荆州是长江流域古代文明的重要发祥地之一,也是战国时期楚国郢都的故址所在。楚人在此创造发展出灿烂的楚文化,除了我们所熟知的精湛的青铜冶铸工艺、绚丽精美的丝织刺绣工艺、高超的漆木工艺、精深的老庄哲学、优美的楚辞文学、谲诡的美术和乐舞之外,楚地的玉文化也一枝独秀。楚玉更是楚人道德的象征、文明的载体。 Jingzhou is one of the important cradles of the ancient civilization in the Yangtze River valley and also the site of the ancient capital of Chu in the Warring States Period. The Chu people create and develop the splendid Chu culture here. Except for the exquisite bronze smelting craft, beautiful silk embroidery craft, superb lacquer wood craft, deep Laozhuang philosophy, graceful Chu literature, Strange art and music and dance, Chu jade culture is also thriving. Chu Yu is more a symbol of the morality of Chu people, the carrier of civilization.