Photo Tour: Shopping at the Source for Rare Chinese Jade

The authors went looking for examples of rare "white stone" jade in Guangzhou, China's Hualin Street jade market. The tour and follow-up provide insights into doctoring of jade to make it more appealing to prospective buyers. Essentially their conclusion echoes a well-known fact: "Like many gem markets, caveat emptor is the norm as imitations abound." The article can be found here (Link).