Out of Africa

The Dark Continent lights up Beijing with a glittering collection of sparklers. Gan Tian previews the Shining Light Awards collection of the best diamonds from Africa.

Africa is the world's most prolific producer of that beautiful stone that is every girl's best friend. And some of the most beautiful African-inspired diamond accessories are now on display in Beijing at the Art Museum of China Academy of Fine Arts.

Forevermark's Shining Light Awards (SLA) collection is a glittering assortment of fine-cut diamonds in rainbow hues, from natural black to brown, canary-yellow, white and cape-colored (a shade of yellow).