Jade---the Stone of China Although China is known as the land of the dragon,silk and tea,no other basic material is more closely identified with Chinese culture than jade. Jade is not unique to China.Other early civilizations, such as pre-Columbian Meso-America and the pre-historic Maori of New Zealand,produced magnificent works in jade.But in terms of quality,quantity variety and the extent of continuous production-from neolithic times to the present day.Chinese jade is probably unrivaled in the world. Maori n.a.(新西兰的波利尼西亚人)毛利人（的）Jade---the Stone of China Although China is known as the land of the dragon, silk and tea, no other basic material is more closely identified with Chinese culture than jade. Jade is not unique to China. Other early civilizations, such as pre-Columbian Meso-America and the pre-historic Maori of New Zealand, produced magnificent works in jade. But in terms of quality, quantity variety and the extent of continuous production-from neolithic times to the present day. Chinese jade is probably unrivaled in the world. Maori n. a. (新西兰的波利尼西亚人) 毛利人(的)