Hung Hsiou-ling states that some neolithic jade pieces have already appeared, for instance from the Hungshan culture of Liaoning or the Lungshan culture of Shandong, and their quality is quite superb. However, the amount available is extremely small, so that none of them reaches the commercial markets.
洪秀玲指出，新石器時代的玉器，如遼寧紅山、山東龍山文化玉器也有十分精良的，但出土數量極少，更別說流入市場了。