MEZIADAN/JADE CITY/BOYA LAKE

Take a look at this map to see where we are. We are still on Hwy 37 going north.



Our campsite. It was rather cold but what a lovely spot. I highly recommend this Campground.



We spent 1 night here then drove on to Boya Lake Campground. On the way there, we stopped at Jade City. There used to be a reality TV series called Jade city. This is a pretty unique stop. You can see the different grades of Jade, great gift shop, and free coffee 😀










Lots of crafts are made from this Jade. Rumor has it that
the Chinese Jade is inferior to BC Jade and consequently they buy a lot here. Having said that, the best jade in the world comes from Maynmar 




 

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