the Dongyi [the eastern tribes], the Miaoman [the southeastern tribes], and the Huaxia [usually regarded as the forebears of the Han nationality]. They all shared a veneration of jade, and believed that it provided a means by which they could commune with the spirits of their ancestors and with the gods. "
他們共同的特色是崇玉，相信玉器的精氣可以助生民上通祖靈及神祇。」