Jade Ideology starts from the traditional jade carving works of teacher Huang Yixiong, and is committed to the promotion of Toyota Jade, a unique Gemstone in Taiwan. The collection accumulated over the years allows the beauty of Taiwanese jade to be fully presented. In addition, we combine the creativity of metalworking to create simple and fashionable jade jewelry. Tradition and innovation coexist and develop together. Its unique warm and restrained texture is the unique Taiwanese flavor.
Traditional jade carving is performed by Mr. Huang Yixiong, a national treasure-level artist. High-quality jade materials do not require excessive carvings. The first priority is to fully express the beauty of jade. Over the past 70 years, we have accumulated exquisite traditional jade carving techniques and collected rare and valuable high-quality jade materials, with Taiwan's unique Gemstone Toyoda jade as the bulk. I love jade and cherish it so much that I don’t want to waste any bit of it. I try to maintain the integrity of the jade after careful carving. I don’t use complicated carvings but only carve its shape to get its meaning. I always cherish the respect and love for the jade.
Teacher Huang Yixiong cherishes jade as much as his life. He never wastes every piece of jade. Even the scraps that others think are worthless will become interesting handles or ornaments through his conception and skillful carving, giving jade a new meaning. New life, he always said: "What I want to show is not entirely art, but a mood of respect for jade culture."
•Born in 1939 in Taipei County, Taiwan.
•1952 He studied jade and coral carving in Keelung under Mr. He Changcheng.
•In 1955, he officially started teaching at the age of 17 and started teaching.
•In 1960, he retired from the army at the age of 22 and started working on jade carving and Gemstone flat processing.
•In the heyday of jade production and sales in Taiwan from 1966 to 1974, several households in the Toyota area of Hualien were polishing jade. Teacher Huang Yixiong worked tirelessly between Taipei and Hualien to instruct the children in the Toyota area of Hualien on jade carving and processing techniques, and was committed to cultivating and inheriting Taiwanese jade carving talents. It has trained more than 100 apprentices so far.
•In 1976, at the age of 38, Heju Gemstone Co., Ltd. was established in Taipei.
•In 1981, when he was 43 years old, his work "Jade Incense Burner Tripod" was favored by the Presidential Palace and purchased as a gift to celebrate the inauguration of then US President Ronald Reagan. It is permanently kept in the White House.
•2006 At the age of 68, he felt that he had devoted most of his life to jade carving and teaching in Taiwan and that the inheritance and development of culture and history could not be interrupted, so he established the "Taiwan Toyota Jade Association" and became the founding chairman.
•2010 At the age of 72, his work "Golden Jade Fish" won the gold medal in the "Jade Sculpture Category" of the Stone Art Carnival.
•2015 The 77-year-old teacher Huang Yixiong wrote the word "xi" in cursive for his 77th birthday, so it means "happy birthday". "The Year of Happy Birthday - Huang Yixiong Jade Sculpture Exhibition" was held at the Hualien County Cultural Bureau Stone Sculpture Museum on April 10, 2015.
•2019 is co-sponsored by the China Stone Association, Changshan County People's Government, Zhangzhou Municipal Party Committee Propaganda Department and Hualien County Cultural Bureau. The Cross-Strait Stone Culture Exchange Exhibition will be held in Changshan and Zhangzhou, mainland China, from April 26 to May 24. Invited to participate in a joint exhibition of works by contemporary jade carving masters.
•2021 Co-organizes the National Museum of Natural Science’s Jade Stories: Taiwan Jade Legends Special Exhibition.
•2023 Co-organizes the Hualien County Cultural Bureau Stone Sculpture Museum Tamaki Toyota: Taiwan Jade Research Special Exhibition.