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Hongshan Culture & Jade
Hongshan culture was discovered in 1935, becoming an important part of the Neolithic Age in Northern China. Hongshan jades were found in large quantities with more than 52 different types in various shapes and forms. Typical Hongshan jade items are pig dragons, embryo dragons and cirrus-shaped jade articles. Hongshan jade carvings are crafted at higher levels than those of the Xinglongwa and Zhaobaogou cultures. Most Hongshan jade artifacts are well preserved due to the utilization of slab burial tombs and the dry arid climate of Inner Mongolia.
More than 20 cirrus-shaped jade articles have been unearthed at the site of Hongshan culture, each of them representing two fundamental themes—cirrus-shaped angles and minor convexities. The combination of cirrus-shaped angles and minor convexities in different ways constitute the various patterns and designs of the cirrus-shaped jade articles of the Hongshan culture, which is best demonstrated by the enormous blackish green jade dragon unearthed at Sanxingtala Township of Wengniute Banner in 1971.
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