What color is cinnabar?

Cinnabar is a bright red or dark red granular or massive aggregate. It is a sulfide mineral, cinnabar, which mainly contains mercury sulfide (HgS). Cinnabar is mainly produced in Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places. After mining cinnabar, iron-containing impurities are adsorbed by magnets, and then impurities and sediments are washed with water to select pure ones.

Cinnabar is also called Cinnabar and Cinnabar. Cinnabar powder is red and can last for a long time. China has a long history of using cinnabar as a pigment, and its ruddy and bright colors are also deeply loved by painters. China's paintings and calligraphy are called "Danqing", in which "Dan" refers to cinnabar, which is an indispensable "eight treasures inkpad" in painting and calligraphy pigments, and its main component is also cinnabar.