Necklace worth 28 mln USD on display at consumer products expo in China's Hainan

STORY: Necklace worth 28 mln USD on display at consumer products expo in China's Hainan DATELINE: July 31, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of the necklaceSOUNDBTIE (Chinese): MEI MEI, Founder of LARWINER STORYLINE: A necklace worth 188 million yuan (about 28 million U.S. dollars) was exhibited at the second China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE), which was held from July 25 to 30, in Haikou, the capital of south China's Hainan Province. The necklace was co-designed by Chinese artist Mei Mei and Italian artist Carlo Parmiero. The design inspiration comes from a rosefinch totem in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province. SOUNDBTIE (Chinese): MEI MEI, Founder of LARWINER "The design inspiration came to me when I saw a rosefinch totem in the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang. The main materials of the necklace are rubies, thousands of rubies. The head of the rosefinch is made of jade and diamond. I think it's more than its precious materials. It's