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Book Review of The Stone of Heaven: Unearthing the Secret History of Imperial Green Jade

The Stone of Heaven: Unearthing the Secret History of Imperial Green Jade
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Actually, this is a history of China/Burma in the modern era - with the focus on everyone's fascination with jade through the years 1400-the present. It is well-written, surprising and informative. For me, it started slow, but by the middle, I couldn't put it down.