Cuihua Goldsmith

In 1895 Guan Xiling, a Sibe of the Gūwalgiya clan, opened a goldsmith on Siping Street (today's Zhongjie) in old Shenyang, naming it Cuihua, dealing chiefly in jewelry alongside gold and silver ingots and gemstones.

Sited on Zhongjie beside the Shenyang Imperial Palace, Cuihua is among the oldest jewelry houses beyond the Great Wall. In 2006 the Ministry of Commerce named it a first-batch China Time-Honored Brand, the only jewelry firm north of the Yangtze so honored.

Cuihua carries on traditional filigree-and-inlay goldwork, prizing hand-chasing and stone setting; its pieces blend Manchu and Han court aesthetics, continuing the gold-and-silver craft of old Shengjing.