The origin of Duan inkstone

The origin of Duanyan is Zhaoqing City, Guangdong Province.

Guangdong inkstone is one of the four famous inkstones in China, which is as famous as Yan Tao in Gansu, She Yan in Anhui and Chengni inkstone in Shaanxi. Produced in Duanzhou in the early Tang Dynasty, hence the name Duanyan, with a history of 1300 years.

In the traditional culture of China, inkstone is one of Four Treasures of the Study. Among the four famous inkstones produced in China, Guangdong Duanyan is the most famous. Guangdong inkstone is famous for its solid, smooth, delicate and delicate stone. The ink developed by Guangdong inkstone Institute is smooth and smooth, and the color of handwriting remains unchanged for a long time. If Guangdong inkstone is good, whether it is hot in summer or cold in winter, the inkstone heart will be blue-green, and it will not dry after a long time of moisture. Therefore, the ancients said that "gas grinds ink".

Inkpit for producing Duan inkstone

1, east of Duan Xi and west of Akshay.

The main producing areas of Duanyan Stone are distributed on both sides of Antelope Gorge in Xijiang River in Zhaoqing, around Beiling Mountain, with Shapu in the east, Xiaoxiang in the west, Chonglong in the south and Beiling in the north. There are many kinds of inkstones with their own characteristics, which are distributed in the south bank of Antelope Gorge. The area around the west foot of Aksai River in the east of Duan Xi is the area with the most concentrated inkpits and the best rocks, including Laokengkeng Rock and Makeng.

2. The north bank of Xijiang River and the south foot of Lingshan Mountain

There are several inkstones at the southern foot of Lingshan on the north bank of Lingyang Gorge across the river from hammer hill, such as Autolis, Ergqing and Frozen Rock. The inkstones produced are middle and low-grade inkstones, which are rarely mined because of poor quality and small quantity.