I traveled to Yunnan two days ago and bought a dense jade pendant at the World Expo. I asked an expert to help me figure out how much it is worth. I felt it was too expensive.

There is a secret formula in the market: color, transparency, uniformity, shape, knocking, and illumination. If "price" is added, it will be more complete. Each discrimination principle is detailed as follows:

1. Color: Beautiful color is the first requirement. Currently, the most flattering color is bright green (green). Although the best color is dark green, green is too dark and makes people feel too dull, so the best color is dark. On the contrary, the price of green is not as high as that of bright green.

2. Transparency: The high level of transparency has a great impact on the value of jade. Transparent jade gives people a cool feeling, but opaque jade, no matter how green the color, feels too dull and lacks vivid beauty. Usually, transparent jade is called "glass type" in the market, translucent jade is called "ice type" or "Guanyin type", and opaque jade is called "hibiscus type" or "taro type".

3. Uniformity: The uniformity of the color is directly proportional to the value. There is a price difference of several digits between a jade that is entirely green and a jade that is only partially green. The distribution position of the color also has a great relationship. A little green in a conspicuous place is naturally more pleasing to the eye than green distributed on the edge.

4. Shape: Jade is not valued by weight like other gemstones. Jade is mainly valued based on its shape, size and thickness. The larger and thicker the more valuable it is, on the contrary, the price of small and thin jade is will be worse. In addition, its shape is also very important, because most Chinese people buy jade with the mentality of seeking good luck and avoiding bad luck. If the shape of jade has the shape of a good luck symbol, like fish (abundance every year), peach (longevity), coins (To attract wealth)...etc., will be more attractive to traders than ordinary flowers and plants.

5. Knock: This is the special method for choosing jade bracelets. Good quality jade has a crisp sound when knocked. If the jade itself has flaws, such as cracks, hollows or partial deterioration inside, the sound will be different. The feeling will be like knocking on rotten cotton, and the sound will become " "Crack" sound.

6. Photo: Pick up the jade and observe it in a bright place. You can see the color and flaws of the jade at a glance. Sometimes the jade that looks perfect on the surface has flaws only when you take a photo of it. In addition, the color distribution can also be seen through the action of taking a photo, and whether it is a natural color can be determined by irradiation with light. At the same time, synthetic jade (fake jade) cannot escape the "photography" level, but this "photography" It still requires experienced people to be skilled enough. Most people may not be able to see why.

7. Price: This is a very simple method of identification. As the saying goes, "You get what you pay for." "This is especially true in the jewelry industry. There is absolutely no such thing as buying good jade at a low price. Usually, cheap goods are mostly fake. Therefore, when we buy and sell, we can infer from the price. It is impossible to sell good jade at a low price. Price, so when you see a beautiful piece of jade and ask about the price, and you find it is very cheap, your first reaction is to think that there is something wrong with it. You must not be greedy for cheap, so as not to be deceived, which is not worth the gain.