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The Shang king retreated to his palace, where he donned his jade suit and, according to the ‘Lost Book’, took his most precious treasure, the ‘Heaven’s Wisdom’ jade, along with other jewels and ‘wrapped them thickly round his body’. Then he immolated himself and his concubines, setting the palace on fire.
The Story of China: The Epic History of a World Power from the Middle Kingdom to Mao and the China Dream
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