Jade industry welcomes historical development opportunities

China has a custom of consuming jewellery and jade. The jade culture has a long history in China and has passed on to today. In the face of huge market and market development potential, with its rich jewellery and jade resources and unique jewelry culture, the Chinese jewellery and jade industry has encountered unprecedented opportunities for development. With an average annual growth rate of more than 15%, China has become the third largest jewelry market after the United States and Japan, and the world’s largest jade processing and consumption country. In this issue of "Rejuvenating Saitama Culture," the five masters will interpret the Chinese jade culture to usher in historic development opportunities.

[Jade industry development triple jump]

The contemporary jade industry is just a very short moment in the long history. It can be roughly divided into three stages: The first stage is from 1980 to 1996, which is the recovery period of the jade industry. The jade industry has moved from a planned economy to a market economy. The jade industry is dominated by jade, white jade, jade, and agate. The industry has some jewelry and fashion innovations based on traditional craftsmanship. In this period, the overall industrial development is rapid, but the level of development and artistry are relatively low. The second stage was from 1996 to 2002. At this stage, China's jade industry had undergone rapid development and entered an adjustment period of its industrial structure. With the improvement of living standards, people have higher and higher requirements for the quality of jade products. Some low-end products have been eliminated, and those with exquisite craftsmanship and rich cultural content have come to the fore. The third stage was after 2002. Along with the adjustment and development of the Chinese economy, Chinese jade products entered a new era. On the one hand, it has experienced the adjustment of the industrial structure and product structure in the past decade, and the new round of products has been accepted by the society. At the same time, the scarcity of jade raw materials has also become increasingly apparent. The soaring price of raw materials has shifted the jade industry from extensive development to refinement, and the proportion of added value in products has become higher and higher.

[At least 10% annual growth]

In recent years, China's jewellery and jade industry has grown at an average annual rate of over 15%. In 2000, sales were 80 billion. Sales in 2008 have exceeded 180 billion, and its growth rate far exceeds GDP growth over the same period. According to the prediction of China Jewelry Association, in the next few years, China's jewelry market will continue to maintain an annual growth of more than 10%.

With the rapid development of the industry, the Pearl River Delta, the Yangtze River Delta, Beijing, Henan and other jewelery and jade industry bases have formed, and the advantages of clustering have begun to appear. This advantage arises because many related companies are geographically located in the same region and cooperate with each other in the aspects of the manufacture and maintenance of raw materials and semi-finished products, parts and equipment, technological innovation, and personnel training, thereby reducing transaction costs and improving overall efficiency. Form a sustainable industrial road.

The industry has achieved all-round rapid development, and it has also made the jade industry more capital-intensive. After the commodity house, jade has become the latest investment "darling", and the prices of various jade products have skyrocketed.

[Saiyu usher in new opportunities for development]

For a long time, Xiuyan jade has been the largest Chinese jade market. From the period after the 1980s onwards, 60%-70% of the jade material in the jade market of the country came from Xiuyan, and the relevant employees of Xiuyanyu claimed 100,000 people. However, there seems to be a gap between the vast industrial development and the collectors' community of Xiuyanyu, which is still a low-end concept in many people's minds.

From the perspective of industrial development, despite the fact that the annual output value of Xiuyan Yuyin reaches several billion yuan, it is still only at the initial stage of low value-added markets. Xiuyan needs a higher value-added industrial approach; and from art and collectibles In terms of perspective, Xiuyanyu has apparently not fully expressed its own characteristics. The level of craftsmanship has not yet reached the appeal of jade carving centers such as Beijing, Henan, Yangzhou, Shanghai and Guangzhou.

However, under the revival of the entire jewellery and jade industry, the value of Xiuyanyu has been highlighted. Xiuyan jade has a higher potential than others. As long as the guidance is developed in a reasonable way, Xiuyan Yu will surely create a beautiful future.