humudu culture (a Neolithic culture from 5500 BC to 3300 BC that flourished just south of the Hangzhou Bay) consciously selected beautiful stones, from materials used for producing daily tools, to accessorize themselves and decorate their houses the era of Chinese jade culture began, and by the time of Liangzhu Culture, the Chinese jade culture had reached its heyday.