Chapter 6 Jade

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Chapter 6 Jade

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• Jade is usually green, the color of nature.
• And, jade was praised by Confucius
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• as an earthly treasure because it has the
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• five things that humans should try to
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• These are kindness, honesty, wisdom, courage,
  and purity.

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• A long time ago, the Chinese believed
• that the earliest humans were helpless,
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• troubled by wild animals and dangerous
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• weather.
• However, the gods felt sorry for them.
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• To help them, the gods made a
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• rainbow of jade for humans to use. ???
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• So, the Chinese believe jade is the stone of
  heaven.

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• Jade was the connection between the gods and men,
  and also between life and life-after-death.
• This is why Chinese emperors had
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• suits of jade after they died.
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• Chinese jade comes from mountains in Central
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• Asia and was brought to Chinas
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• richest cities
• on the Silk Road by camels.
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• In Central America, jade was also greatly valued
  by the old Maya and Aztec cultures.??????????
• Jade was their most important treasure, so they
  offered it to their gods.

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• For example, they threw jade into holy
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• wells
• for the rain god.
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• And some Maya kings were given jade
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• mask swhen they died.