What are the origins of jade in China?

China is a major consumer of jade, and it is also a country that produces jade, such as Xinjiang Hotan jade and Nanyang jade. Our country is vast and rich in resources. Naturally, it is impossible to produce only these types of jade. According to statistics, there are 24 jade producing areas in our country. So much.

1. Xinjiang, an important jade producing area, produces Hetian jade, one of China’s four famous jades, and it is also China’s national jade. The main types of jade produced include Hotan mutton-fat white jade, sapphire, green white jade, jasper, black jade, topaz, honey jade, honey jade, Manas jasper, serpentine jade, chalcedony, hibiscus stone, and lilac jade. , fluorite jade, Xinjiang Dushan jade, Xiu jade, Tes jade, etc.

2. Henan produces Nanyang jade, one of the four famous jades. The jade produced in Henan includes Dushan jade, dense jade, plum blossom jade, black green jade and Xixia jade.

3. Hubei produces turquoise, one of the four famous jade. The jade produced in Hubei includes turquoise, silicified malachite, Baihe jade and agate.

4. Liaoning, Liaoning is also one of the important jade producing areas in China. There are three varieties of Liaoning jade, two of which are famous nationwide; one is Xiuyan County jade, which represents the originator of Xiuyan jade in my country, referred to as Xiuyu. ; The first is the agate jade from Fu Xin. The other is Haicheng jade produced in Haicheng.

5. Jilin, the jade produced includes long white jade. Changbai jade is produced in Panshi County, Changbai County, Malu Township, and Changlingzi, Shuangyang County, Jilin Province. It is green in color and has a waxy luster.

6. Tibet produces jade such as Renbu jade, Goria jade, white jade, ivory white jade, amber stone and amethyst.

7. Qinghai produces jade varieties such as Xiuyu, Qaidam jade, dark green jade, and blue jade.

8. Gansu. Among the jade produced in Gansu, Qilian Mountain jade and Yuanyang jade have the highest output.

9. The jade produced in Sichuan includes jasper, tortoise jade, summer pearl jade, black jade, tooth topaz, Huili jade, lapis lazuli jade, summer pearl jade, blue jade, peach blossom jade, nephrite and Longxi Jade and others.

10. The jade produced in Guangdong includes Xinyi jade, green jade and malachite.

11. The jade produced in Hunan includes agate, black jade, and fluorescent jade.

12. Guizhou jade includes Venus jade, Guicui, purple fluorescent jade, candle coal jade, jasper, chrysoprase, agate, etc.

13. Yunnan jade includes jasper, grape jade, aventurine, Xiuyan jade, blue chalcedony, soft crystal, turquoise, malachite and various feldspars.

14. The jade produced in Guangxi includes agate and serpentine, which are produced in Du'an, Luchuan, Bobai and Sanjiang counties respectively.

15. The jade produced in Shandong includes agate and Taishan jade.

16. The jade produced in Shanxi includes chalcedony and agate.

17. The jade produced in Shaanxi includes turquoise, epidote, peach blossom jade, lilac jade, Shangluo jade, Luo jade, jasper, Lantian jade and black jade.

18. The jades produced in Inner Mongolia include agate, hibiscus, Shetaicui and Deling ruby.

19. The jade produced in Heilongjiang includes agate, Longjiang jade, etc.

20. The jade produced in Anhui includes turquoise, cauliflower jade, Fengyang jade and black jade.

21. The jade produced in Jiangxi includes aventurine, green jade, tortoise jade, coral jade, jadeite, jasper, black jade, fluorescent jade, hibiscus stone and agate.

22. The jade produced in Fujian includes agate, Xiuyan jade, jasper and silicified malachite.

23. Only Qingtian and Changhua colored stones in Zhejiang are famous.

24. In Jiangsu, only Donghai and Xinyi crystal stones and Nanjing and Liuhe Yuhua stones are famous.