Culture Insider: Love tokens preferred by ancient Chinese
( chinadaily.com.cn ) Updated: 2014-08-01 07:15:13Jade
Ancient Chinese considered the beauty of jade matches the morality of a gentleman well. A gentleman was respectful, peaceful and mild, just like jade. Therefore jade was a symbol for a gentleman, who preferred to use it to show his love, which was moderate and courteous.
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