December 2017 English Grade 4 Translation Material: Qingtian Stone

Qingtian Stone

Qingtian Stone is mainly produced in Qingtian County, Zhejiang Province. China's traditional "four major seal stone". Qingtian stone is a kind of metamorphic neutral acidic volcanic rock, the main constituent mineral is chlorite. In more than 1700 years ago became the folk craftsmen to make crafts stone, Qingtian stone and Shoushan stone, Changhua stone, Bahraini stone and other colored stone, **** with the carrying of the deep cultural deposits of the Chinese seal art. Solid and fine texture, rich colors, peculiar patterns, is the ideal material for carving, seal cutting.

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Qingtian Stone

Qingtian stone, mainly produced in Qingtian County, Zhejiang Province, is one of the "four traditional seal stones" in China. As a kind of metamorphic intermediate-acid volcanic rock, Qingtian stone is mainly composed of pyrophyllite. As the stone material for carving handicrafts by folk artists since 1,700 years ago, Qingtian stone with Shoushan stone, Changhua stone, Balin stone as the most important stone for carving handicrafts in China, is one of the "four traditional seal stones" in China. Changhua stone, Balin stone as well as some other colored stones, all bear the cultural accumulation of the Chinese seal art. Featured by solid and fine Featured by solid and fine textures, rich colors and fancy patterns, Qingtian stone is the ideal material for engraving and carving.