本书全面系统地介绍了我国玉雕行业广泛应用的重要玉石品种，从使用历史、基本特征、分类、鉴定、评价、产地及产状、应用及保养等方面进行了讨论，本书内容丰富、翔实，集知识性和可读性于一体，既可作为国内珠宝专业及珠宝行业培训班学习的教材，也可供广大玉石爱好者、收藏者阅读。The book systematically introduces the important varieties of jade widely used in China's jade carving industry, and discusses from such the aspects as use history of jade, basic characteristics, classification, identification, evaluation, place of origin and occurrence, application and maintenance. It has rich content and complete and accurate details, being both informative and readable. It can not only be used as learning materials for a jewelry specialty and jewelry industry training, but also available for the massive jade lovers and collectors for reading