This series presents over fine pictures of unearthed jades in China, covering the most complete collection of the last eighty years, especially from the s on, of China's archaeological field research. Among the overall volumes sorted by regions, ninety per cent of the jades are, for the first time, presented in high quality color pictures to the public. These pictures show the clear and original appearances of the jade, with compendious text descriptions of each item, in both Chinese and English, offering key information such as its history, size and current status. For most items, a detailed description on the appearance is also provided. The series is compiled by a prestigious editing team of ten Chinese specialists, with jade expert Fang Gu as the chief editor. The Institute of Archaeology at the Chinese Academy of Social Science (CASS), together with over experts a 0 provincial and local institutes of archaeology, contributed to the project.
