The Forbidden City is the most mysterious part of Beijing, which is located in its very center. For five hundred years, it served as the residence of the Chinese emperors. Today it is equipped as a museum, but tourists and even guides do not know all its secrets...
The palace collection contains more than 30 thousand jade items from virtually all eras of human development: from the Neolithic period to the beginning of the 20th century.
It is the favorite stone of Chinese stone cutters. Today we will look at the favorite jade carvings of the Chinese Empress Ci-Xi, collected in the cellars of the Forbidden City.
This is a withered lotus leaf, transparent drops of moisture roll down the lace of the carved leaf, and a small frog lurks ...
Graceful leaves made of stone look like they are living blades of grass!
Another skillful work of Chinese stone cutters.
Graceful moth.
Flowering branch of a cherry tree.
Noble transparent jade, as if filled with moisture!
Hard jadeite has turned into flexible hemp ropes woven together, over which jade butterflies flutter!
The most amazing jadeite creations are realistic fallen leaves. It takes unsurpassed skill to create this stone lace!
