Each color of jade represents slightly different things. The most common color of jade is green, which represents the Confucian virtues of wisdom, compassion, modesty, justice and courage. Confucius explained how the Chinese viewed jade by explaining how: “The wise have likened jade to virtue. For them, its polish and brilliancy represent the whole of … Read more

Here is an interesting excerpt translating the name Jade in Chinese: " Jade in Chinese is pronounced as ‘Yu’.... The concept of Yu is usually misunderstood .... Yu could be more accurately translated as a precious or ornamental rock. Yu is seldom used to define true jade. Many girls in ancient China … Read more

I also agree that jade can be hard to identify. Jade comes in many colours (green is the most popular but it also comes in blue, red, orange, lavender, yellow and black).Jade can also be translucent to opaque.There are a few ways to identify jade. First of all jade (both varieties; nephrite and jadeite) is … Read more