There's no doubt that jade is one of the most attractive aspects about Hongshan culture. The jade dragons unearthed or collected from the public have become symbols of this Neolithic culture.

Visitors look at a clay figurine from the Hongshan culture, which existed between 5,000 and 6,000 years ago, on Jan 27, 2025. [Photo by Jiang Dong/chinadaily.com.cn] The China Archaeological ...

Around 6,500 to 4,900 years ago, a late Neolithic culture called Hongshan thrived here, marked by its use of delicate jade ware and the initial totems of the Chinese dragon. Both were of symbolic ...

But one item stood out: a large jade dragon. The 5,000-year-old carving was the “largest jade dragon ever discovered from the Hongshan culture,” the State Council of the People’s Republic of ...