Burmese Jade Market in Mandalay | 缅甸玉
I had the privilege of following my friend, a Gem Broker working at the Mandalay Jade Market. Inside the market, the broker rent a small place with a short stool and a table top place from the shop owner for them to check the gems and deal. For every successful transaction, a small percentage goes to the shop owner. I sat down there with my friend and observed how the place went. Young and hopeful middleman carrying bags of mostly jade bracelets, come and show their crafts one after another. They can also speak broken chinese a little as most of the dealers are Chinese. There are also live sections where the broker do a live cast via their phone and wechat to those buyers overseas, especially China. But I was told most of the top quality pieces go straight to China and I would not be able to see it here. To come here, you will have to pay a entrance fee of 2500 Kyats if you are a foreigner, locals are free though.
Outside the market, there is an open section where they sell leftover pieces from the cut stones, some small accessories and raw stones. The area is free to visit but nothing much to see. Its more happening in the market area. If you are interested, you may come and observe and see how things work around here, its interesting.
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2 PART THE MANDALAY JADE MARKET IN MYANMAR OCT 2011
A COMPLETE REVIEW IN THE MOST IMPORTANT JADE MARKET IN THE WORD MYANMAR 2011
Myanmar ( Burma ) 2013, Mandalay, Jade - Market & Jade - Process, Shan State !
Jade is an ornamental stone. The term jade is applied to two different metamorphic rocks that are made up of different silicate minerals:
Nephrite consists of a microcrystalline interlocking fibrous matrix of the calcium, magnesium-iron rich amphibole mineral series tremolite (calcium-magnesium)-ferroactinolite (calcium-magnesium-iron). The middle member of this series with an intermediate composition is called actinolite (the silky fibrous mineral form is one form of asbestos). The higher the iron content the greener the colour.
Jadeite is a sodium- and aluminium-rich pyroxene. The gem form of the mineral is a microcrystalline interlocking crystal matrix.
Jade ist die Bezeichnung von Mineral-Gemengen, gebildet überwiegend aus Jadeit bzw. dem weicheren Nephrit, die in ganz spezieller Menge und Struktur auftreten müssen, um als der Schmuckstein Jade zu gelten.
In China ist Jade schon seit mindestens 8000 Jahren im Gebrauch; und mit der Zeit entwickelte sich sogar ein regelrechter Kult darum. Auch in Europa, im pazifischen Raum, im östlichen Mittelmeerraum und insbesondere in Mittelamerika wurde Jade bereits vor Jahrtausenden verarbeitet.
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Gold is valuable but Jade is priceless.......................Ancient Chinese Proverb
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1 PART THE MANDALAY JADE MARKET IN MYANMAR OCT 2011
A COMPLETE REVIEW OF THE MOST IMPORTANT JADE MARKET IN THE WORLD IN MANDALAY MYANMAR
Jade Market in Mandalay (Sunday) Myanmar, november 2018
Jade Market in Mandalay, Myanmar, november/2018
Fantastic!!! After the pieces produced by the Burmese, some 6 stalls controlled by Chinese, buy Jade bracelets (furor in China) The owner buys the best and pays the least. High voltage!!! Once the purchase is made (the owner on the right), the pieces are transferred to 5 employees who, through WhatsApp with video, offer real-time merchandise to buyers / resellers in China. They explain, measure and show the product that is seen through the phone. Some work with 3 iPhones, in a sort of auction. Loved this experience !!! All in cash, no problem.
Mandalay Jade market 曼得勒 玉市场
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EP1) Hunting for Top Quality Rough Translucent Black Jadeite Jade 2018 @ Mandalay Jade Market
EP1) Hunting for Top Quality Rough Translucent Black Jadeite Jade 2018 @ Mandalay Jade Market
The following series of 3 videos are a look into a secret culture that few have explored in-depth. My path follows the search for the elusive translucent black Omphacite-Jadeite gemstones of Myanmar. Traveling with my Burmese translator and Burmese Black Jadeite expert, we scan the Mandalay Jade market leaving no stone unturned.
Our search often leads us to low quality, high priced rough with little to no visible windows. Once in a while however, you can find quality high quality pieces for sale at extremely high prices, at this point it becomes a blind gamble to know exactly what can be cut to produce pieces that will pay for the high cost of the rough stone while also providing for a profit.
Another factor to consider when buying jadeite in Mandalay is how to safely transfer large amounts of cash in open markets without proper security measures in place. My guide explained that this is solved by transferring money to Myanmar bank accounts which is mostly done by the Chinese buyers from Chinese Banks as the Chinese control the whole monopoly on Jade at the Mandalay Jade Market as well as contribute to the continual increase in jadeite prices.
Deep inside the market they have many stalls with cutting saws of all varieties, utilizing the simplest forms of handmade equipment. Many buyers purchase stone from the outer market and take them to be cut inside this zone. There are also many tables of Chinese buyers waiting with signs that read “Black Jade” . These buyers attempt to buy up all available black jadeite at the market which they will then send to China to be perfectly cut by digitalized laser cutting equipment.
Thousands of people crowd the market with motorbikes and horns blowing making for a busy and exciting atmosphere. As the morning slowly turns into afternoon, the search for quality rough becomes less likely.
Finally, at the edge of the market we find 3 pieces of quality rough that have been polished on all surfaces. They look nice but there is no telling what will be inside once they are cut, my expert guide explains to me that the dealer will try and only show areas of the stone that are beautiful with polished windows but if the whole piece is polished then it means that it is of a higher grade.
Although these three small polished pieces of translucent black omphacite jadeite are gorgeous the price tag is far too high. The dealer wanted 10 million Kyat (7000 US dollars) and with the uncertainty about whats inside and what could be cut from these pieces, it was deemed by my local expert to be too risky of a purchase.
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0Myanmar Mandalay Jade Market Ao Vivo
Vlog review ngọc trang sức !! Myanmar Mandalay Jade Market
Vlog review ngọc trang sức !! Myanmar Mandalay Jade Market
EP3) Hunting for Top Quality Rough Translucent Black Jadeite Jade 2018 @ Mandalay Jade Market
EP3) Hunting for Top Quality Rough Translucent Black Jadeite Jade 2018 @ Mandalay Jade Market
The following series of 3 videos are a look into a secret culture that few have explored in-depth. My path follows the search for the elusive translucent black Omphacite-Jadeite gemstones of Myanmar. Traveling with my Burmese translator and Burmese Black Jadeite expert, we scan the Mandalay Jade market leaving no stone unturned.
Our search often leads us to low quality, high priced rough with little to no visible windows. Once in a while however, you can find quality high quality pieces for sale at extremely high prices, at this point it becomes a blind gamble to know exactly what can be cut to produce pieces that will pay for the high cost of the rough stone while also providing for a profit.
Another factor to consider when buying jadeite in Mandalay is how to safely transfer large amounts of cash in open markets without proper security measures in place. My guide explained that this is solved by transferring money to Myanmar bank accounts which is mostly done by the Chinese buyers from Chinese Banks as the Chinese control the whole monopoly on Jade at the Mandalay Jade Market as well as contribute to the continual increase in jadeite prices.
Deep inside the market they have many stalls with cutting saws of all varieties, handmade utilizing the simplest forms of equipment. Many Chinese buyers purchase stone from the outer market and take them to be cut inside this zone. There are also many tables of Chinese buyers waiting with signs that read “Black Jade” . These buyers attempt to buy up all of the available black jadeite at the market which they will send to china to be perfectly cut by digitalized laser cutting.
Thousands of people crowd the market with motorbikes and horns blowing making for a busy and exciting atmosphere. As the morning slowly turns into afternoon, the search for quality rough becomes less likely.
Finally, at the edge of the market we find 3 pieces of quality rough that have been polished on all surfaces. They look nice but there is no telling what will be inside once they are cut, my expert guide explains to me that the dealer will try and only show areas of the stone that are beautiful with polished windows but if the whole piece is polished then it means that it is of a higher grade.
Although these three small polished pieces of translucent black omphacite jadeite are gorgeous the price tag is far too high. The dealer wanted 10 million Kyat (7000 US dollars) and with the uncertainty about whats inside and what could be cut from these pieces, it was deemed by my local expert to be too risky to purchase.
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MANDALAY JADE MARKET 2017 Part1 - マンダレー・ヒスイマーケット
活気溢れるマンダレー・マンダレー・ヒスイマーケット。
ミャンマー北部 カチン州で産出したヒスイがこの市場に集まり取引される。
花花带大家在缅甸曼德勒翡翠市场直播，Myanmar Mandalay Jade Market Live Stream
The world's largest jade market in Mandalay, Myanmar
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Mandalay's jade market is believed to be the largest on earth. Here, every morning, thousands of people gather to cut, polish and trade the precious stones.
Jade is found all over the world, but the gems from Myanmar are widely considered to be the best quality. Despite decades of international sanctions, the jade trade to Asian countries, especially China, is still a multi-billion dollar industry.
We are walking through the jade Market in Mandalay!
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Myanmar Jade & Gems Emporium Auction 2016 at Maniradanar Jade Hall by Federico Barlocher
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Gold is valuable but Jade is priceless.......................Ancient Chinese Proverb
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MANDALAY JADE MARKET 2018 マンダレー・ヒスイ市場
市場外に大屋根ができました。
外国人のエントランスフィーも1,000チャットから2,500チャットへ値上げ。
MYANMAR: WORLD'S LARGEST JADE MARKET in MANDALAY and its sweatshops ????
SUBSCRIBE: - Let's visit the Jade Market in the city of Mandalay in Myanmar. Myanmar is home to the largest jade reserves on the planet and this precious stone makes up just under 50% of the country’s GDP. The Myanmar Jade Market (and the sweatshops that you will see here) is several square hectares of organized chaos. Here buyers from all over the world, but mostly China and India, come to buy jade in bulk and ship it home to local jewelers.
Myanmar (formerly Burma) is a Southeast Asian nation of more than 100 ethnic groups, bordering India, Bangladesh, China, Laos and Thailand. Yangon (formerly Rangoon), the country's largest city, is home to bustling markets, numerous parks and lakes, and the towering, gilded Shwedagon Pagoda, which contains Buddhist relics and dates to the 6th century.
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