Nini Beijing Enamel Pendant

Product Description

Nini is pictured on this beautiful 14-karat gold vermeil pendant. Every spring and summer, the children of Beijing have flown beautiful kites on the currents of wind that blow through the capital. Among the kite designs, the golden-winged swallow is traditionally one of the most popular. Nini's figure is drawn from this grand tradition of flying designs. Her golden wings symbolize the infinite sky and spread good-luck as a blessing wherever she flies. Swallow is also pronounced "yan" in Chinese, and Yanjing is what Beijing was called as an ancient capital city. Among Fuwa, Nini is as innocent and joyful as a swallow. She is strong in gymnastics and represents the green Olympic ring. Vermeil (pronounced vûr'm?y) is an electrolysis process which places a layer of gold over sterling silver, The original vermeil process was developed in France in the mid-1700s gold over any other metal is not considered vermeil. BUY NOW