Chapter Ⅰ Origin—Jade in the Neolithic Period Section Ⅰ The Excavation of Jade Section Ⅱ Aesthetic Features of Original Jade Carvings Section Ⅲ Ancient Jade Materials Section Ⅳ Major Varieties of Ancient Jade Chapter Ⅱ Emperor Jade Age—Jade of the Xia, Shang, and Zhou Periods Section Ⅰ Jade Articles Used in Sacrifice Section Ⅱ Jade Animal Carvings Section Ⅲ Jade Figurines Chapter Ⅲ Idealism and Mystification—Jade of the Spring and Autumn Period SectionⅠ Interpretations of the Function and Value of Jade Section Ⅱ The Systematization and ldealization of Jade Ritual Vessels Section Ⅲ The Personification of Jade Ornaments Section Ⅳ The Deiflcation of Jade Chapter Ⅳ One Hundred Years of Silence—Jade from the Han to the Tang Dynasty Section Ⅰ The Decline of Confucianism Section Ⅱ The Development of Arts and Crafts Section Ⅲ A New Start for Jade Developme Chapter Ⅴ The Influence of Daily Life—Jades of the Song Dynasty Section Ⅰ Secularization of Jade Carvings and the Sculpture of the Lotus Boy Section Ⅱ Spring Water Jade and Autumn Mountain Jade Section Ⅲ Turtle Nesting on Lotus Leaf Chapter Ⅵ The Final Peak—Jades of Ming and Qing Dynasties Section Ⅰ Stages of Jade's Development in the Ming and Qing Dynasties Section Ⅱ Lu Zigang, Master of Jade Carving Section Ⅲ Jade Pendants of the Ming Dynasty Section Ⅳ Jade Furnishing in Qing—dynasty Palaces Author 's Note A Brief Chronology of Chinese History