Running through Western China's Kunlun Mountains are veins of jade, a precious stone ranging from dark green to an opaque white color, formed by volcanic activity millennia ago. Jade is so valuable that each year during the summer months men gamble their lives on the chance of hitting the jackpot and unearthing a few profitable slabs. A small bracelet could be worth as much as $12,000. Jade Hunters of China provides a fascinating insight into the grueling journeys these men make high up into the mountains and witnesses the lengths they are prepared to go to find the lucrative stone. Every year during the summer, teams of men set off onto a journey thousands of feet up into the mountains, to endure some very dangerous conditions. They literally gamble their lives on the chance of unearthing a chunk of jade. But there's no guarantee they will find any jade at all. It's a matter of trial and error as the men use basic tools to drill and blast the rock with little in the way of safety prot
Jade Hunters of China is a 2003 special interest movie with a runtime of 50 minutes.
