1 | Not surprisingly, other countries have begun to enter the Chinese market and cash in on their lucrative jade deposits. | |
2 | Chopsticks can be made of a variety of materials, including bamboo, wood, jade, ivory, plastic, gold and silver and so on. | |
3 | 中国的卖家或者买家会迅速判断出那里还有多少件青花瓷、玉石或者是景泰蓝仍属于法国收藏家私人所有,大部分都不为人知或者未列入目录。 Chinese dealers and collectors have been quick to recognise how much porcelain, jade and cloisonné there still is in private French collections, much of it unknown and uncatalogued. | |
4 | 而熟知当地风土人情也是非常重要的,因为不同地区的人对珠宝品味大不相同:例如,玉石在内陆省份很受欢迎,而沿海地区则更偏爱设计简单的图案。 Local knowledge matters, for tastes differ widely: jade is popular in interior provinces, for example, while coastal regions prefer simple designs. | |
5 | Chopsticks, the simplest and most effective eating tool, can be made of a variety of materials, such as bamboo, wood, lacquer, jade, ivory, plastic, aluminum, silver and gold. |