Talk:Jade burial suit

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Can someone actually explain what the point was of these suits? was it because they were rich enough to afford it, or was it meant to provide some eternal protection, etc? Hellfire83 09:52, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

The ancient Chinese believed that jade had magical properties; supposedly, jade could prevent the body from decaying, hence the jade suits.--Confuzion 00:08, 22 March 2006 (UTC)

I've added the information into the article as I think its pretty important. Hellfire83 13:08, 25 March 2006 (UTC)

Is it correct the Chinese believed jade to be dried dragon sperm? Drutt 12:59, 26 March 2007 (UTC)