Figure 8 Stone agate comes from

The 8-character agate comes from Fuxin, western Liaoning, China. It is the main producing area, processing area and distribution center of agate products in China. Agate is rich in resources, accounting for more than 50% of the national reserves, with excellent texture. Fuxin has a profound agate culture. Scrapers made of agate, jade and stone tools were unearthed at the Chahai site 7600 years ago, indicating that Chahai people were the first people in the world to know and use agate. Fuxin agate processing has a long history. Since Liao Dynasty, Fuxin people began to collect, excavate and process agate. By the Qing Dynasty, Fuxin's agate industry had developed to a certain scale, and Fuxin agate became a palace tribute. At present, Fuxin agate art has formed seven series, more than 200 varieties and thousands of styles, among which "elegance" with "cleverness, beauty, strangeness and novelty" as the typical artistic characteristics is more prominent. In recent years, the operating income of agate industry in Fuxin has increased by more than 30% every year, with more than 30,000 employees. Two major sales markets, represented by Shijiazi Agate Wholesale Market in Fuxin Mongolian Autonomous County and Fuxin Agate Gem City Boutique Market, have initially formed.