Fostering public interest is the chief of Jade Expo

The five-day "2014 China Harbin International Jewellery & Jade Fair" was successfully concluded at Harbin International Convention and Exhibition Center. More than 400 jewellery and jade companies from China, South Korea, Poland, Sri Lanka, Japan, Thailand, Russia and other countries participated in the exhibition and over 10,000 exhibits were displayed. The total transaction volume of jewellery and jade exhibits exceeded 100 million yuan and won the crown of sales at the Haje Jewelry Show. More than last. Among them, the Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economics and Information Technology, as a docking bridge between Shanghai Jadestone and Heilongjiang Jade Stone, organized the Lao Fengxiang, Zhang Tiejun, and Haipai jade carving masters to participate in the exhibition. It also demonstrated the highest level of contemporary Chinese jade carvings and caused local collectors and enthusiasts to participate in the exhibition. Sought after.

This achievement not only created the brilliance of the Harbin Jewelry Expo, but also aroused the attention of the art market that is still in the adjustment stage. What makes Harbin the biggest market for the jewelry trade in Northeast China? What is the secret of its success? In this regard, the Deputy Director of the Heilongjiang Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, Lian Lianbo accepted an interview with the Art Investment Group and answered questions one by one.

With regard to the collection of jewels and jades, what is the difference between the buying groups of this jewellery jade fair and the previous ones?

Lian Lianbo: Harbin's collections did not have much knowledge of jewels in the past. They rarely visited this category when they were collecting. With the continuous development of the art market, especially the jewels and jade, Harbin collectors have gradually become interested in jewellery and jade. They have begun to understand the origins of different kinds of jade, what kind of material properties they have, and how to distinguish the advantages and disadvantages. However, in Harbin's local art market, the types of jewels and jades are not complete, and collectors' knowledge of jewellery and jade is limited to books, but only theoretical knowledge. This fair, gathered in various categories and different forms of jewellery and jade, just provided collectors with a platform to verify written knowledge. By observing the color of jade and weighing the weight of jade, they realized the jade more accurately, and their love of jade has also increased to a certain level.

The most important thing is that many of the masterpieces of Shanghai's jade sculptures have allowed collectors to see the highest level of contemporary jade carvings, deepening their understanding of jade culture, and also knowing that the true value of jade carving lies in its unique artistic ideas and profound cultural heritage. From the heart like jade carving.

Have a deeper understanding of jewellery and jade, which has prompted collectors to buy exhibits?

Leng Libo: For most Harbin gems and jade lovers, this fair is an exhibition to cultivate their interest and raise their horizons. But for some collectors, the show is the best platform for them to buy treasures. Plus, the northerners are bold in their personality, and they see that good jewels will be purchased decisively. At the exhibition site, I saw a lady listening carefully to a business introduction and putting her ruby ​​earrings in her pocket. More collectors, in order to verify their own appraisal, after repeatedly observing a piece of jade raw material with a flashlight, the palm-size raw materials were bought, ready to design their own jade sculptures, custom personalized jade carving.

In order to better display the functions of the exhibition platform, various series of events have also been held?

Leng Libo: Yes, in the five-day exhibition period, the first North Red Agate Cultural Festival series, Heilongjiang Baoyu Stone Project Promotion Conference, Shanghai-Heilongjiang Baoyu Stone Industrial Cooperation Development Symposium, Sino-Russian Gemstone Material Exhibition and The collections of famous collections, lectures on gems and jade expertise, etc., introduced the characteristics of various jades, and excavated some outstanding jade species that have not yet been noticed by the market, enriched the jade market, broadened the horizons of fans, and cultivated the public. interest of.

It is like the northern red agate produced in Harbin. The main body color is red, combined with yellow, white and purple, rich in color, beautiful and moist, unique style. At the same time, it possesses the five major characteristics of gemstones, namely, bright color, beautiful appearance, high hardness, good transparency, stable and scarce chemical substances, and easy carving, which can be said to be a new variety of engraving materials. Many jade masters in Shanghai have been attracted by the uniqueness of the northern red agate. The red agate on the north is used as the material. Based on the appearance and color characteristics of the agate stone, various animal and character themes are vividly carved, which is very beautiful. For example, Chinese jade carving master Yan Guiming uses a red natural red and yellow color to sculpt a lively prawns, and Chinese jade carving master Wu Zaofa uses the jade card to engrave the two skeletons, symbolizing a complete and sweet life. .

Through this expo, Harbin has become the largest trading venue for jewellery and jade in the Northeast. How do you think the fair should be held afterwards?

Lian Lianbo: At this Expo, Shanghai and Heilongjiang realized the docking. Shanghai will use the most exquisite jade carving techniques and the most creative design ideas to design and carve the local jade of Heilongjiang, promote the development of Heilongjiang jade, and allow Heilongjiang jade to develop. With the most cutting-edge jade market, Heilongjiang jade is known to more and more people. Therefore, it is suggested that the following exposition can attract more types of jade to participate in exhibitions, so that the public can know more valuable jade products that have not yet been discovered by the market and cultivate their interests. In this way, the public collection of jade will be done with confidence.