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Background
Positioned as the Oscars of gold jewellery design, the Chinese competition is the newest addition to the AngloGold Ashanti AuDITIONS family, which is co-sponsored by AngloGold Ashanti, Just Gold®, the leading gold jewellery fashion brand of Greater China and the World Gold Council. AngloGold Ashanti AuDITIONS competitions also take place in India, Brazil, South Africa and the Middle East. Launched in June 2006, AuDITIONS China received extensive interest from all walks of design life. The organizing committee received hundreds of renderings from all over the country, with students, amateur designers and professionals from jewellery and other design disciplines taking part.

World Gold Council
World Gold Council (WGC) is the international gold promotion institution and is headquartered in London.   It aims to promote gold in all of its many uses all over the world.   The gold the WGC works in promoting comprises some 80% of global consumption.   K-gold 18 carat fashion jewellery, pure gold and gold investment products are the main three areas of the WGC gold strategy in China.   Different approaches are adopted according to the various players in the Chinese gold market, all aimed at ultimately increasing gold demand.   The website of World Gold Council is www.gold.org

AngloGold Ashanti
AngloGold Ashanti is one of the world’s largest producers of gold, with 22 operations in 10 countries on four continents. Its annual output is more than 6 million ounces and the company employs some 60 000 employees. AngloGold Ashanti is listed on the stock markets of Johannesburg, New York, London and Australia. AngloGold Ashanti is committed to the global marketing of gold. 75% of gold is used for jewellery production and AngloGold Ashanti has consistently and actively supported the development of the gold jewellery market.

Anglo Gold Ashanti’s website is www.anglogoldashanti.com; more information on AuDITIONS can be found on the Global AuDITIONS website: www.goldauditions.com

Just Gold®
Just Gold® is a member of the renowned Henry Jewellery Group, a fine jeweller established in 1976 in Hong Kong. In June 1991, the Group created Just Gold® from its pure gold business and became the first in Hong Kong and the region to open specialty boutiques to market its own brand designs of pure gold jewellery. Just Gold® has revolutionized the everyday use of pure gold jewellery as fashion accessories and has opened the young market of independent, self-purchasing women. Just Woman - the brand's key concept caters to this consumer segment.

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Overall Winner Couture design category:
Mr. Baoluo Jiang
Earrings in 24 carat gold

Second Place Couture design category:
Ms. Qian Sun
Necklace in 24 carat gold

Third Place Couture design category:
Ms. Yuhua Zhang
Bracelet in 24 carat gold

Winner of the commercial design category
Ms. Deng Dongqing
Earrings, pendant, bangle and ring in 24 carat gold