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我喺緬甸揀翡翠嘅親身經歷
My Personal Experience Sourcing Jade in Myanmar
2024年，我第一次親赴緬甸翡翠產地揀貨。呢篇文章係我嘅真實記錄——緬甸嘅翡翠市場係點樣運作、點樣用燈照驗翡翠、同埋我學到咩係書本上學唔到嘅知識。
2024年，我決定親身去緬甸——全球最重要嘅翡翠產地之一。對於一個香港女生嚟講，呢個決定唔係易嘅，但我知道，如果我想認真做翡翠，就一定要去源頭。
緬甸：翡翠嘅故鄉
全球超過 90% 嘅高品質翡翠（硬玉）都來自緬甸（Myanmar）北部嘅克欽邦（Kachin State），特別係帕敢（Hpakant）地區。緬甸翡翠喺當地叫做 Kyauk-sein，係緬甸嘅國寶級礦產。
喺緬甸嘅翡翠市場，你會見到各式各樣嘅翡翠成品——戒指、吊墜、手鐲——商人會用燈照嘅方式讓你檢驗翡翠嘅通透度同顏色分佈。呢個係最直接嘅鑑別方法之一。
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燈照：最重要嘅鑑別工具
喺緬甸揀貨，我學到最重要嘅一件事係：一定要用燈照。用強光手電筒從背面照射翡翠，可以清楚睇到：通透度（種水）、顏色分佈係咪均勻、有冇裂紋或雜質、係咪真正嘅A貨（A貨翡翠燈照下顏色自然，B貨或C貨會有異常嘅螢光或顏色分佈）。
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我嘅揀貨標準
每一件我帶返香港嘅翡翠，都要通過我自己嘅三關：第一關係燈照，確認通透度同顏色；第二關係觸感，好嘅翡翠摸落去有一種溫潤感，唔係塑膠嗰種滑；第三關係直覺，每件翡翠都有佢嘅個性，我要覺得佢有故事，先會帶返嚟。
真實嘅交易現場
緬甸嘅翡翠交易係非常真實嘅——現金交易、當場點算、無收據。呢種方式喺當地係慣例，但對於初次去嘅人嚟講需要適應。我學識咗點樣喺呢個環境入面保持冷靜、唔俾人見到你係外地人而開天殺價。
呢次旅程教識我嘅事
親身去到緬甸，我明白咗一件事：翡翠嘅價值唔只係喺佢嘅顏色或種水，而係喺佢背後嘅故事——係邊個礦工挖出嚟嘅、係點樣從原石變成成品、係點樣輾轉去到你手上。每一件翡翠，都係一段旅程。
Missing Faye Co. 嘅每一件翡翠，都係我親身揀選嘅。我希望當你戴上佢嘅時候，你知道背後有一個人，曾經喺緬甸嘅市場，為你找到呢一塊。
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English Version
My Personal Experience Sourcing Jade in Myanmar
In 2024, I made the decision to travel to Myanmar — one of the world's most important jadeite-producing regions. For a Hong Kong woman, it wasn't an easy decision, but I knew that if I was serious about jade, I had to go to the source.
Myanmar: The Birthplace of Jadeite
Over 90% of the world's high-quality jadeite (硬玉, the true jade) originates from Kachin State in northern Myanmar, particularly the Hpakant region. Known locally as Kyauk-sein, jadeite is considered a national treasure of Myanmar.
In Myanmar's jade markets, you'll find finished pieces of every kind — rings, pendants, bangles — and traders will illuminate each piece with a torch so you can inspect its transparency and colour distribution. This is one of the most direct methods of evaluation.
The Torch Test: The Most Important Evaluation Tool
The most important thing I learned in Myanmar was: always use a torch. Shining a strong flashlight through the back of a piece reveals its transparency (texture grade), whether the colour is evenly distributed, whether there are cracks or inclusions, and whether it is genuine A-grade jadeite — natural A-grade shows even colour under light, while B-grade or C-grade pieces show abnormal fluorescence or unnatural colour distribution.
My Selection Criteria
Every piece I bring back to Hong Kong must pass my three-stage check. First, the torch test — confirming transparency and colour. Second, the touch test — good jadeite has a warm, smooth quality that feels nothing like plastic. Third, intuition — every piece of jade has its own character, and I only bring back pieces that feel like they have a story to tell.
The Reality of Trading
Jade trading in Myanmar is raw and real — cash transactions, counted on the spot, no receipts. This is standard practice locally, but it takes adjustment for a first-time visitor. I learned how to stay calm in that environment and not let traders see you as an outsider they could overcharge.
What This Journey Taught Me
Going to Myanmar in person made me understand something: the value of jadeite is not only in its colour or texture grade — it's in the story behind it. Which miner dug it out. How it transformed from raw stone to finished piece. How it found its way to your hands. Every piece of jade is a journey.
Every piece at Missing Faye Co. was personally selected by me. When you wear it, I hope you know that someone once stood in a Myanmar market and found it — for you.
💡 Want to know more about Myanmar jadeite? Feel free to reach out via WhatsApp or Instagram — I'd love to share more.