Every holiday, the “hand-made” silver jewelry displayed on the streets of Zhangzhou is popular with many consumers, especially young consumers. However, the reporter recently learned that these so-called "hand-made" silver jewelry, in fact, most of them do not contain precious metals silver, the main component of the material is nickel-copper-zinc alloy.

Recently, the citizen Ms. Wang reported to reporters that at night, people set up stalls on busy streets near the pedestrian street and the Sun Plaza to sell "silver hand-made, exquisitely-designed, and cheaply-priced" silver ornaments to past citizens. These silver ornaments were marked with the word “silvery silver” on the inner side only. In addition, Ms. Wang did not find any other information such as the manufacturer or the name of the item on the outer packaging of the jewelry. There was no reference value such as the proportion of silver content on the jewelry.

During the "May 1st" period, the reporter asked a stall owner selling silver jewelry near the Sun Plaza. She sells silver jewelry and silver jewelry sold in other stalls, the price is generally between 5 yuan and 10 yuan, the most expensive is not more than 100 yuan, the specific price depends on the size of silver jewelry.

In the exchange, the reporter learned that the stall holder surnamed Li came from Guizhou. She found that Yinzhou's silver jewelry market was very good. After this year's Spring Festival, she came to do business with fellow villagers. The silver jewelry sold also came from Guizhou, including silver bracelets, silver necklaces and silver rings. "Is the material used in these jewelry silver?" the reporter asked. "I don't know." Li surnamed the owner and shook his head while answering. "What are the main materials of these silver jewelry?" the reporter asked. The owner Li named the ring on his finger and said: “We also wear this kind of silver ring. The children in the family also wear these silver jewelry.”

The reporter then spent 10 yuan to buy a necklace jewelry and went to a gold and silver jewellery shop in the Sun Plaza for consultation. The manager of the store told reporters that the main component of the jewelry is nickel-copper-zinc alloy. Currently, the “silver jewelry”, which is cheaper on the market, is mostly made of nickel-copper-zinc alloy because of the relative price of sterling silver. Lower, but also about 30 yuan a gram, plus manual fees, etc., a finished silver jewelry can not be priced from 5 yuan to 10 yuan. Such nickel-copper-zinc alloy jewelry may cause skin allergies if it is exposed to human skin for a long time and some people have sensitive skin. He believes that if consumers need to buy jewelry, should recognize the manufacturer code, material name, purity and other mark information, if the mark information is not complete, "incognito anonymous" silver jewelry, it is best not to covet cheap to buy.