What is the National Stone of China

China's national stone is Shoushan stone.

October 2002, Shoushan stone once again appeared in the capital to participate in the fourth national stone selection, and formally named "China's national stone" by the China Gems and Jade Association. Chinese treasure - Shoushan stone is China's traditional "four major seal stone" one. Distributed in the northern suburbs of Fuzhou City, Jinan District and Lianjiang County, Luoyuan County, the junction of the "Golden Triangle" zone. If the direction of the vein, can be divided into high mountains, Qishan, Yueyang three systems.

Because the Shoushan mine mining early, the old saying "field pit, water pit, mountain pit", refers to the bottom of the field in this mining area, water streams, caves mining ore. After 1500 years of mining, Shoushan stone has emerged in hundreds of varieties. Shoushan stone has become one of the important bridges for economic and trade exchanges and cultural exchanges between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait.

Types of Shoushan stone

1, Tianhuangshi class

Tianhuangshi class is a kind of Shoushan stone, ovoid, the color is mainly yellow, slightly transparent to semi-transparent, with the skin of the stone, the red sinew grid and carrot silk grain three major features. The main varieties are yellow Tianshi, red Tianshi, black Tianshi and white Tianshi.

2, black field stone

Heitian stone is a kind of shoushan stone, which is characterized by the texture of bright and flexible, red as orange peel, black as carrot grain thicker. The color of Heitian stone is mainly black ochre, but depending on the texture, it may also show other vivid colors, such as pure black, grey-black and black-skinned field.

3, Gaoshan Stone Category

The Gaoshan Stone Category includes Gaoshan Stone, Kengtou Stone, Litchi Cave Stone, Ducheng Cave Stone, and Shanbo Cave Stone. Their colors are mostly white, red, yellow, black, etc., slightly transparent to transparent. Alpine stones are characterized by delicate and loose texture, pure texture, and magnificent and colorful colors. These varieties are mostly produced in the various mines of Alpine Peak and have unique qualities and values.

4, cow horn jelly stone

Cow horn jelly stone because of its color like a cow's horn and named, texture through the spirit, texture hidden water flow pattern, texture and color interlacing, black with ochre, color such as the black cow horn, texture implies grey or greyish-black cotton texture. One of the best sheep jelly.