Since ancient times, the ancestors of all ethnic groups in the Yellow River Basin and Jinsha River Basin have migrated and spread to Southeast Asia, and some geographical channels have been identified and opened up, which has become a way for economic and cultural exchanges among ethnic groups. This is the famous Southwest Silk Road. That is to say, on this southern Silk Road, the revival of land trade and economic and cultural exchanges between Yunnan and Myanmar in the Tang and Song Dynasties was demonstrated, which became the most brilliant chapter in the history of diplomatic relations of human civilization.
Commercial exchanges between China and Myanmar have a history of more than two thousand years. The friendship between the two countries based on mountains and rivers and friendly exchanges between the people goes back to ancient times. Due to its geographical advantages and historical origins with Myanmar, Tengchong is not only a border town of the motherland, but also an economic center leading to Myanmar in the border areas of Yunnan. During the Qing Dynasty, most of the non-governmental business exchanges between Yunnan and Myanmar transited through Tengyue. During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, Tengchong has become an important distribution center for jewelry and jade. On the commercial road from Bamu to Tengchong, Myanmar, there are about 10,000 caravans that walk all the year round. Caravans shuttle through the dense forest, carrying jadeite and the glory of Tengchong.
Jade is the king of jade, and it shows the world an oriental charm. It is not only an important part of the splendid culture of the Chinese nation, but also a brilliant achievement in the history of human art. The craftsman system reform in the early Ming Dynasty made Tengchong's jade carving technology advance by leaps and bounds. In the late Qing Dynasty, Tengchong became a commercial port, and its commerce was more prosperous. Tengchong is only over 300 kilometers away from Pagan, the origin of jadeite jade. When the Qing government implemented the sea ban policy, jadeite basically entered the customs from Tengchong, gathered in Tengyue, and then moved to the mainland. Tengchong was the most important and prosperous commercial city on the border between China and Myanmar at that time, and even the British consulate and customs were moved to Tengchong City. Tengyue Jade not only sells at home and abroad, but also forms a special jade trade line leading to the capital inland in the circulation of commodities. Tengchong pioneered the jade processing in the world. After the Qing Dynasty, jadeite was recognized as imperial jade, which was widely respected and loved. In the long historical process, human beings have embodied their own value orientation in jade and jadeite. After thousands of years of development, profound and exquisite carving art has emerged, and many famous "Jade Kings" and special streets "Bai Bao Street" have emerged before liberation. At that time, the knowledge of jade appreciation was almost as popular as that of the people. In the development of human society, jade is regarded as a symbol of power, status, wealth, dignity and possession, both ancient and modern. On the other hand, jade embodies the essence of mountains and rivers and the beauty of human appearance, and jade can raise the standards of religion, morality and civilization to elegant artistic aesthetic value. More importantly, jade symbolizes a noble moral sentiment and can purify human nature in the spiritual field. "Life is worse than death." Today, jade carving has gradually formed a cultural phenomenon in the development process. Jade cultural level has become a symbol of popularization, popularization, fashion and collection, and consumer groups have changed from special group consumption to mass consumption.
Both jade and jade have contributed to China's ancient China traditional culture becoming a symbol of world civilization. China's jade culture has a long history and is profound. People's spirit of worshipping jade has turned jade into culture, which has been integrated into people's spiritual world and traditional culture. The Chinese nation is the only nation in the world that combines the word "jade" with itself. It is the materialization of oriental spirit and an indispensable part of China traditional culture.
Chinese jade culture inherits * * * cultures of different races, different languages and different time and space. Tengyue culture integrates regional culture, hometown culture, national culture, local culture, foreign culture and jade culture. Tengyue jade culture is also a kind of art, economy, culture and culture, an excellent culture facing the whole country and the world, and a pluralistic aesthetic culture. Tengchong has a famous Tengyue jade brand. Tengchong, as the only birthplace of jade culture, not only has a solid foundation of jade industry, but also has a good humanistic foundation and strong ethnic customs. .