Beijing 3.0 -Jade Factory-

First day in Beijing was dead tired; straight from airport we went sightseeing till 9pm. We wake up 615am the next day to continue but overall I feel satisfied as I experienced the real thing. I thought this tour is goodanee, no force buying and no con-shop.

I went to Beijing for one reason, The Great Wall and yes the 2^nd day was Great Wall day!

On the bus, Mr.Li talk a lot of things about china, but he was quite excited about “fengshui” and he mentioned the goodness of the “Jade Siu Pak Choi” numerous times . Siu Pak Choi sounds like “White Fortune” which means legal money or sort of. Then, he said we will stop by a Jade Factory on our way to the great wall.

Woot… the “tail” has come out! I thought it was a sincere sharing of his “fengshui” knowledge but instead it was a brainwashing process. Mr.Li told the story about a Malay man who doesn’t understand a single word of Chinese bought a big “Siu Pak Choi” home. He said, fengshui is not about religion, it can be applied to all but I doubt so.

Jade is Chinese No.1 Jewelry because Jade Emperor is Chinese No1 God. Anyway, I am not wise about Gems stone but these stone are EXPENSIVE! The Jade Factory tour start with this guy explaining the giant sculpture of jade which a sculptor took 3years to make it.

The “Siu Pak Choi” supposes to function as “Legal Fortune Magnet” and for the “Legal Fortune Magnet” to function the head should face the interior of the house and the roots should face the door. Most importantly the “Siu Pak Choi” must be made of Jade because Jade has mystical power.

In my humble opinion, the real reason the Siu pak choy must be made of Jade was because we are visiting a Jade Factory and Mr.li will get commission if anyone bought something from there. Few families bought some Big Siu Pak choi which cost Thousands.

Mrs.Lai got angry because I don’t let her buy anything from the Jade factory, although the factory does guarantee three times money back if the item they sold are fake. In my humble opinion, stuffs there are all real but the prices are sky rocketed.

The best jades are mined in Myanmar and China's Jade is second grade but most of the crafting is done in china. They can really craft almost anything to the visible eyes. Amazing, it isn’t easy to craft something so hard. According to the salesperson, Jade is one of the hardest material in the world.

Anyway, there are many grades of Jade. Some has been injected with chemical to enhance it color. There is a Chinese saying that sounds something like “Human feed Jade, Jade feed Human “. Chemical modified jade supposed to be “dead” so it can interact with its wearer.

Jade is also believe to protect it wearer. If a Jade bracelet break, it means the Jade has protected it wearer from danger.

Hidden in the washroom of the showroom is the best show!



No smoking! But beside the sign are an ASHTRAY with Table & Chair for the comfort



Yes... I left the place empty handed with Mrs.Lai Anger! lol!