Jade comes in many hues, from the shade of a kingfisher’s throat to what the Chinese describe as “moss entangled with melting snow.” But for the people of Myanmar, it is stained, most of all ...

There is also a popular legend about the Chinese Zodiac Signs, Britannica says. Legend says the Jade emperor initiated a race ...

“There are heirlooms and then there’s jade,” Ms. Lau, who was raised in Honolulu in a family influenced by her father’s Chinese ancestry, said on a video call from her showroom in Brooklyn.

It's based on an ancient tale, and it goes a little like this… The story goes that a race was organised by the Jade Emperor - one of the most important gods in traditional Chinese religion - who ...