The combination of gold and jade symbolizes the strength of men and the softness of women, so the combination of gold and jade also represents the combination of men and women. "Golden branches and jade leaves" originally described flowers and trees with beautiful branches and leaves, and later referred to royal descendants. Now it is a metaphor for people who are born noble or exquisite. Its origin is in Pu Bao's Notes on China in Ancient and Modern Times: "Fight with the monarch and go to the emperor." In the Tang Dynasty, Wang Jian's "Palace Flirting" said: "Butterfly, butterfly, fly to the golden branches and jade leaves." The dragon and phoenix are called "golden branches and jade leaves", and the typical talented women are called "golden jade and good marriage". "Good marriage" originally refers to a marriage that conforms to the feudal order, and later refers to a beautiful marriage. Gold inlaid jade also has the meaning of "happiness from now on", which symbolizes wealth and talent and is an important place for jade crafts in China.

In the production of jade ornaments, it also shows the combination of gold and jade, so there is a saying that "gold and jade are inlaid with jade", which means that lovers shall have Jill.

Due to the fusion of western gem jewelry culture and eastern jade culture, more and more jade ornaments are inlaid, and even Guanyin and Buddha statues carved by jade are inlaid with 18k gold. The advantage of this is to set off the bright green color of jade and protect the jade itself. At present, there are many middle and low-grade small ornaments on the market, such as jade buckles and jade beads tubes, which are often used to make gold-encrusted jadeites, and even the gifts of state guests often appear in the form of gold-encrusted jadeites.