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      <image:title>How to Wear Pearls Without Looking Older</image:title>
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    <loc>https://thousandgold.co/blogs/journal/heirloom-jewellery-what-makes-a-piece-worth-passing-down</loc>
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      <image:title>Heirloom Jewellery: What Makes a Piece Worth Passing Down?</image:title>
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    <loc>https://thousandgold.co/blogs/journal/what-does-thousand-gold-mean-chinese-culture</loc>
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      <image:title>What Does “Thousand Gold” Mean in Chinese Culture? (And Is It About Dowry?)</image:title>
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      <image:caption>Line-art illustration of faceted gemstones on a deep jade background, for the complete gemstone meaning guide</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://thousandgold.co/blogs/journal/the-phoenix-crown-and-the-four-golds-chinese-wedding-jewellery</loc>
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      <image:title>The Phoenix Crown &amp; the Four Golds: A History of Chinese Wedding Jewellery</image:title>
      <image:caption>Line-art illustration of a Chinese phoenix crown with hanging pearl tassels, beside icons of the four gold wedding pieces — necklace, bracelet, ring, and earrings</image:caption>
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    <loc>https://thousandgold.co/blogs/journal/guochao-why-chinese-heritage-jewellery-is-having-a-global-moment</loc>
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      <image:title>Guochao: Why Chinese Heritage Jewellery Is Having a Global Moment</image:title>
      <image:caption>Line-art illustration of rising tide lines, for the article on the guochao trend in Chinese heritage jewellery</image:caption>
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    <lastmod>2026-08-07T10:27:30+08:00</lastmod>
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      <image:title>Dragons, Phoenixes &amp; Double Happiness: Auspicious Symbols in Chinese Jewellery</image:title>
      <image:caption>The Chinese character for double happiness in gold on a deep jade background, for the article on auspicious symbols in Chinese jewellery</image:caption>
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