Shanghai Jade Carving Factory

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Address
33 Caobao Road
Shanghai
[Zip/Postal Code:200235]

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Company Description

Shanghai Jade Carving Factory is the most brilliant pearl in the treasure of the Chinese national and traditional culture and art. Its skills, which have under gone a continuous development in its age-old history, have left for the later generations, a lot of carvings of exquisite workmanship and have brought up highly skilled master craftsmen through ages. As one of the traditional Chinese handicrafts, Jade carving has a history of almost 5000 years. Some of the raw materials used are found in China, such as white jade in Xinjiang, agate in Heilongjiang, Xiuyan jade in Liaoning, Dushan jade in Henan, and some of them are imported from abroad, such as rose quartz from Brazil, coral from Japan, jasper from Canada and lapis lazuli from Afghanistan. These materials are made into exquisite art pieces, including legendary figures, vases and incense burners, flowers, birds, animals and various kinds of jewelry and ornaments.

Situated in the southwest of Shanghai, Shanghai Jade Carving Factory, with a history of about 48 years, specializes in jade carving and jewelry
Before the founding of New China, jade carving was done on an individual family basis with small workshops and few varieties.

Driven from pillar to post, many veteran artisans had to change their trade, which was on the verge of extinction.

After liberation, the People's Government attached great importance to the revival and development of the traditional handicraft industry. As a result, artisans came back to their former jobs. In 1955, 17 handicraftsmen were organized into a jade carving cooperative, which expanded and turned into a state-owned factory with more than 400 workers in 1958. As production went up, the number of handicraftsmen increased year by year. Today, the factory is the largest producer of jade carving in China, and the best-known factory in the Orient.

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