First of all, our view:
We think this is mainly caused by cultural differences. For example, there are many artificial optimizations in foreign colorful treasures, and many colorful treasures have been optimized by some means, such as "discoloration" and "oiling" with heat treatment technology.
These optimization methods are acceptable to foreign consumers. But in China, few consumers can accept such optimization. You see that everyone is so obsessed with lines and cracks, you know that China people pay more attention to the nature of materials.
In addition, foreign countries like things with clear standards. For example: diamonds. There is no standard for jadeite, which is difficult for foreign consumers to understand and like.
To sum up: "Orientals don't accept optimization, and Westerners don't accept no standards." This is caused by the cultural differences between East and West.
Second, some of your views are also very good. Try to summarize as follows:
1) China people's love for jadeite is the crystallization of China's culture for thousands of years, because there are jadeite treasures in the imperial palace in history, and one of them can be used as a gift. The emperor, the imperial concubine and the traditional culture all know about jadeite.
2) There are two branches in the towering tree of Chinese jade culture, one is Hetian jade and the other is jadeite jade. The characteristics of Hetian jade and jadeite jade contain the temperament of the Chinese nation and are unique among countries in the world.
3) Foreigners love telling the truth. You can know jade without a set of square standards. Foreigners can't measure the value with a completely mechanical model, so they can't become the mainstream. Moreover, jade is produced in Asia, and they have no monopoly. Smart foreigners want to earn more money from Asians but don't want Asians to earn their own money, so they don't like popularizing jade jewelry.
4) First of all, West Renye Fang likes jade egg noodles and luxurious inlaid things. Look at the recent Oscars. Western stars also wear jade jewelry. Note that almost all of them are inlaid with jade egg noodles, and there are no flowers and bracelets that China people prefer. This can also explain why the price of high-quality egg noodles has gone up to heaven. The students who ask questions want to express white jade, which westerners hardly play.
This is the second point.
Secondly, let's compare diamonds with jadeite. Although westerners have a 4C saying about diamonds, the first thing is cutting, which directly affects the quality of diamonds. Have you ever noticed that no matter how big the diamond is, westerners will never get a flower and give it some meaning. Always polish according to the shape of circle, princess square, pear and horse eye. Even if the finished product is almost as big as the palm of your hand and embedded in rattan, it is not made of flowers, ornaments or handles. Why?
China people endowed the stone with more humanistic poetry. I use poetry here. It shows in the bones that the Chinese nation is a romantic nation. When you see bamboo, you can think of bamboo before it was unearthed. Open-minded; Higher scores have both auspicious meanings and the spirit of scholar-officials. China people appreciate jade, and prefer to combine the advantages and disadvantages of the stone itself with exquisite craftsmanship to express their wishes.
Finally, regardless of money, I really think diamonds are not as good as stones.
5) The origin of jadeite was under the jurisdiction of Yongchang Prefecture in Yunnan, China before the Ming Dynasty, and it did not belong to Myanmar until the Qing Dynasty. Emerald has already entered China, but princes and nobles have always regarded Hetian jade as the only "real jade" and jadeite as "fake jade". It was not until Emperor Qianlong, a true jade lover, that jade was regarded as a "treasure handed down from generation to generation". Ji Xiaolan wrote in the Notes of Yuewei Caotang: When I was a child, people didn't regard jade as jade, but only "strengthened the reputation with jade ears"; When I get old, jade is "more expensive than real jade".
6) A friend of mine, who is also a jade maker, is good at talking. I don't know if it's right.
He said that foreigners also like jade, but they prefer color. They would rather buy a colored Gan Qing, or B's green and purple. They can't accept planting water. And most of them think that jade is expensive, even better than diamonds, so they can't accept our A.
Most of them think that beauty is colorful. . .
They think it is more eye-catching to wear, regardless of connotation.
7) The questions asked by students are too complicated. In a word: If foreigners can spend the New Year with us, jade will definitely make them like it. Some students who asked questions said, "What factors restrict the internationalization of jadeite?" Unconsciously, I lifted something and put it down. Internationalization is on the right track, and China's standards should be in line with internationalization, with clear priorities. Can it be reversed? This is related to a country's comprehensive strength in economy, culture, system, military and education. Any information we can access about the west is the external embodiment of values. Appreciation and enjoyment are beneficial and people's subjective initiative plays a role. Similarly, foreigners can also be exposed to our mainstream values, or seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and people's subjective initiative will play a role again. The problem is that we can't comment on its advantages and disadvantages, we can only say which one is more suitable. However, what we can see now is that China's comprehensive national strength and international status are constantly improving, which is conducive to making foreigners like our jade culture.
8) The west is mostly a marine civilization, open and extroverted, so it only likes glittering things like gold and silver, while the eastern Hehan civilization will like introverted things like jade. It's not that foreigners don't like jade, but they don't like it as much as people in China. The reason why they are not interested in jade is that they don't know that jade has unusual symbolic significance in China. The tradition of China people's love for jade is inherited from Longshan culture and Hemudu culture, adding divinity and authority in the historical process. The word jade is the word king, plus a little. Can you not respect it? China people like jade, while westerners like diamonds. Jade is warm and restrained, and diamonds are beautiful. Emerald embodies the characteristics of China people's reservation, but now China people seem to be more willing to show off, thus forming a powerful luxury consumption trend!
9) It is kingship ... Our ancestors used jade as their seal ... Foreigners used gold as their crown from the beginning ... Ordinary people followed suit. ...
10) foreign countries like clear lines and distinct grades, but there is no clear regulation on the grade of jadeite, and beauty is the best.
Why do few foreigners like jade? 》