| After reform and opening up, the economy system transforms planned economy to market economy. This transformation brings great changes to the production and development of the traditional arts. Under the new economy system, Beijing jade production experiences the unprecedented changes, and faces the big challenge of survival and development. In order to meet the market needs, Beijing jade make some changes in production species. However, the cultural loss and creative insufficiency result in the decline of jade. With the rapid increase of living standard and the protection of intangible cultural heritage, Beijing jade is given emphasis and promotion again. Even more important,2008Olympic Games brings about opportunities to the survival and development of Beijing jade, which drives the jade recovery in the market.This thesis, choosing Beijing jade as the object, makes research on the jade development history in recent20years under the market economy system. With an eye to contemporary characteristics of Beijing jade, the features of representative successors and main species are analyzed and concluded. The author makes an analysis of the ups and downs of jade market in recent20years, learns from the experience and provides suggestion for the jade’s succession and development in the market’s environment.On the basis of plenty of first-hand materials, the study reviews contemporary characteristics of Beijing jade in recent20years. The thesis contains three parts:the first chapter gives a holistic introduction to the development history of Beijing jade from two stages. Chapter two, aiming at the summarization of the characteristics of jade-making and heritage species, explores Beijing jade’s features under the influence of social values and contemporary esthetic. The third chapter, from the point of Beijing jade’s development, tries to find the factors that affect its developing. From this step, the author brings to a conclusion that Beijing jade lacks creativity in heritage, emphasizes handicraft and ignores design. These all cause the constraint of its developing.Well-known for its superb technique, Beijing jade becomes one of the best examples of traditional arts and handicraft. Under the system of market economy. Beijing jade’s survival and development should be established in the heritage of handicraft and cultures, while it needs more creative thinking and better points to get approved. The summarization of Beijing jade’s main species of recent20years is of certain historical value. Meanwhile, we can learn the experience from the research and provide some advice in Beijing jade’s survival and development in the market environment. |
