The country is an important jade country in the world. It has a long history of mining, and it has a wide geographical distribution and a wide range of reserves. According to the "Shan Hai Jing", there are more than 200 jade sites in China. Some famous jade mines are still being mined, providing a steady stream of raw materials for the advancement of Chinese jade carving art.
The most famous jade in China is Xinjiang Hetian jade, which is the four major jade of China, with Dushan jade in Henan, Xiuyan jade in Liaoning and turquoise in Hubei.
Xinjiang Hetian jade
Hetian jade white jade carving
Hetian jade is distributed in Shadong, Xinjiang, Tashkurgan, Hetian-Yuwei, and the northern slope of Kunlun Mountain, which extends 1,500 kilometers in the county. Hetian jade's mineral composition is mainly composed of tremolite-yangshi stone, and contains traces of diopside, serpentine, graphite, magnetite and so on. It forms white, cyan, black, yellow and other different colors. The jade is translucent and has a lustrous texture after polishing. The hardness is 5.5-6.5 degrees. Hetian jade is born in a mountain rock at an altitude of 3,500 meters to 5,000 meters. The jade collected in the river bed is called seed jade, and the mountain material is mined in the rock layer. Hetian jade's economic value is based on the purity of color and texture.
Its main varieties are: sheep fat white jade, white jade, white jade, sapphire, topaz, sugar jade, ink jade.
Dushan Yu, Nanyang, Henan
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The Yuan Dynasty "Yushan Dayuhai" in the Beijing City Beihai Park Mission City
The mining area of ​​Duyu is located in the “Dushan†in the northern suburbs of Nanyang City, also known as “Nanyangyuâ€. The unique jade is plagioclase jade, the texture is fine and pure, with grease or glass luster, good polishing performance, transparent and more than three colors to form multi-color jade, bright color, hardness greater than 6.5.
The main varieties are: white jade, green jade, green white jade, purple jade, topaz, hibiscus ruby, ink jade and variegated jade.
The unique jade mining has a long history. The Neolithic Longshan culture jade axe unearthed from Shenmu Dendrobium in Shaanxi Province and the Yuan Dynasty “Yushan Dayuhaiâ€, which is now displayed in the Beijing Beihai Park Mission City, are all unique. The mining of the unique jade has been quite large in the Han Dynasty. Up to now, there are more than one thousand ancient jade mines in the Dushan of Nanyang. It can be seen that the mining of the unique jade has a long history, the scale is flourishing, and the variety is abundant. .
Xiyu, Xiuyan County, Liaoning
It was named after the main producing area in Xiuyan County, Liaoning. Saitama is formed in the metamorphic marble of magnesia carbonate. There are many deposits of this kind of jade in China. The appearance of the jade jade is greenish green, yellowish green, and pale white, translucent, waxy after polishing, and the hardness is 3.5-5 degrees.
The jade material used in the Hongshan culture in the Neolithic period was produced in the fine jade ditch in Xiuyan County, commonly known as the old jade, which is a tremolite nephrite. Most of the jade articles unearthed from the Shang Dynasty women's tombs are similar to the Xiuyan Wagou minerals. The Wagou Mine has a long history of mining and abundant reserves. For the main jade mining area in China, the production of jade jade accounts for about 60% of the country.
Hubei Turquoise
Hubei produces high-quality turquoise, famous both at home and abroad, and its crafts are very popular among the people and are sold well all over the world.
Turquoise is one of the ancient jade, known as ancient Egypt, and regarded it as a mysterious thing. Unearthed in Yongjing, Gansu, there are 20 turquoise beads dating back 3,800 years ago. The ancient name "Jingzhou Stone" or "Yangyangdianzi" is called the oxide cryptocrystalline block of copper. Or tuberculosis, different shades of blue, green and other colors, often containing iron wire, hardness of 5-6, waxy luster. Hubei produces high-quality turquoise, famous both at home and abroad, and its crafts are very popular among the people and are sold well all over the world.
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