The symbolism surrounding jade is great. As jade has been assigned a moral value I believe that it can be proven that jade is a spiritual symbol and that through this symbolism the spiritual quality of jade can be recognized. The jade objects themselves were of such marvelous workmanship, that the artists must have attributed more than a physical importance to them. The objects themselves were of animals and things in the heaven and those on the earth. As we discovered the jade only appears in the burials.
Death is a time to reflect on spirituality and jade was used as a medium to the spirit world.
Jade held great spiritual significance to the Hongshan culture.