If it can be cheap, the merchant wants to sell jade to you cheaply. After all, it can increase sales, can't it? Unfortunately, it can't be sold! !
Why is jade expensive?
Emeralds are produced in Myanmar, and only in Myanmar in the world. Do you think there are many emeralds? That's just low-grade jadeite, there are few high-grade jadeite, and there are many minerals that can't be dug up no matter how good they are.
Besides, do you think it is easy to dig jade? Don't! We don't know how many people stayed on the mountain forever because of mining.
Do you think Emerald can enter and leave China at will? Don't! Jade is controlled by the Burmese military, and jade can only be purchased through the open market!
With so many jadeites, have you ever thought about how the shape of jadeite finally affects its value? !
For example, bracelets are expensive, and many friends are complaining about why the price gap between bracelets and pendants is so big, so why is jade so expensive?
First of all, when a piece of wool is placed in front of the jade sculptor, the jade sculptor should first consider how to cut as many bracelets as possible, and then use the leftover materials of the bracelet core to make pendants. If there is small waste, grind it into beads. It can be said that most good materials are made into bracelets, which is one of the most expensive reasons for bracelets.
Moreover, experts in the industry estimate the price of wool by estimating the maximum number of bracelets when buying wool. Therefore, bracelets are also a weather vane that affects the jade market. When the price of wool goes up, bracelets will take the lead.
In recent years, with the policy restrictions of the Myanmar government, many mining areas have been closed and many mining companies have withdrawn from the mining areas. In addition, the increase of machinery and labor costs leads to the continuous increase of mining costs, and the output of jadeite raw stone is getting lower and lower. As the saying goes, scarcity is precious, and this price will naturally increase, and it is impossible to reduce it.
Due to large-scale repeated mining, the output of jadeite raw stone is getting lower and lower, and high-grade raw materials are rare. The decrease in output also leads to greater gambling of jadeite raw stone. If you want to develop good jadeite, you often need to invest more money.
There is a large market demand, especially for high-grade jadeite. In the domestic market, as long as it is high-grade jadeite with reasonable price, it can often be sold quickly. Even if the jade market is in a downturn, there are no buyers for high-grade jade. The recent sale of high-priced rough stones in Myanmar also fully illustrates this point.
The development of any kind of jewelry and jade can not be separated from the cultural background of a country. China is a country with a history of jade culture. In ancient times, there was a saying that "a gentleman is better than jade". Today, wearing jade is an elegant embodiment. Jade culture has evolved into jade culture, becoming the highest realm of jade development, and wearing and collecting jade articles is also a unique embodiment of Chinese culture in the world.
Emerald is naturally colorful and has excellent wearing effect. High hardness, not easy to wear, transparent texture, strong practicality, stable properties and long-term preservation, so jade is a good choice for wearing or collecting.
Jade is different from colored gems, and precious stones can only belong to the field of jewelry. However, jade is different. Although it also belongs to the jade field, it is a jewelry field that can be crossed. Can be made into traditional jewelry to wear, like a gem ring surface, can also be used for inlay. No matter what theme, as long as the craft is exquisite, the artistic value is high. The particularity of jade is that it can span the two fields of jewelry and jade, which is not available in other jewelry and jade.