A Capital Gem

• 作者: Deng Di
• 来源期刊: 北京周报（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2022,（17）
• 所属期刊栏目: CULTURE
• 页码范围: 44-45
• 页数: 2页
• 语种: 英文
• DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-9140.2022.17.015

摘要

As the old Chinese proverb goes, "For a man of true nobility, it is better to be a piece of broken jade than a whole tile," meaning death in glory outdoes life in disgrace. In China, jade serves as one of the nation's oldest symbols of virtue and nobility.