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US president Barack Obama took a break from bilateral discussions in the afternoon and played tourist at the Forbidden City on November 17th, the second day of his first visit to China. The Forbidden City, one of most visited and best-loved historical ...

Jade is the gem name for mineral aggregates composed of either or both of two different minerals, Jadeite and Nephrite. In China, the most reputable jade producing area is Hetian in Xinjiang Province. Hetian jade is so hard that it can scratch glass. It...