Duplicates of some ten jade seal collections have been created by China's crafts and artisan masters. Experts say some seals of the Qianlong Period in the Palace Museum were used as the prototypes to recreate the artworks.

More than 100 jade experts, scholars, collectors and crafts and artisan masters from around the country joined the re-creation of the jade seals. Some precious relics from the Palace Museum were used as the prototypes. The project took four years.

"It is very important to use good materials and high skills when we are recreating the jade seals," said Yuan Guangru, crafts and artisan master.

"This one we made is one of the favorite seals of Emperor Qianlong. Our skills and knowledge have been improved during the re-creation work and I think this is also a good way for us to inherit the jade carving skills and traditional culture," said Zhang Tiecheng, crafts and artisan master.

Duplicates of some ten jade seal collections have been created by China's crafts and artisan masters. Experts say some seals of the Qianlong Period in the Palace Museum were used as the prototypes to recreate the artworks.

The team read extensive historical materials and used traditional craft techniques to make accurate representations of the relics. 

"The Palace Museum contains the traditional culture of China. The re-creation of jade seals will definitely help the public to know more about our history and traditional culture," said Zhang Sufen, researcher, Palace Museum.

According to the experts, the superior Hetian jade from Xinjiang was used for the re-creation.