Xiuyan Promotes Jade Culture, Strengthens Specialty Industries

County chief of Xiuyan Manchu Autonomous County Guan Chongxin

Xiuyan Manchu Autonomous County is located in the northern part of Liaodong Peninsula, in the hub position connecting the open area of Liaodong Peninsula and the city cluster in the central part of Liaoning, belonging to the city of Anshan in Liaoning Province, with an area of 4,507 sq. km. and population of 500,000, which is a region where the Manchu people live together and the ethnic groups gather, and a mountainous near-sea county of "eight mountains, half water, half roads and manor houses". It is a mountainous near-sea county with "eight mountains, half water, half fields, half roads and manor houses". Xiuyan's beautiful scenery and rich mineral resources, including magnesite, jade, marble, talc, granite, and silica, are abundant and of excellent quality, enjoying a high reputation throughout the country and even in the world, and Xiuyan Jade has been named China's first national stone candidate stone and is famous both at home and abroad. Xiuyan Jade has a long history of development, fine and warm texture, rich reserves, and has long been China's main raw material supply base for jade. The people of Xiuyan are proud of jade, Xiuyan has prospered because of jade, Xiuyan jade has changed the economic pattern of Xiuyan with its unique value and charm, and Xiuyan jade has pushed forward the degree of civilization of Xiuyan with its long history and extensive culture.

County Governor of Xiuyan Manchu Autonomous County, Mr. Guan Chongxin

I. Xiuyan Jade has been known as a treasure of China and is famous both at home and abroad

"The beauty of jade in the world is the first thing to come out of the Xiuyan Jade," and Xiuyan Jade is a treasure of China and a rare treasure of China. The characteristics of Xiuyan Jade are mainly manifested in four aspects.

One is the richness of resources and the excellent quality of jade. Xiuyan is the largest jade producing area in China, with abundant reserves. Xiuyan Jade is an ideal material for jade carving because of its warm, crystalline, delicate, tough, transparent, colorful, and high quality. There are two main types of jade: serpentine jade, also known as Ciu Jade, which is produced in the Wagou Jade Mine in Hadabei Township, Xiuyan, and which has the highest quality and largest reserves of serpentine jade in the country. The other type of jade is tremolite jade, mainly produced in the Fine Jade Gorge in Yiling Town, Xiuyan, which has a fine, tough texture and a wide variety of colors, making it a high-quality material for jade carvings, and it is one of the best tremolite jades in China, with the largest reserves in the world at present.

Two, it has a long and distinguished history. According to archaeological data, Xiuyan jade was developed and utilized by ancient ancestors as early as 20,000 years ago, and the three old jade hacking tools unearthed at the cave site of the ancient people in Xiaogushan, Haicheng, Liaoning Province, were sourced from Xiuyan tremolite jade. This is the earliest Paleolithic jade product found in China so far. Cuiyan jade was even more widespread in the Hongshan and Pre-Hongshan cultures, which existed 5,000 to 8,000 years ago. Jade carvings of dragons such as the Jade Pig Dragon from the ancient Hongshan Culture site are the most primitive images of jade dragons in China. The "Three Stars Tara Jade Dragon," unearthed at the Hongshan Culture site in Inner Mongolia, was carved in the round from a single piece of turquoise Xiuyan Jade, and is a vivid, tense form that is the earliest known image of a Chinese jade dragon, and is known as the "First Jade Dragon of China. The jasper bridal veil of the Xiajadian culture and the green jade bird-printed handles from the collection of the Palace Museum in Beijing, both of which were made of Xiuyan jade, were identified by experts as being of elegant form and fine workmanship, proving that Xiuyan jade had been exploited and utilized on a large scale during the Xia dynasty. 1968 saw the discovery of two sets of gold and jade garments from the tomb of King Jing of the Western Han Dynasty, King of Zhongshan, and the Queen of the Western Han Dynasty, Dou Dou, which were carved in a circular form. Two sets of gold and jade coats were unearthed in the tomb of King Jing of Zhongshan and Queen Dou of the Western Han Dynasty, and the jade pieces used in the coats were mostly made of Xiuyan jade, as identified by experts. The excavation of the gold and jade coats shows that the development of Xiuyan jade was already on a large scale during the Han Dynasty.

The First Chinese Jade Dragon. It is 26 centimeters high, 6.2 centimeters wide, and has a maximum cross-section diameter of 2.9 centimeters. It was unearthed at the Hongshan cultural site in Inner Mongolia, and was made of turquoise Xiuyan jade, the earliest jade dragon ever found in China

Thirdly, the Jade King was a shock to the world. Because of its geological structure, Xiuyan Jade is one of the world's largest jade blocks. In recent years, the discovery and mining of jade kings, giant jade bodies, well jade kings, river grinding jade kings, all of which are rare treasures, have become the unique advantages and characteristics of Xiuyan jade. 1960, Xiuyan found a huge jade stone, weighing 260.76 tons, glossy and moist, colorful, known as the Jade King. The Jade King was carved into the world's largest Jade Buddha, which is located in the Jade Buddha Garden in Anshan. After the Jade King, another oversized jade stone was discovered in the same area in 1997. After preliminary stripping, it was about 25 meters in height, 30 meters in maximum diameter, and weighed about 60,000 tons, known as the Giant Jade Body. 1998, a huge piece of jade was mined from a primary deposit 300 meters below the Wagou Jade Shaft, with a height of 1.2 meters, a width of 2.6 meters, and a weight of about 12.6 tons. The jade was emerald green, transparent, crystalline, brilliant, and of excellent quality. It was by far the largest piece of jade ever extracted from a primary deposit under a well, and was therefore known as the "King of Jade in the Well". In the same year, Xiuyan mined a huge piece of Hematite Jade weighing about 10 tons, the largest piece of tremolite Hematite Jade ever found in the world.

Fourth, the jade art is exquisite and unique. Xiuyan jade carving has developed over a long period of time, forming a unique style. This style is based on the northern culture, blending the northern and southern cultures to form a majestic, atmospheric and bold style with delicate, exquisite and refined features. A large number of Xiuyan jade products, such as jade dragons, tortoises, birds, and other jade beasts, and jade jewelry, unearthed at the Hongshan culture site 5,000 years ago, are characterized by their simplicity of form and boldness of style. Xiuyan jade carving has inherited this cultural heritage. In modern times, the majestic and atmospheric style of Xiuyan jade carving has been reflected in the emergence of representative large-scale works that are the culmination of this style. 1985, the county jade factory produced a large-scale jade carving, "Xiuyu Pagoda Lavender - Huaxia Lingguang," which is a simple and dignified work that stands tall and majestic, and is a magnificent piece of art. The work is simple, dignified, lofty, majestic and spectacular, and is a fine work in the history of jade carving. The Jade King Buddha, carved from 260.76 tons of "Jade King", is a magnificent jade sculpture, one of the largest jade sculptures in the history of Chinese jade carving, and is included in the Guinness Book of Records. 1999, in the Liao Park of the Kunming World Horticultural Expo, the Cuiyan Semimethyst Jade was used to carve a large relief sculpture of Cangshang Liaoning, reflecting the spirit of Liaoning. -Liaoning, reflecting the 8,000 years of change in Liaoning. These masterpieces are representative of the Xiuyan style of jade carving.

Suiyan jade carving not only has the majestic, atmospheric and bold style of the north, but also has the delicate, exquisite and refined characteristics of the south, with numerous outstanding works, many of which have won provincial and ministerial awards. The exquisite "caddisfly basket" is a masterpiece of translucent carving and internal carving techniques. The vivid and realistic "Two Dragons Playing with Pearls" and the small and exquisite "Plum Box" are made of 6 jade chains on the jade material which is 8 centimeters long and 3 centimeters thick and integrates translucent carving, relief carving and round carving in one. There are also "Deer and Crane Welcoming Spring", "Clam Fairy in Pretty Color", "Nezha Pandering in the Sea", and "Hundred Birds Facing the Phoenix", "The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea" and so on, the workmanship is delicate, exquisite, exquisite and clear, which is a masterpiece. Even large-scale jade carvings "Chinese aura", "Jade King Buddha", etc., its specific workmanship, small movements, decorations, also has the same delicate, exquisite characteristics.

Suiyu Jade is known as the "Aura of China - Xiuyu Pagoda Lavender"

Scientific management, rational development, Xiuyan Jade Industry Base has been formed

The Xiuyan County Party Committee and the county government conscientiously implement the scientific concept of development, and in accordance with the development of a recycling economy, the construction of a conservation-oriented society and the development of a sustainable society. The county government earnestly implements the scientific concept of development, and in accordance with the requirements of developing a circular economy, building a conservation-oriented society and constructing a harmonious society, pays attention to the protection and sustainable development of jade resources, and rationally develops the jade industry in Xiuyan on the track of rapid development.

First, the management of the Xiuyan jade industry has been continuously strengthened. The Xiuyan county party committee and county government have put the management of Xiuyan jade on the legal track, formulating the nation's first local regulations on precious jade resources, the "Regulations for the Protection of Xiuyan Jade Resources" and the "Measures for the Implementation of the Regulations for the Protection of Xiuyan Jade Resources". In order to conserve and protect resources, small jade mines were consolidated and closed down, new techniques were implemented for limited mining, and the Xiuyan Jade Carving School and the Xiuyan Jade Research Institute were jointly established with the Beijing Jewelry Institute to improve the level of Xiuyan jade carvings and cultivate Xiuyan jade carving talents. These measures have laid a solid foundation for the further development and growth of the industry.

The second is the cultivation and growth of the Xiuyan jade market. The culture of Xiuyan Jade has advanced the civilization of Xiuyan, and the unique value of Xiuyan Jade has changed the economic pattern of Xiuyan. In recent years, Xiuyan county party committee and county government increased the construction and management of Xiuyan jade infrastructure, and continuously expanded the sales market of Xiuyan jade products. 1995, Xiuyan invested in the construction of the "China Jade Capital" and the Jade Carving Excellence Craft Park. "China Jade Capital" is an antique-style building with a construction area of 12,000 square meters, integrating jade processing, sales, display and viewing; the Jade Carving Craft Park covers an area of 10,000 square meters, with the main building being a European-style exhibition and sales building; and the newly-built China Jade Carving Exhibition Center covers an area of 100,000 square meters, with a total investment of 260 million yuan, which is the largest in the world. It is the largest in the world. Now, the county has built seven jade trading markets. At the same time, Xiuyan is also planning to build the World Jade Sculpture Museum, the development of giant jade body tourism area.

European style Chinese jade carving boutique craft park

Third, the Xiuyan jade industry is growing. Xiuyan county party committee and county government based on the resource advantage, the county's efforts, cutting jade Xing County, so that the Xiuyan jade industry continues to grow, and strongly promote the transformation of the resource advantage to economic advantage. At present, there are 100,000 people engaged in jade mining, jade processing and jade sales in the county, with 3,115 jade processing enterprises and 5,050 commercial retail enterprises, generating an annual output value of 2.5 billion yuan, and realizing profits and taxes of 500 million yuan. Jade crafts have developed into 7 series and thousands of varieties, which are exported to more than 100 countries and regions in Asia, Europe and America.

The fourth is the complete variety of jade carving, rapid development. Xiuyan jade carving crafts of a wide variety of craft means rich, interlaced application, integration of ornamental, collectability and practicality as a whole, the emergence of many high-quality goods and new products. Xiuyan jade carvings are roughly divided into three categories, namely, traditional crafts, tourist crafts and health care products.

Traditional handicrafts are of five types, namely, vegetarian work, figures, birds and flowers, animals and flowers. Cuiyan Suwu is a traditional advantageous product, which has won many awards in national competitions and has been listed in the national intangible cultural heritage protection list. In recent years, the craftsmanship has been enriched by the introduction of laser and microwave processing methods, which have improved the craftsmanship of Xiuyan Suwu. Figures, birds, animals and flowers have also made great strides, winning many awards in various competitions at the national and provincial levels. Traditional crafts are the main types of jade carvings produced and sold in Xiuyan.

Tourist crafts include ornaments, utensils, and cultural toys. Some are decorative, some are practical, and some are appreciated and collected. Cuiyan tourist handicrafts are mainly small pieces of jade, with many varieties and high demand, occupying almost all tourist attractions in China.

The Xiuyan Jade Asteroid Naming Ceremony was held in September 2006

Xiuyan Jade has health care properties and has been used in ancient times, such as jade zhen (玉忱), and jade clothes in the royal palaces of the past dynasties. The new varieties of jade health care products include jade pillows, cushions, cushions, shoes, combs, beds, etc. These new varieties expand the scope of development and utilization of Xiuyan Jade and expand the value of Xiuyan Jade in terms of utilization space.

Fifthly, the craftsmanship level has been continuously upgraded, and there are a number of first-class carving design masters and technicians. Xiuyan invested 8 million yuan to build the country's largest jade carving school, training a number of skilled technicians. At present, Xiuyan has two national jade carving masters, four senior craftsmen, 36 provincial masters, 135 municipal masters, and more than 3,000 young and middle-aged craftsmen, whose works have won many awards in national and provincial jade carving competitions. At the same time, xiuyan jade management bureau, county precious stones association every year to hold several jade carving technology training courses, jade carving works will be assessed, and jade carving technicians for technical assessment, the implementation of licensed, after several years of hard work, xiuyan jade carving talent team, to achieve a qualitative leap.

Sixth, Xiuyan jade has won high honors, widely recognized by the society and consumers, since 2000, in the selection of "China's national stone" activities, Xiuyan jade for three consecutive times in the "China's national stone" candidate for the first stone. Xiuyan Jade handicrafts have been honored by the Liaoning Provincial People's Government as Liaoning Province's Local Excellence and by the Liaoning Provincial Tourism Bureau as one of the Top Ten Tourism Excellence. Xiuyan Jade Carving is one of the first national intangible cultural heritage protection programs. The asteroid No. 21313 discovered by the National Astronomical Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences was named "Xiuyan Jade Star", and in 2006, the China Federation of Mining and Mineral Resources (CFMR) awarded Xiuyan the "Jade Capital of China" plaque, making Xiuyan a famous brand city in China. The honors were a great help to further promote and promote Xiuyan as a famous brand city in China. These honors have played an invaluable role in further publicizing and promoting Xiuyan, promoting the rapid development of Xiuyan's economy, and advancing the progress of Xiuyan's jade industry.

Three, focusing on the future, orderly utilization, Xiuyan jade industry development prospects

"Eleventh Five-Year Plan" period, Xiuyan county party committee, the county government put forward the "jade as a leader, jade Xingxian" strategic objectives. Developed the Xiuyan jade industry development plan, to build China's jewelry and jade characteristics of industrial base. Around this goal, we will strengthen the following aspects of work:

One is to clarify the development strategy, to realize the sustainable development of Xiuyan jade industry. In the development strategy to achieve three changes, namely: gradually realize the development and utilization of local resources for jade processing, to the conservation and protection of local jade resources, the extensive use of domestic and foreign jade resources, to the development of jade carving industry as the main change; to guide and promote the jade industry from the expansion of the quality of the quality of the change in the improvement of the quality of the realization of a new expansion of the quantity; gradually realize the jade carving handicrafts to the jade carving as the main carving, a variety of carving crafts and a variety of carvings.

The Xiuyan Flower Jade work - Tang Tang, won the Second China Jade Carving and Stone Carving Tian Gong Award in 2003

The second is to open up resources and cut down on expenses, to ensure a sustainable supply of jade resources. Resolutely implement the policy of protective exploitation of jade resources, resolutely adopt new mining techniques, insist on development and conservation, development and protection, put conservation in the first place, maximize the economic, social and environmental benefits of jade resources. Establish a trading market for Xiuyan jade raw materials, so that the sale of grade jade materials can be transparent, open and fair. Adjust the one-dimensional structure of jade supply, establish a diversified structure of jade supply, and form a new pattern of "buy the whole country, sell the whole country" and "buy the whole world, sell the whole world". Strengthen the census and exploration, and look for new mineral resources.

Thirdly, we will promote industrial upgrading and strive to move towards a modernized industrial system. Deepen the mining enterprise system reform, make the property right clear, enhance the vitality of the enterprise, guide the specialization of small enterprises, large collaboration, the formation of Xiuyan jade industry chain. On the basis of specialized division of labor and social collaboration, guide and encourage jade carving processing and sales enterprises to unite and merge, and gradually form economies of scale. Cultivate several competitive leading enterprises, and gradually form a government-promoted, leader-driven, market-driven, capable person-driven, science and technology-driven jade carving industry development pattern. Take the specialized market as the carrier, form a marketing network of jade raw materials and jade carving products radiating across the country, further develop the international market, expand the information channels, and establish an information network project. Strengthen market supervision and services, enforce the law seriously and standardize the market order. Give full play to the role of the County Jade Association as a bridge and link between the government and enterprises.

Fourth, adhere to the strategy of high-quality products, and promote the product grade, level. In the face of domestic and international competition, Xiuyan jade carving industry should strive to create Chinese brands. Jade carving product design concepts should be innovative and keep pace with the times. More high-quality products, the key in the talent, to cultivate, attract good, good use of talent, placed in the development of Xiuyan jade carving industry in a strategic position, improve the design, carving personnel's cultural and artistic qualities. To actively promote the application of high-tech, science and technology to develop jade, and the development of Xiuyan jade production process of local standards. To carry out a variety of activities, such as jade carving product evaluation, to promote more high-quality goods. To take the Olympic Games, the World Expo and other business opportunities as an opportunity to develop the Xiuyan jade series of exquisite gifts, expanding Xiuyan jade brand awareness.

Plan of the China Jade Carving Exhibition Center

Fifthly, we will promote Chinese jade culture and innovate as the "Jade Carving Capital of China". We will continue to study the history of Xiuyan jade development and utilization, introduce Xiuyan jade carving and promote jade culture through a variety of channels; build a Xiuyan jade museum; develop "Xiuyan jade culture tours" and "national stone tours"; and, through the study and dissemination of Chinese jade culture, promote the development of Chinese jade culture. Through the study and dissemination of Chinese jade culture, inherit the excellent traditional Chinese culture, innovation and development of advanced culture; to promote jade culture as the center of the "giant jade body" comprehensive development and construction of the Xiuyan Jade Industrial Park; and actively prepare for the holding of the China Xiuyan Jade Carving Festival, to increase the popularity of Xiuyan jade, and drive the development of related industries.

Sixth, the formulation of laws and regulations, according to the law management, to enhance the soft environment of Xiuyan jade development. Xiuyan county party committee and county government attach importance to the exploration and planning of Xiuyan jade resources and rational development, formulated China's first special regulations on the management of precious stones. We will intensify law enforcement and strict management in accordance with the law, in order to achieve simultaneous improvement of economic, social and environmental benefits; vigorously rectify and standardize the market order, and maintain the sustainable, rapid and healthy development of the jade industry. In xiuyan jade industry to carry out integrity education, carry out " credit project ", " assured store project ", improve the level of service industry, set up " honesty as the basis, integrity is important " business style.

Seven is the "Eleventh Five-Year Plan" period, Xiuyan to create three of the world's largest, that is: to create the world's largest gemstone jade handicrafts sales and distribution center, absorbing domestic and foreign precious stones and jade enterprises to enter the market, the development of tourism and shopping, and drive the development of related industries; to create the world's largest "giant jade body

To develop the world's largest "Giant Jade Body" into a tourist attraction and make it a national park; to create the World Jade Carving and Crafts Expo Center, to show the long history of Xiuyan Jade, its splendid culture and exquisite jade carvings.

The China Jade Sculpture Exhibition Center, which covers an area of 100,000 square meters, was completed and put into operation in 2006