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Seek the story of ancient jade in China.
Traditional old jadeite has been a favorite treasure since ancient times, so there are many stories and legends about it among the people. The following are several representative legends: 1. Emerald Dragon: It is said that a long time ago, an emerald dragon was finally driven to earth by the daughter of the sun because it defiled her pure land. Yulong loved his granddaughter deeply, so he went to the villa to learn the craft. Finally, he learned the skills of jewelry making and made a beautiful jade necklace to express his love for her. 2. Emerald Sword: According to legend, the ancient monarch ordered people to build swords that were not easy to wear. Several craftsmen competed to make them, but they soon wore out after each use. An old craftsman told the monarch that if you can pour some jade powder into the metal, you can make a very hard weapon, and the jade sword was born. 3. Emerald bracelet: According to legend, a woman took her son to go sightseeing by car, and unfortunately met a bandit, who asked the woman to hand over her jewelry. Afraid of her son's accident, the woman took off her jade bracelet and gave it to the bandits. Unexpectedly, this jade bracelet saved their lives, so the woman was grateful. Later, her family kept this jade bracelet. These legends all express people's treasure and love for jade, including mythical elements in the legends, and people's emotional sustenance and inheritance of precious stones and jewels. These stories and legends also attract people to understand and appreciate the traditional old jadeite.