Top ten jade carving materials attract much attention

Jade carvings prevailed in the Han and Tang dynasties. By the Ming and Qing dynasties, jade craftsmanship peaked, and folks were popular with some small ornaments. Contemporary jade carvings are divided between the north and south factions and show different flavors.

(1) Liaoning Yuyu

Daiyu is a key member of the Chinese gem and jade family. It is the earliest jade species discovered and used. It is valued by ancient generations and can be called “the light of ancient jade, a treasure of years”. From the earliest jade products in China to the largest jade products in the world, and many contemporary jade carvings that have been hailed as national treasures, they all come from Saitama. Their delicate texture and gentle texture can be called “the Spirit of Heaven and Earth, the Wonder of China”. In traditional practice, serpentine jade, also known as Saitama, is named after the production area of ​​Xiuyan County, Liaoning Province.

(2) Xinjiang Hetian jade

Xinjiang Hetian jade is named after its main production in the Hetian area of ​​Xinjiang. The Kunlun Mountains in Xinjiang are rich in white jade, green jade, yellow jade, black jade, and jasper, and Xinjiang Hetian jade is also called Kunlun jade, or simply Kunyu. Xinjiang Hetian jade is considered to be the rarest treasure in China with the best texture, the most widely spread, and the highest value. It is famous for its “yurtiness”.

(3) Fujian Shoushan Stone

Shoushan stone is rich in texture, colorful, strong and tough. It is very suitable for carving and has always been loved by sculptors. The Shoushan stone carving in Fuzhou has more than 1,500 years of history.

(4) Zhe ** Tian Shi

Qingtian Stone is named after Qingtian County in Zhejiang Province and is one of the famous stone carving materials in Chinese history.

(5) Inner Mongolia Balinshi

Bahrain is produced in the north of Daban Township, Balinyou County, Inner Mongolia, and is about 50 kilometers northwest of Chaganmujing and north of Yamatu Mountain and the area around Dahuashi Mountain and Xiaohuashi Mountain. The disparity between the quality of stone and the poor, although the magnificent pattern, colorful, but the texture is relatively soft and stagnant, unlike the Qingtian, Shoushan stone as the stone is crisp, easy to knife, punching freely, cutting effect sharp blade, strong and powerful, can make India Skills to give full play.

(6) Zhejiang Changhua Bloodstone

Bloodstone contains a bright red cinnabar in the open stone, which is like chicken blood, hence the name "bloodstone." The red part is "blood", and the part other than "blood" is called "ground" or "bottom". During the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Japan, Premier Zhou Enlai presented a pair of seals to Tian Zhongjiao's prime minister. Since then, Japanese, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and even Southeast Asian Chinese have set off bloodstone fever, and it is still alive.

(7) Henan Dushan Stone

It is mainly produced in Nanyang, Henan. Composed of more complex mineral components. Its tough texture is more dense and similar to jade and jade so transparent and clean.

(8) Fujian Hua Anyu

Fujian Huaanyu is known as tea drying stone, Jiulong jade, multicolored jade, and Jiulongyu. According to the trace element test, Huaan Yu contains 10 kinds of trace elements such as barium and zinc which are beneficial to human body.

(9) Hubei turquoise

Turquoise is one of the ancient gems. It has a splendid history of thousands of years and is deeply loved by people of all ages. As early as ancient Egypt, ancient Mexico, and ancient Persia, Turquoise was regarded as a mystery and a ward for evil, as an amulet and a funerary object. Chinese Tibetan compatriots believe that Turquoise is the embodiment of God, a symbol of power and status, and is the most popular sacred ornament. It is used as the crown of the first Tibetan king to serve as a altar offering. Turquoise is recognized as a “stone of birth in December” at home and abroad. It represents victory and success and has a reputation as a “stone of success”.

(10) Taiwan Red Coral

Red coral is from the seabed, carved and crafted by craftsmen to make a variety of ornaments, symbolizing the eternity of dignity, auspiciousness and life since ancient times.