Thursday, September 22, 2022

Jade for Sale!

 



Ying Yu Jade is our first jade web site that we started 23 years ago after going to China with my Tai Qi and Qigong Master and group to learn about Chinese medicine.  A Chinese medicine doctor kept coming back to me to "feel my pulse", doing a pulse diagnosis that showed a chronic medical problem I had.  He showed me around a Chinese medicine hospital, where most patients were outpatients who were in bed getting treatments during the day, and went home at night.  He showed me how Chinese medicine tools, like jade rollers, jade gua sha tools were used, and used them on me.  It was so helpful, I decided to introduce these to USA, none were being sold on eBay or other sites at that time.  My Chinese doctor worked with my jade carver to make them all to Chinese medicine standards.  I took train from Beijing to the jade mines in north east China, learned more about jade, and fell in love with jade bangle bracelets.  Ying Yu Jade site sells only jade I love and wear and use myself, items from jade bangle bracelets to jade pendants, jade carvings, jade "Money Toads" and more.  Then I started going to China frequently, and south to the Burma (Myanmar) border where I started buying Burmese jadeite bangle bracelet, pendants that I truly loved, had tested for authenticity, and started selling.   That was the beginning of selling jade.


Then I started JadeBangleBracelets because I loved buying them.  This site sells both Chinese jade bangle bracelets, carved and "River Jade" natural color, and Burmese jadeite bangle bracelets.  Some of the Burmese jadeite bangle bracelets were not tested so they are low priced.  The color has stayed the same so probably natural, but not tested for verification.  


Jade Heaven started as a store I made for a jade seller in China, but he was unable to deal with the shipping, so it's mine now.   The logo shows genuine and natural Burmese jadeite grade A, bangle bracelets, pendants, jewelry, "Bi Symbol of Heaven" pendants.  It is truly "Heavenly" in appearance. The color is natural.  The newer jadeite bangle bracelets have certificates of testing to show they are grade A.  Some of our most valuable jadeite items are on this site.

Three stores?  Yes!  The reason is so that Ying Yu Jade was not so loaded that customers could browse easier, and find what they like.

And all of the stores have a Sale section, discounts and special prices.  So if you are looking for jade, choose one, or all of our stores!

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Monday, September 19, 2022

Jade for Happiness and Health. Why Jade Attracts Us

 Over the 23 years Ying Yu Jade online store has been selling jade, I have had so many customers tell me they were attracted to a certain piece of jade.  It's often jade bangle bracelets, jade pendants, jade rollers and gua sha health tools, jade carvings and jewelry.  Then when they purchase something they love to see online, they often tell me how happy they are with it.  And sometimes the color seems to "glow" more.  Color doesn't change, just looks more bright and lovely.

Jade has been worn by Chinese people for centuries, and jade health tools have been used by Chinese doctors for centuries.  And we still love and wear and use them now.  Jade has good qi energy, and wearing a jade bangle, pendant, or using health tools gives YOU the opportunity to benefit from the qi energy.

Wearing a jade bangle bracelet is like wearing "medicine on your wrist".  The qi energy "speaks" to your body.  Jade improves your health, and you improve jade as you wear it and your qi energy makes it more lovely.  That's why we sell only genuine and natural jade.


A jade pendant also has qi energy.  An example is wearing a jade pendant that has your Chinese Lunar New Year animal.  I feel very "connected" to my animal and it has stayed beautiful.

And many customers love jade Buddha and/or Guan Yin pendants, because they love the Compassion they represent.  Touching it makes one feel better.

Jade carvings also have good qi energy, not only for the jade itself, but for the purpose.  In China, business people often have a jade "Money Toad" that faces into their office, home office, to bring wealth and fortune into their lives.  


If you see jade you are really attracted to, it's the right jade for you!  Ying Yu Jade and Jade Heaven sell only genuine and natural Chinese jade and Burmese jadeite.  Have fun shopping, and even more fun when your jade is a part of your life.


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Saturday, August 20, 2022

Jade Acu-Roller and Gua Sha Improves Nerves, Muscle and Stroke Damage

When I traveled to China, I always met with my Chinese jade doctor who worked with my jade carver to make jade gua sha tools, jade rollers, other jade health tools to Chinese medicine standards for Ying Yu Jade.  He took me to a Chinese hospital and showed me patients being treated for nerve damage, muscle damage and more with these jade rollers and gua sha. 


Ying Yu Jade Acu-Roller, genuine and natural Chinese jade

Recently a friend who is recovering from a stroke and goes to physical therapy was frustrated because she is doing everything to get stronger, but cannot get nerves in lower leg and foot to get the feeling again. She is not a "jade lover" but agreed to try using the jade acu-roller, shown in the photo and a jade gua sha scraper.  Chinese jade has been used for centuries in China for healing because the jade  has good "qi energy". She uses the gua sha to "scrape" the entire leg where the nerves are damaged until she "feels" activity there.  Then she rollers the large roller with small "needles" over the same area until she "feels" more.  She does this several times daily, and is finally getting "feeling" back because muscle is improving and nerves are healing.  Now she can do more physical therapy to improve the muscle strength.

Ying Yu Jade introduced jade rollers and gua sha tools to USA 23 years ago.  Of course, now there is a lot of "jade" gua sha and rollers made with "fake jade".  But if you want genuine and natural Chinese jade, you are guaranteed to get this on Ying Yu Jade.  


Ying Yu Jade Gua Sha Tools #9

Ying Yu Jade has a variety of jade rollers, large medium and small, as well as the large heavier "acu roller" that has the "needles" like used for acupuncture.

And there is a selection of jade gua sha tools to choose from.  They all work well, and you choose the tool that appeals to you, because your qi is attracted to it.

More information of jade gua sha tools here.

More information of jade rollers here

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Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Is My Jade Real? Is it Color Treated?

 Twenty three years ago when I went to China for the first time, it was to learn about Chinese medicine. And do tai chi with the Chinese army in Tiananmen Square with the Chinese army!

While on the flight to China, I saw a jade bangle on a woman's wrist for the first time!  And fell in love.

We went to a Chinese medicine hospital to see how jade health tools were used to treat patients.  I had never seen jade rollers, jade gua sha tools and more.  I learned how to use them on myself.  And decided I should introduce these to the USA.  I saw very few on eBay, and all were shipped from China.  So I made a web site:  https://yingyujade.com

My Chinese doctor traveled with me on a train from Beijing to Dandong, where we met a government person who took us to Xiuyan to meet jade carvers.  We went to view the jade mines to learn about this traditional Chinese jade.  And visited jade museums.  Then the doctor worked with the jade carver to make Chinese medicine tools to Chinese medicine standards.  I bought the tools, jade bangle bracelets, pendants and started selling.

A few years later, I noticed more people were selling jade online.  And some of the jade really looked "different".  Even today I get emails from jade sellers in China, and while most of it looks good, some of it looks like something other than jade.

I also "discovered" Burmese jadeite, which is very different from Chinese jade because it is a gemstone.  It can be tested by refraction to know if it is genuine jadeite.  My second trip to China was to learn about and buy jadeite.   I met a Chinese person who spoke English and she traveled with me to south China near Myanmar (Burma) and I learned how to "bargain" for jade.  We knew this was genuine and natural Burmese jadeite because we saw the jade carvers working with it.  And one of the jade carvers showed me how to use refraction to test it.

I went to China every year until 2009 when Myanmar government was having political problems, they were damaging the jade mines and injuring, killing the jade workers, and the US government put sanctions on jadeite. So I could not buy it and safely get through customs at the airport to get home.  

That's when "fake jade" started showing up online.  Some of the jadeite was still able to get mined but not very good color and quality, so it was color treated.  That's when the "certificates of authenticity" were available.  But of course, "fake certificates" also became popular.  The jadeite I ordered from China when the sanctions were lifted by a member of the Chinese Jade Association.   They do look different from the "old mine" but that's because "old mine" was truly more older and traditional.



Genuine Natural Burmese Jadeite "Old Mine" Bangle Bracelet


Burmese Jadeite Bangle Bracelet with Certificate
The number inside bangle matched the Certificate

There is a note at the bottom of each Blog that comments are welcome, but they will be reviewed and if accepted they will be published when I am done with the review.  Every day I get notices that there are "comments" waiting to be reviewed.  Most of the comments are very good, but also most of them have a link to another web site that sells jade, and when I go to the site I am appalled they make a positive comment and then are selling jade that is not the genuine and natural kind.  So I do not accept the comment, I delete it.  And sometimes when I don't accept it, I am notified that someone left me "a negative review" about the jade I sell on Ying Yu Jade, Jade Heaven and JadeBangleBracelets web sites. If you want to purchase jade you can trust as being genuine and natural, buy from the person who introduced jade to USA, traveled all over China to learn about and buy jade, and established good business relationships with jade carvers, Chinese doctors.  Shop on these web sites:

https://yingyujade.com

https://jadeheaven.com

https://jadebanglebracelets.com

The web sites are very secure for payment.  And there are customer friendly policies.


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Saturday, March 19, 2022

Chinese Jade Gua Sha Tools - What Do They Do?

 Jade Gua Sha tools for traditional Chinese treatment. Ying Yu Jade brought jade gua sha tools to the USA in 2002. They have been designed using traditional shape and with consultation of Dr Charles Li in Beijing, using high quality medical grade jade and substantial to use professionally.

Jade balances and protects the body qi. It is yin/yang, cool but warms to the body temperature.
Unlike buffalo horn tools, no animals were sacrificed to make these.


                                                     Ying Yu Jade Gua Sha Tool GUA-9   

Shape is related to the Five Elements in Chinese medicine, and the curves and straight areas relate to yin and yang for balance when you are using them. The jade gua sha tool in the photo, GUA-9 is "Fire" Element. This not only helps keep all qi moving. Fire is associated with strong emotions such as passion, anger, rage. With all the conflict in the World today, GUA-9 not only helps your body, also helps Spirit.

The shape of GUA-9 is very comfortable to hold and use.  It smoothly "scrapes" the meridians for good results getting the qi flowing smoothly.  And it has a pointer for more intense areas. It is one of Ying Yu Jade's more popular jade health tools.

You can view GUA-9 and more gua sha tools and other Chinese jade health tools on Jade Gua Sha Tools and Chinese Medicine Health Tools page.

You can also get a 10% discount if you shop now and use coupon code   FB-10



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Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Chinese Lunar New Year "Tiger" 2022 - What Kind of Jade to Wear to Celebrate

 Chinese Lunar New Years starts February 1, 2022.  It is the "Year of the Tiger" (Water element)

It's traditional to wear special jade for luck, good health and fortune during the Lunar Year time.   Since it is the beginning of Spring season, it is auspicious to wear flowers.

Jade carved flower jewelry is beautiful and enjoyable to wear.  Flowers that are carved carefully from genuine and natural Chinese jade and Burmese jadeite take time to get good details.   Flower jewelry sold on Ying Yu Jade, Jade Heaven and JadeBangleBracelets are all special.  And you can enjoy wearing jade flowers year round.


Burmese Jadeite Adjustable Bracelets and Necklaces
Jade Heaven


Burmese Jadeite and Silver Flower Necklace
JadeBangleBracelets




An interesting and unique Chinese jade "Tiger Tooth" pendant necklace is available on Ying Yu Jade.  They are all different shades of jade.  And only a few remain in stock.

Wishing you a happy, healthy and auspicious Chinese Lunar New Year of the Tiger 2022



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Tuesday, January 4, 2022

When Should I Change My Jade Bangle Bracelet?

 I was doing tai chi yesterday morning and my left wrist kept distracting me.  I looked, my jade bangle bracelet was pretty but didn't "seem right".  After tai chi, qigong and yoga, it still felt "distracting".  My personal "jade stash" is in a drawer in the same room I do tai chi, qigong and yoga most of the time.  I removed the "yin and yang" light and dark combination and it felt like I "lightened up".  I put m hand in the drawer of jade bangles, and "felt around" and was surprised when instead of the gorgeous Burmese jadeite bangle bracelets I usually wear, my body and spirit were attracted to a classic Chinese jade bangle bracelet with carving.


Burmese jadeite bangle bracelet similar to the bangle I was wearing


Traditional Chinese jade bangle bracelet with carving, I chose to wear
These are made from the same kind of jade as Chinese medicine tools.
Feels like wearing "medicine on the wrist"

I have been working with several jade bangle lovers who wanted to purchase new jade bangle bracelets for the new year.  Some wanted to purchase several.  And most were already jade bangle wearers, and were attracted to not only the appearance, but the qi energy.  Ying Yu Jade, Jade Heaven, and JadeBangleBracelets all had 10%-30% discount sales from Thanksgiving through a couple days after new year 2022 so they got good discounts.  I could truly understand their desire for the particular bangle bracelets, and happy to help them find what they like the appearance of as well as the qi energy.

Wearing jade often helps people become more mindful.  And that's also what helps them decide to purchase other jade for different times in their life.  I change my jade bangles often, when I have "the feeling" and am happy other jade lovers will also have choices.

Jade is not always about "beautiful jewelry".   It's originally about health and wellness.



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