To enjoy jade in China, you must mention the Jade Street in changshou road. Thousands of jade shops gather here, and customers are like clouds, which is very lively. All businessmen who have been to Emerald Street are amazed at its scale and prosperous business. This jade street has a history of more than 400 years. It has always been the commercial center of jade in China and the largest jade wholesale market in Asia. There are nearly 2,000 jade shops around Jade Street, which mainly deal in jade, crystal, pearl, gold ornaments, silver ornaments, precious stones and antiques. Customers mainly come from Chinese mainland, Hongkong, Taiwan Province Province, South Africa, Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia. Some trade relations began in the Ming Dynasty.
In Guangdong, in addition to Guangzhou, Sihui in Zhaoqing, Yangmei in Jieyang and Pingzhou in Nanhai, jade processing bases and trade centers began to form at the beginning of last century.
Small jade workshops are scattered in all districts and towns of Sihui City. In an alley 500 meters east of Sihui City, there are more than 500 jade shops, forming the world-famous sihui jade Street. It consists of three parts: Emerald Street, emerald city and Sky Market.
Yangmei Jade Market is located in Yangmei Village in the west of Jieyang City. Yangmei Village is the largest professional jade village and middle and high-grade jade processing and trading base in China. Engaged in jade processing trade for nearly a hundred years, there are more than 680 households in the village, and more than 95% are engaged in jade processing and marketing. Yang Meiyu mainly sells jadeite at home and abroad.
Jade processing in Pingzhou, South China Sea began in 1930s. At that time, there was a famous jade family in Pingdong, Pingzhou, and many people in Pingdong mastered the processing skills of jade. The characteristic product of Pingzhou jade is jade bracelet, which accounts for 60% to 70% of the total production and sales of jade. It can be described as the hometown of jade bracelets.