Four Famous Jade in Ancient China

The four famous jade in China refer to Hetian jade in Xinjiang, dushan jade in Henan, turquoise in Hubei and Xiuyu jade in Liaoning.

Hetian jade, whose ancient name is Kunlun jade, is produced in Hetian, Xinjiang, China. It is a famous variety of soft jade with a history of more than 1, years. Biography of Dawan in Historical Records: "The Han Dynasty made the source of the river poor, and the source of the river originated from Khotan, and its mountains are full of jade"; "History of the Western Regions": "shache is a state-owned iron mountain, producing sapphire". Hetian jade is also known as black white jade. As we all know, Hetian jade is a treasure of our country, and its cultural connotation is self-evident. Hetian jade has a long history in China, with a history of thousands of years. Ancient books once mentioned the saying of "Jade Virtue". Although there are various statements, the connotation is probably the same. The "Five Virtues Theory" in the Eastern Han Dynasty is well interpreted. Hetian jade has a long history of at least 3, years in China. It is a part of the main content of Chinese jade culture, a precious heritage and artistic treasure in the treasure house of Chinese culture, and has extremely profound cultural connotations.

turquoise is one of the ancient jade deeply loved by people all over the world. It was decorated by people as far back as the Neolithic Age. Among the cultural relics unearthed from Yangshao culture (65~4 years ago) in Dahe village, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, there are two turquoise fish-shaped ornaments. There are 2 turquoise pieces unearthed in Dahezhuang, Yongjing, Gansu, China, which were 3,8 years ago. On the arm of the mummy of the Egyptian queen (Queen Zer) 5 years ago, there were four bracelets covered with turquoise and gold.

dushan jade, also known as "Nanyang Jade" or "Henan Jade", is produced in Dushan in the north of Nanyang City. There are also called "Duyu" for short.

Xiuyan jade is produced in Xiuyan, Liaoning Province, China, and Xiuyan County is a land with beautiful scenery, rich products, and hidden wind and gas. After thousands of years of natural evolution, it has condensed the essence of the sun, the moon and mountains for thousands of years, thus generating a world-famous national treasure-xiuyan jade.