The road to revitalizing the Emerald

58 years old this year, Zhou Xiaodong he in Zhejiang Zhuji Electronics company to Professional manager team care, alone to the Yunnan border town Ruili.　　From the pure love of jade, to now deep in the industry, he hopes his efforts can revive Ruili "Emerald Road." Wen/photo reporter Souxu Zhou Xiaodong Drive, in the Yunnan Ruili Country Highway leisurely swim at ease.　　Out of the window is a large field, green water paddy fields, dark green banana forest, or yellow-brown sugar cane, or a row of whirling Phoenix, in the bright summer sun swaying posture. Such a scene makes Zhou Xiaodong full of joy, he does not follow the sound of the voice in the Speaker hum. Living in the Sino-Burmese border in this small town days, Zhou Xiaodong feel very happy.　　Almost every morning, he will have a small flashlight, to sister to sue the border trade Area bazaar "Taobao".　　Sister told the border trade Zone was established in 2000, is China's only according to the "internal customs" mode of special management of the border trade zone. My sister sued the fair for the jade wool traders and overseas Chinese jewelers from Burma, many of whom are familiar with the boss from Zhejiang.　　Zhou Xiaodong with a flashlight, skilled in some seemingly obscure ore on the photograph, sometimes a beam of light, beautiful green or purple shadow, through the rough surface of the pan.　　This is indeed a wonderful process, Zhou Xiaodong immersed in such a search, enjoy the discovery of happiness. Beautiful career has always been, Zhou Xiaodong like to collect all kinds of stones. Two years ago, "Zhejiang merchants" reporter to his Zhuji in Zhejiang Province, Wufeng Electronics Co., Ltd., has been a collection of various stones marvel.　　Among them, his favorite is a large number of jade produced from Burma. "I have a friend in the last century in the 80 's went to Ruili operating jewelry industry, often bring some home." I see these streamer overflow jade simply fondle admiringly, also collects a lot.　　"In Zhou Xiaodong's mind, Jade is" playing stone "the highest realm, jade jewelry industry is a" beautiful cause. " May 2008, Zhou Xiaodong saw a file about Ruili Jade and jewelry businessman's TV documentary, was deeply attracted by the story, incredibly in the next day to the Ruili.　　and a foot on Ruili land, Zhou Xiaodong never want to leave. Indeed, the town of Dehong Dai and Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture is full of exotic customs, and a variety of jade, stone, tree jade, it makes Zhou Xiaodong eye-opening.　　In the second half of 2008, he frequently between Zhejiang and Yunnan, in the appreciation, collection of jade at the same time, learned a lot about jade wool knowledge, and found business opportunities. This year, Zhou Xiaodong Wufeng Electronics to professional managers team care, himself from Zhejiang came to Ruili.　　What he wants to do is not simply the jewelry business, but to create an emerald wool market in Ruili. "My professional manager team is very mature, Wufeng electronics to them I am relieved that I am free to do what I like。 "Zhou Xiaodong said. Despite the impact of the international financial crisis, orders for Wufeng electronics have been growing rapidly this year. In many enterprises livelihood difficult, as China's electronic components Hundred Enterprises Wufeng Electronics Co., Ltd. Managers worry is difficult to meet customer needs.　　In Ruili's Zhou Xiaodong, to own team very relieved. Ruili Rise and fall in China's territory, the small city Ruili is located in the southwest, the three sides are bordering on Burma, of which, the Ruili elder sister to sue border trade zone from Burma National Port wooden Sister city only one street.　　Ruili, 169.8 kilometers long, is "Sino-Burmese", "China-India" road intersection, with two national-level ports, the two State Council approved the establishment of economic cooperation zone, is considered to be China's land border on the best conditions for opening to the outside world. Since ancient times, Ruili is the main channel of southern Silk Road, is facing Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Golden Gate.　　It can be said that today's Ruili is the Sino-Burmese trade Transit point and distribution center. Burma, then has more than 80% of the world's emerald ore resources, the most beautiful, the highest quality of the Emerald are from Burma.　　Among them, Ruili not far from the main origin of the PA dare to be hailed as "the magic of latitude 24 degrees."　　Because of the natural location advantage, hundreds of years, Yunnan Jade Jadeite Processing, trade is very prosperous. In the early 60, the Burmese government nationalized all the mineral resources, in order to avoid the phenomenon of tax loss, from March 1964 onwards, the annual Yangon held in the Jade Jade Wool public plate (public plate, refers to the seller to prepare the transaction of goods in the market publicity, so that the industry or market according to the material materials Review the market generally accepted minimum transaction price, and then by the buyer on the basis of the price of the auction, the organizer will charge a certain commission. In a sense, it is the embryonic form of "auction" trading.　　The wool can only be sold after Yangon the public plate. March 1998, the Burmese Government officially opened its only emerald Export land channel wooden sister city, allowing the jade wool to border trade way into Ruili, which makes the Ruili Jade Jade Distributing center function expands rapidly. Customs statistics show that Myanmar's annual output of 20,000 tons of jade wool, about 6000 tons into China.　　Among them through Ruili this "Emerald Road" entered, it accounted for 4000 tons. 2001, for various reasons, the Burmese government began to prohibit the overland transport of jade wool to the border crossings. As a result, the vast majority of wool had to be roamed, diverted to waterways, to the Straits of Malacca to Hong Kong and Guangdong.　　This makes the jewelry industry in Guangdong has been greatly developed, but at the same time, the traditional jade jade industry in Yunnan has encountered difficulties. "Therefore, to revitalize the Ruili and even Yunnan Jade jadeite industry, it is clear that the first is to Myanmar's jade wool source advantage to re-establish."　　"Like Jade, Love Ruili Zhou Xiaodong, eager to do for the local jade Jade industry to do something." Revitalization of the "Emerald Road" in the Ruili jewelry industry with some experts to discuss, I found that we are eagerly looking forward to Ruili can have a woolen two times in the public market. AfterAfter careful thinking and analysis, I think this idea is very good.　　Zhou Xiaodong told the "Zhejiang merchants" reporter. The so-called "two times", refers to the Burmese Yangon public plate after the jade wool again public plate. All along, Ruili lacked such a platform for the public disk.　　If Ruili can set up such a public disk market, will greatly attract Yangon after the jade wool from Ruili into the Chinese market. "There has been a loosening of the Burmese government's ban on land passages for jade wool," he said. For Ruili and even Yunnan Jade Jade industry, this is a perfect opportunity. Zhou Xiaodong said, "and now a considerable part of the Jade merchants of Yunnan began to actively participate in YANGON woolen plate." After the normal opening of land, Yangon to Ruili port cost is much lower than the cost of Yangon to Guangdong.　　"Last August, Zhou Xiaodong joined two other Zhejiang merchants in Ruili International Crown Jewelry Industrial Company, officially launched public disk project, the total investment is expected to 200 million yuan, the first public plate in October 2009." In addition to the basic infrastructure of public housing, a large part of the funds are invested in jade wool. In July this year we spent 28 million yuan on the Yangon public plate to get the second largest treasure on the public plate. "Zhou Xiaodong take out this piece of 635 kilograms of jade jade material photos to reporters, this piece of Jade spring with Cui, crystal clear through the tick, stunning." "I hope that the first public dish, can give us some surprises, let the jeweler people feel that we in Ruili's public market, there are treasures, so as to attract jewelers to participate in the public plate."　　"said Zhou Xiaodong. Zhou Xiaodong's public disk project has now been the Ruili local government and the jade industry of great concern.　　In a sense, the establishment of such a public market, it is likely to Ruili around the jade Jade industry to bring leapfrog development. "The three times a year in Yangon, Burma, turnover of about 1 billion euros, the market is quite large." "A Burmese overseas Chinese jeweler in Ruili told Zhejiang merchants," although the financial crisis caused the global economic downturn, but in the jade wool market, prices have not fallen. "In Ruili, many of the younger generation of jewelry merchants, are honorific Zhou Xiaodong as" Zhoushu.　　Gather together, everybody actually all very understand Zhejiang merchant's "4,000 spirit", to this after the entry "Big Brother" is very admire. Now, Zhou Xiaodong in Ruili bought his own house, has already regarded himself as the Ruili people.　　At the beginning of the year, he also donated 150,000 yuan, to Ruili a Jingpo Zhai village Kanen Villages built villagers cultural activities Center. From the pure love of Jade, to now into the industry, Zhou Xiaodong face a new challenge. But he was very happy to be able to combine interests and careers. and to Ruili Jade Jade industry development played a certain role in promoting, especially make him proud.