This period witnessed the second flourish of jade carving in ancient China. Jade production showed its diversity in form. Jade ornaments replaced ritual jades to represent the mainstream. Jades were widely used for elite burials due to lavish funeral habit. During the Spring and Autumn and the Warring States periods, one of main decorative designs was dragon or dragon-like beasts. The workmanship was extremely delicate and gorgeous. From the Western Han dynasty, however, jade designs were getting simplified and smooth. Animal motifs became more vivid.