BEADS: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers

Article Title

Observations and Problems in Researching the Contemporary Glass-Bead Industry of Northern China

Authors

Roderick Sprague
An Jiayao

First Page

5

ISSN

0843-5499

Last Page

13

Abstract

The status of glass-bead manufacturing in northern China is undergoing rapid change due to the development of the plastic-bead industry. Several manufacturing plants, including the large Beijing Glass Ware Factory, are no longer making beads and several other plants are contemplating changes. The variety of domestic glass beads available for purchase today would indicate a greater number of manufacturing sites than are mentioned in the popular literature.

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Publisher Information

The Society of Bead Researchers is a non-profit scientific-educational corporation founded in 1981 to foster historical, archaeological, and material cultural research on beads and beadwork of all materials and periods, and to expedite the dissemination of the resultant knowledge. Membership is open to all persons involved in the study of beads, as well as those interested in keeping abreast of current trends in bead research.

Repository Citation

Sprague, Roderick and Jiayao, An (1990). "Observations and Problems in Researching the Contemporary Glass-Bead Industry of Northern China." BEADS: Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers 2: 5-13. Available at: https://surface.syr.edu/beads/vol2/iss1/4