翡翠是一种硬玉，原产地很少，其中缅甸是产量最高、品质最好的国家，所以翡翠也被称为“缅甸玉”。由于缅甸翡翠玉硬度高，光洁明亮。且好的翡翠颜色既鲜亮又平和，有很高的保值和收藏价值，故而称为“玉中之王”。被很多爱玉、佩玉的人所喜爱。日本、新西兰还把翡翠做为本国的“国石”。由于翡翠玉产在紧邻中国的缅甸，且大部分成品在中国加工的特殊地缘关系，加之中国人对翡翠玉的特别偏爱，西方国家也普遍认为翡翠是中国的“国玉”。 翡翠之所以成为中国文化的传承者之一，除了归功于它的温润晶莹剔透的玉质之外，还与它多姿多彩的翡翠颜色是密不可分的。翡翠多姿多彩的颜色不但是中国文化多样性的丰富表现，同时还给翡翠赋予了优雅的灵性和气质的内涵。 翡翠的颜色可以说是非常丰富了，可分七色:黄、白、绿、红、紫、黑、蓝,并且可以同时在一块翡翠上出现，这是一般宝玉石所没有的特点!尤其是翡翠颜色的形状与组合及颜色的深浅与分布千变万化，使得翡翠的颜色丰富多彩，在中国民间常用三十六水、七十二豆、一百零八色来描述翡翠颜色的多样性。   Jadeite is a kind of jadeite, the origin of which is very few, myanmar is the highest output, the best quality of the country, so jadeite is also known as "Burmese jade". Because myanmar jade jade hardness is high, bright and clean and bright. And good jadeite color is bright and peaceful, has a high value of preservation and collection value, so called "the king of jade". It is loved by many people who love and wear jade. Japan, New Zealand also jadeite as their "national stone". Due to the special geographical relationship of jadeite produced in Myanmar, which is close to China, and most of the finished products are processed in China, coupled with the special preference of Chinese people for jadeite, western countries also generally think jadeite is China's "national jade". Jadeite became one of the inheritors of Chinese culture, in addition to due to its warm and translucent jade quality, but also with its colorful jadeite color is inseparable. The colorful colors of jadeite not only show the diversity of Chinese culture, but also give jadeite the connotation of elegant spirit and temperament. The color of jadeite can be said to be very rich, can be divided into seven colors: yellow, white, green, red, purple, black, blue, and can appear at the same time in a piece of jadeite, which is not the characteristics of the general jade! In particular, the shape and combination of jadeite color and color depth and distribution of the ever-changing, making the color of jadeite rich and colorful, in The Chinese folk commonly used thirty-six water, seventy-two beans, one hundred and eight colors to describe the diversity of jadeite color.