7月3日,奥运珍品中国玉福娃在王府井工美大厦举行首发仪式。玉福娃全球限量发行2008套,每套价格29万元。中国玉福娃主题部分由5个玉福娃和1个玉如意构成。玉福娃以具备中国国玉之称的新疆和田玉为材料,使用青、墨、糖、黄、碧、白六种天然颜色,风韵优雅尊贵,极具珍藏价值。

体育英语|中国玉福娃在王府井工美大厦举行首发仪式

Olympic treasure jade1 Fuwa

The officially licensed2, limited issue jade Fuwa debuted3 Tuesday morning at the Gongmei Emporium in Wangfujing. The worldwide issue of the jade Fuwa is limited to 2,008 sets, with each set valued at 290,000 yuan. Each set has a serial4 number, and set no. 0001 has been donated by BOCOG to the Palace Museum in the Forbidden City. Set no. 0112 was presented to lifetime honorary chairman of IOC, Mr. Juan Antonio Samaranch, by BOCOG president, Mr. Liu Qi during the 13th World Olympic Collectors Fair in celebration of the 112-year history of the Olympic Games,

The jade Fuwa set comprises five Fuwa figurines of jade and one jade ruyi piece, a Chinese ornamental5 object that symbolizes6 good luck. Hetian jade from the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous7 Region, considered China's national jade, is used for the jade Fuwa and ruyi, and each piece in the set is a different color.

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jade Fuwa:玉福娃