Jade Market, a controversial market
The jade market in Mandalay is a group of artisans working with Jade. It is an enclosed space in which small workshops and stalls are piled up or the stones are sold. The Mandalay Jade Market is the largest in the world, it would employ 30,000 people. Within the market there are bars, games rooms... Very little tourist, the market is however crowded with buyers, especially Chinese very fond of jade. The color of the stone can varied, usually emerald green, it can also be white and even very rarely mauve. We can observe all the stages of transformation of the jade. From the raw stone piled in coarse blocks to the ground with carved stones that already have their final shape and adorning jewellery or giving sculpted objects. The quality of the jade is controlled by means of lamps that make it possible to judge its transparency and its value. The Mandalay market sees the most beautiful stones in the world. Among the effervescence and noise of lapidary discs, milling machines and polishers, we witness the discreet negotiations during which fine stones change hands. Today despite the improvement in international relations with Myanmar, the United States and the European Union have maintained the arms embargo and the import ban on jade whose incomes are used to finance the military junta. China remains the main buyer of Jade in Burma.
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Pierres de jade
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Pierres de jade
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Parking du marché de jade
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Acheteurs de jade
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Acheteurs de jade
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Acheteurs de jade
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Acheteurs de jade
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Acheteurs de jade
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Pierres taillées de jade
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Tailleurs de jade
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Fabrication de bijoux en jade
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Fabrication de bijoux en jade
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Tailleurs de jade
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Fabrication de bijoux en jade
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Fabrication de bijoux en jade
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Fabrication de bijoux en jade
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Fabrication de bijoux en jade
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Fabrication de bijoux en jade
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Fabrication de bijoux en jade
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Tailleurs de jade
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Joueurs de billard
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Joueur de carrom
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Diseur d'avenir
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Acheteurs de jade
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