This is what real jade sounds like." Roxanne picks up a third bangle by its thread and strikes it. The resulting sound, while only slightly longer, resonates. "It's not that the tone is high or low.

Mum was surprised when I first expressed interest in wearing a jade bangle. “You know they’re for old ladies, right?” My mother and uncle had me cornered, each grabbing my arm. He started ...

is most prized for jade bangles. Apple green jade is seen as a suitable, less expensive alternative to imperial jade. But the stone comes in a multitude of shades and colours – from the warm ...