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Where is the origin of China's chicken blood stone?

Guilin "chicken blood red jasper", referred to as "Guilin red", produced in Longsheng Autonomous County under the jurisdiction of Guilin City, the north slope of the Uiqing Mountain and the western slope of the area. According to the geological experts: "Guilin red" comprehensive mineral composition of red jasper quartz-based, and contains part of the high-value iron and low-value iron, is rich in silica-iron metamorphic volcanic rock - jasper rock. "Red jasper" is the ancient plate suture zone deep sea volcanic sedimentary metamorphic products, the formation of the age of about 1 billion years ago. After years of development, viewing and collecting practice, I think "Guilin red" is worth developing a perfect new species of jade. It has four major characteristics:

First, "Guilin red" bright colors

"Guilin red" is the most important feature is to highlight a "red" word. It is a kind of jasper rock with chicken blood red as the main color, so it is called "chicken blood red jasper". The colors are chicken blood red, purple-red, light red, maroon, date red, brown-red, and there are also different base colors, such as full red with gold, pure black, white as a backdrop. Color with excellent, slightly auspicious patterns or abstract images, color patterns colorful, more bright and shiny.

From ancient times, red is the traditional color of Chinese culture on behalf of festive, auspicious, prosperous, such as: red walls, red flags, red lanterns, red bags, red couplets, red belts, red headbands, and the words of the "red light," "red hot! "and so on. Beijing Olympic Games emblem selected by the 1498th work, the background color is all red. The Olympic flame was carried across the country and around the world in a sea of red. Chinese athletes who participated in the Olympic Games were dressed in all red suits for male athletes and yellow and red suits for female athletes. Designers believe that red and yellow are the favorite colors of the Chinese people. Experts agree that red is the benchmark color of Chinese culture and the most common and accepted color for Chinese people.

It can be seen that Guilin "chicken blood red jasper" or "Guilin red" will not only be loved by Guilin people, but also should be able to get a lot of stone appreciation, jade appreciation enthusiasts and collectors. It contains this deep-seated spiritual elements of traditional Chinese culture, which can create an auspicious atmosphere in the living room, allowing people to appreciate the connotations of jade culture, with a very good ornamental value and collection value.