No sign of jading in this lucrative living

Abundant supplies of Myanmar stone have earned fortunes for adventurous dealers

Ke Wencong left his native province of Fujian 23 years ago to make his fortune in Ruili, a city in southwestern Yunnan province that is close to the border with Myanmar.

At that time, Myanmar jade, the most popular traded item in Ruili, was extremely cheap and Ke didn't imagine that the stone would help him accumulate such a huge fortune that he now wears a jade ring worth 3 million yuan ($490,000).