Jade in China has a long history of health preservation. According to Shennong's Compendium of Materia Medica and Compendium of Materia Medica, jade has many functions, such as "clearing away heat, relieving annoyance, helping voice and moistening throat, nourishing hair, nourishing five internal organs, calming nerves, dredging blood vessels and clearing eyes and ears". Jade is not only used for wearing, playing and massaging, but also for eating jade chips. Some scholars believe that there are many ancient jade articles, but now there are few in the world, which may be related to the advocacy of Taoism in the Han Dynasty, and people began to eat jade scraps. It is estimated that many ancient jade were mashed and eaten by the ancients.

Eating jade has the effect of treating diseases and health care, and minerals do have the effect of treating diseases. Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Press has published a book "Treating All Diseases with Hundred Stones", which is all about the efficacy and usage of mineral drugs, and the country also has the brewing standards for mineral drugs. Now this kind of mineral, which takes hundreds of millions of years to form, is very rare, so I won't say much about eating it. Let's talk about the external use of jade first.

The ancients believed that jade was the essence of yin and yang, a harmonious materialized expression, and was considered to have a magical effect on human health. Modern research shows that jade has magical biological, chemical and physical properties. After being polished, jade will accumulate efficacy and form an electromagnetic field, which will resonate with the human body when worn on the body, thus promoting the coordinated operation of human functions. Biological, chemical and physical studies show that jade contains more than ten kinds of trace elements such as gold, silver, silicon, zinc, iron, selenium, magnesium and manganese. And the effects of trace elements such as zinc, selenium and manganese. Now TV commercials are about to burst, so naturally I don't have to beat around the bush. Wear, play with and use jade articles frequently. These trace elements can penetrate into human body through skin and acupoints, and the electromagnetic effect produced by friction also resonates with human body, thus achieving the purpose of regulating human body function and promoting health.

In a word, wearing jade, playing with jade and using jade are all good for health care, especially ancient jade. But be careful not to use chemical imitation of ancient jade, which is not only unhealthy, but also harmful to the body.

What is jade? The beauty of stone lies in jade. What is beauty? It is beautiful to have brains. The so-called "1000 kinds of agate, 10 thousand kinds of jade" means that there is no only jade in the world that can be called jade. Jade varies from place of origin to person, and people have different preferences. Jade is both material and spiritual. Jade is originally a stone and only exists in their own hearts.

Jade has been a symbol of nobility and purity since ancient times. It is a fate and a blessing to find a beautiful jade that one party has long admired. As the saying goes, gold is valuable, jade is priceless, and jade is a gem, which is naturally valuable. However, jade is by no means something that can only be viewed from a distance but cannot be appreciated. On the contrary, the closer you get to it, the more mellow and shiny it will be, and the spirituality of jade lies here.

The so-called jade cultivation means that collectors should not only wipe jade daily, but also hide jade close to their bodies and play with it constantly. Only in this way can jade turn into a butterfly and bloom its own spirituality and color. Generally speaking, the key to "raising jade" is to "dish jade" Proper disk method will get twice the result with half the effort, otherwise it will fall short.

Panyu

Pan Yu can be divided into "Pan Wen" and "Wu Pan". The hidden jade is in the body, and the jade is in long-term contact with the constant temperature human body by wearing and playing, so as to achieve the purpose of raising jade. This is "Pan Wen". Pan Wen won't hurt jade, but it doesn't have much effect, often not for three to five years, and some even take decades. Newly picked jade is suitable for writing. After more than one year of writing, the hardness of jade will gradually recover. At this time, it can be properly supported by external forces, which is what people usually call "five sets". Jade can be rubbed with clean white cloth in the process of martial arts, and the high temperature generated by heating can quickly force out the rust smell in jade, making it crystal clear and moist. But martial arts should not be rushed, so as not to destroy jade.

In addition, Pan Yu also has the saying of "Italian plate". Intention means that when collectors play with jade, they should think about the virtues of jade, constantly draw the essence from the virtues of jade and cultivate their own character. In this way, jade was preserved and the soul of the jade breeder was purified. After a long time, it will naturally reach the highest state of integration of man and jade. From this point of view, raising jade is not so much a person raising jade as a jade raising person.

Raising jade is the most enjoyable interest of jade collectors, and it is also a transcendental enjoyment. Hold up a piece of beautiful jade and play with it carefully, savor the past and dust in silence, and let your mood be contaminated with a little jade aura. When the years go by like water, the only thing that is aging is the appearance, and my heart is like jade, which has gone through vicissitudes, carving, love and hate, and when I look back, it has already been refined into jade, warm and delicate, and leisurely.

The beauty of jade lies in virtue and spirit. Keeping jade in the body can make people's body and mind calm and peace of mind; Keeping jade in mind can make people indifferent to fame and fortune, quiet and far-reaching.

The magical hetian jade

Jade is a natural mineral, and mineral is a characteristic component of traditional Chinese medicine. China has a long history of studying it, and precious stones account for a large part. China ancient medical classics Huangdi Neijing, Tang Materia Medica, Shennong Materia Medica and Compendium of Materia Medica all say that jade can soothe the nerves, dredge blood vessels, moisten the heart and lungs, clear the eyes and ears, soften the tendons and strengthen the bones ... "According to modern scientific determination, jade itself contains many trace elements, such as zinc, iron, copper, manganese, magnesium and cobalt. It was once a sharp weapon for our ancestors to prevent and treat diseases, and has long been regarded as the main medicine for health preservation, aging prevention and alchemy. Now, it has been used in tumor treatment, showing unusual effects. From the pharmaceutical point of view, wearing natural minerals for a long time can supplement the elements and trace elements that the human body lacks, absorb or excrete the redundant elements and trace elements, and keep the human body unique and positive. For example:

Amethyst and seasonal: it has the effect of calming the nerves.

Diamonds: ward off evil spirits and make people energetic.

Ruby: It's very effective for male impotence patients.

Emerald: It can improve people's fertility.

Sapphire and aquamarine: can relieve the pain of respiratory system.

Amber: It can help people overcome depression.

Nephrite: moisten heart and lung, clear stomach fire.

Agate: clearing away heat and improving eyesight

Turquoise: detoxification, clearing liver and purging fire

Lapis lazuli: detoxify, clear yellow water, remove rat sores, nourish yin and beard.

Malachite: It can cure phlegm and scabies.

Nowadays, we use jade as raw material and process it into exquisite decorations to beautify life, cultivate temperament and even make people afraid of illness and prolong life. Its products are directly used for fitness and health care: jade pillows, jade mats, fitness balls, massagers, walking sticks, jade combs and so on. , has the effects of skin care, sedation and tranquilization. Long-term use will refresh the mind and prolong life. [4]

Edit the four famous jade in this paragraph.

Generally speaking, the "four famous jade" in China refers to Hetian jade produced in Xinjiang, xiuyan jade in Liaoning, dushan jade in Nanyang, Henan and turquoise produced in Yunxian, Hubei.

(1) Hetian jade

It is mainly distributed in the northern slope of Kunlun Mountain in shache-Tashkurgan, Hotan-Khotan and Qiemo County, Xinjiang, stretching 1500 km. * * * There are 9 producing areas. Hetian jade is mainly tremolite-actinolite, and contains a small amount of diopside, serpentine, graphite, magnets and other minerals, forming white, turquoise, black, yellow and other different colors, mostly monochromatic jade, with a few variegated colors. Jade is translucent, greasy and shiny after polishing, and its hardness is between 5.5 and 6.5 degrees. Hetian jade is sandwiched between rocks at an altitude of 3500 meters to 5000 meters. After a long period of weathering, it was stripped into pieces of different sizes, collapsed on the hillside, and then washed by rain and flowed into the river. When the river dries up in autumn, the jade pieces collected in the river bed are called seed jade, and those mined in the rock stratum are called mountain materials. The earliest Hetian jade has been found from Fu Hao's tomb in Yin Ruins. After the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Hetian jade gradually became the main jade material, and it was not until the Qing Dynasty that the mountain material was mined. Yushan, carved during the reign of Qing Qianlong, weighs 10700 Jin, which is taken from Maitreya Mountain.

Genesis of hetian jade

From the viewpoint of geological science, Hetian jade has a clear scientific meaning. Refers to a jade mine distributed in Kunlun Mountain, China, which is formed by the contact between magnesium marble and intermediate-acid magma. There are a series of varieties such as white jade, topaz, sapphire and jet, especially white jade. Its origin and varieties occupy a unique position in the world nephrite, which has typical significance. There is a single variety of nephrite in the world, mostly jasper, while there are many varieties of Hetian jade, including white jade, which is rare in the world, and jade ranks first in the world. The world's mineral deposits are ophiolite-type and related to ultrabasic rocks, while Hetian jade deposit is non-ophiolite-type, and its genesis is not regional metamorphism, but typical contact metasomatism, which is very unique in the world. Because of its preciousness and non-renewability, the output of Hetian jade is increasingly scarce. In the near future, the exploitation of Hetian jade will become history. In order to keep this precious treasure, many jade carving masters and shops have carved it into precious jade carving works. Shanghai school's exquisite carving style and elegant modeling make people fondle admiringly, and it is the best lot for collecting investment experts. I hope people cherish the gifts that nature has given us. Hetian jade works of art (6 pieces)

The economic value of Hetian jade is evaluated according to the purity of color and texture. Its main varieties are:

White jade: It contains more than 95% tremolite, with white color, pure texture and delicate luster. It is a high-quality variety of Hetian jade. During the prosperous period of jade-making in Han, Song and Qing dynasties, great attention was paid to the selection of materials, and high-quality white jade was often carved into "heavy objects".

Sheep fat white jade: the top grade of white jade, pure and delicate in texture, containing tremolite as high as 99%, and its white color is as delicate as jelly. The economic value of jade with the same weight is several times that of white jade. Sheep fat white jade was highly respected in Han Dynasty, Song Dynasty and Qing Qianlong period.

Blue white jade: There is no obvious difference in texture from white jade, but the jade color is pale turquoise, which is the third-class jade material in Hetian jade, and its economic value is slightly lower than that of white jade.

Sapphire: It is called sapphire when its color is light blue, turquoise and gray. Uniform color, fine texture, tremolite 89%, actinolite 6%, oily, rich in reserves. It is the main variety of jade collected or mined in past dynasties.

Topaz: The matrix is white jade, which is yellow in cracks due to the long-term infiltration of iron oxide in surface water. According to the color change, it is named as: dense wax yellow, chestnut color, okra yellow, yellow flower yellow, egg yolk, etc. Close wax yellow and chestnut color are extremely rare, and their economic value can reach sheep fat white jade. In the Qing Dynasty, topaz homophoned "emperor", which was extremely rare, and its economic value once exceeded that of white jade with sheep fat.

Tang Yu: Iron oxide permeates tremolite to form different shades of red skin, with deep red as "Tang Yu" and "Tiger Jade" and white with pink as "Pink Jade". Sugar jade often forms a two-color jade material with white jade or plain jade, which can be used to make "pretty jade". The snuff bottle made of sugar jade shell seed material is called "gold-coated silver", which should be able to add value.

Jet: Tremolite containing graphite and magnets is black. The jet is mostly gray or gray ink jade with black stripes, hence the name "dark clouds, light ink, golden sable whiskers, beauty temples, etc." . Pure lacquer ink with dense black spots is more valuable than other jet varieties. Jet has a waxy luster, which is not suitable for carving patterns because of uneven color. It is mostly used to make utensils inlaid with gold and silver thread.

Jasper: produced in Junggar jade mine, also known as Tianshan Jasper. It is grayish green, dark green and dark green, with pure dark green as the top grade. The quality of black spots, black spots or jade tendons is one grade worse. Jasper contains more than 85% tremolite, with delicate texture, translucency and oily luster, belonging to mid-range jade.

(2) xiuyan jade

Xiuyan County, located in Xiuyan, Liaoning, China, is a place with beautiful scenery, rich products and hidden wind and gas. After thousands of years of natural evolution, it has condensed the essence of thousands of years of mountains and rivers, thus producing a world-famous national treasure-xiuyan jade.

Jade is one of the four famous jade in China, which can be roughly divided into two categories. One is the old jade (also called Hemo jade), which is a precious rough jade with simple texture, dignified and dark green color. The other is nephrite, which is solid and moist, delicate and round, mostly green, of which pure white and golden are rare treasures.

Jade is produced in the rich context of the earth, and has absorbed the essence of heaven and earth and the aura of nature in the course of thousands of years, so it has great feng shui value besides collection value.

Because modern human beings live in buildings, the reinforced concrete of modern buildings separates the breath of nature from the magnetic field, which makes the distance between human beings and nature farther and farther. If a beautiful jade can be placed at home, it can not only play a pleasing ornamental value, but also bring natural atmosphere to the home, supplement the indoor natural magnetic field and adjust the indoor feng shui climate.

"Righteousness exists in memory, and evil cannot be done." There are beautiful jade in the house, and evil spirits are inviolable. Wearing a beautiful jade will increase a natural force.

According to western astrologers, green is the main artery of modern social economy, so natural green will inevitably promote your career and fortune. Among them, green jade is dignified and profound, which is very beneficial to people with successful careers, because it can help you precipitate wealth, gather financial resources and make your career stable and solid. Therefore, collecting a few old jade articles and putting them at home or in the office will definitely make your career satisfactory. Nephrite, because of its green color, mellow and harmonious, is very conducive to the development and application of financial resources, and can be sent and received freely. Not only that, because of its gentle and beautiful texture, it can make people around pay attention to harmony, make money with harmony, improve interpersonal relationships and promote a better family. Therefore, it is a valuable asset for people who have a successful career and those who are starting a business. Whether it is placed at home or in the office, it can not only open up financial resources, but also play a positive role in promoting career and luck.

Jade is mostly green, so in addition to the above functions, it is of great significance to people who like the five elements of numerology. If I put the jade at home or in the office, or wear it myself, it will bring me good luck. If you can like it from the heart and get close to it from the heart, in the long run, it will be closely connected with Meiyu's heart, and your fate will change from now on.

(3) dushan jade

Also known as "Nanyang Jade" or "Nanyu Jade", it is produced in Dushan in the north of Nanyang City. It is one of the four famous jade in China. Dushan jade is hard and dense, delicate and soft, with transparent luster and various colors. There are six kinds of pigments, including green, white, yellow, purple, red and white, and 77 kinds of colors, which are the first-class raw materials for jade carving.

Dushan jade carving has a long history. 1959 The jade shovel produced in the Neolithic site of Huangshan Mountain near Dushan proves that our ancestors knew and used dushan jade as early as 5,000 years ago. The site of Yujie Temple at the foot of Dushan Mountain is the place where jade carvings were made in Han Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty's "Newly Built Nanyang County Records" records: "The residents in the north of the old county made a living by managing jade articles." In old China and Nanyang, jade carving has formed a big industry. There are more than 80 workshops in the city, most of which are located in the back, with shops in front, selling their own carvings. Jade carving products mainly include figures, flowers, birds and beasts, landscapes, statues, furnace smoke, jewelry and so on 120 varieties.

As early as 6,000 years ago, the ancients had mined dushan jade, and there were many dushan jade products in the jade unearthed from Muhao's tomb in Yinxu, Anyang. Dushan was called "Yushan" in the Western Han Dynasty.

Dushan jade ranks among the "Four Famous Jade" in China because of its bright color and good transparency. The emerald variety of high-grade jade is similar to Burmese jade, so it has the reputation of "Nanyang jade". Generally, Duyu is mainly used to carve bracelets, rings, necklaces and other furnishings and ornaments.

Dushan jade is a kind of multicolored jade, which can be divided into eight varieties by color.

① Green dushan jade: green to emerald green, translucent, delicate in texture, similar to jadeite, with glass luster.

② Red dushan jade: also known as "Furong Jade". The color is light red to red, with fine texture and good luster.

③ White dushan jade: white or off-white, with fine texture and oily luster. Its varieties include cream white jade, permeable white jade and so on.

④ Purple dushan jade: The color is deep purple, with poor transparency.

⑤ Yellow dushan jade: Yellow-green.

⑥ Black dushan jade: The color is like ink, so it is also called "jet".

⑦ cyan dushan jade: The color is cyan and the transparency is poor.

8 Miscellaneous dushan jade: Miscellaneous dushan jade.

Dushan jade has the best color, high transparency, fine texture and no impurity cracks. Among them, hibiscus stone, permeable white jade and emerald are of high value. In addition, the use of jade blocks of different colors to imitate the natural beauty of jade carving has also been well received.

Nanyang jade has bright color, fine texture, good luster and high hardness, which can be compared with jadeite. Germans once called it "Nanyang Emerald", and Soviet geologist Kivlinko once classified Nanyang jade as jadeite jade deposit. According to the research of Henan geologists in recent years, Nanyangyu is an altered plagioclase, which consists of zoisite, epidote, tremolite, sericite, biotite and sphene. Through microscopic identification, jade contains a variety of altered minerals, mainly zoisite, epidote and tremolite. Because jade contains all kinds of metal impurities, there are many colors of jade, mainly green, white and variegated, as well as purple, blue and yellow.

(4) Turquoise

Most of them are sky blue, light blue, green blue, green and light green. Copper oxide is blue and iron oxide is green, and color is an important factor affecting the quality of turquoise.

Turquoise is best matched with sky-blue porcelain pine, just like glazed porcelain. The value of white turquoise is lower than blue and green. The iron "black line" in the block is called "iron line turquoise", and it is called "blue turquoise" abroad. High-quality turquoise is mainly used to make curved ring faces, brooches, earrings and so on. General quality is used to make necklaces, bracelets and costumes of various styles. Large pieces are used for carving handicrafts, which mostly show the content of goodness and beauty, such as Buddha statues, cranes, landscape pavilions, flowers, birds, insects and fish, people and animals. Turquoise jade carving handicraft is one of the unique export jade carving varieties in China and enjoys a high reputation in the international market. [5] According to color classification, there are seven kinds of turquoise: 1, blue turquoise: blue, sometimes dark blue; 2, light blue turquoise: light blue; 3, blue-green turquoise: blue-green; 4. Green turquoise: green; 5, yellow-green turquoise: yellow-green; 6, light green turquoise: light green; China is one of the main producers of turquoise. Turquoise is produced in Yunxian County, Hubei Province, Baihe County, Shaanxi Province, Xichuan County, Henan Province, Hami County, Xinjiang Province, Wulan County, Qinghai Province, Maanshan County, Anhui Province and other places. Among them, the high-quality turquoise in Yunxian County, Yunxi County and Zhushan County of Hubei Province is a world-famous producing area.

Edit this column China Xinyu Mine Resources.

1. Golden spore: Golden spore is found in Heilongjiang Province. The vein is exposed and unexplored, and the color is bright and blue. The size of the block is different, and the Mohs hardness is 7.5. Glass luster; Processing high-grade jewelry, now waiting for development. Deep purple, much higher than amethyst. Can be used as a high-end jewelry set. There are three veins, which should be the largest and most valuable vein in gem mines.

2. Chalcedony mine: The best jade mine was found in Hongshan Culture Circle, Inner Mongolia, and the hometown of China Yilong. North latitude: 4211'23 "; East longitude: 1 19 5 1' 59 ". Coordinate of inflection point: x: 4676900y: 20736700. It is 825m above sea level, with a vein length of1600m, a width of1.5m, a depth of more than 80m (estimated depth is about 500m), and a prospective reserve of1000-800,000 cubic meters (if the cheap jade material1000 yuan/kg, it is. Transparency: translucent, between glass luster and grease luster, large, delicate, moist, rich in color, rich in unique materials, very similar to Hetian jade in color and moisture, as well as Shoushan stone. Comprehensive analysis shows that this material is second only to Hetian jade, but superior to mid-range Hetian jade, and also superior to White, dushan jade, lantian jade and Xiuyu in Qinghai. The composition is close to chalcedony, but it is not glass luster, but belongs to jade luster, so it is a new jade material. This vein belongs to the timely vein and is a relatively stable vein in geology. It is very likely that there will be a huge jade king material in the mining process.

3. Opal ore: Opal ore was discovered for the first time in western Liaoning, which was crystallized in the cracks of mountains and volcanic rocks for many years. There is a red bell-shaped skin with red clay outside, white and transparent, hardness 7.5, refractive index 1.54, density 2.65, light: aphanitic aggregate, transparency: translucent, glass luster, average blockiness, fine and fine, and good moisture, much like glass jade. It is close to the characteristics described by ancient Hebi and needs to be verified.

4. Multicolored chalcedony: Multicolored chalcedony ore is not heavy, but there are many clever pigments. Mohs hardness is 7, refractive index: 1.54, density: 2.65, brightness: aphanitic aggregate, transparency: translucent, glassy, block-like, fine, good wettability, diverse colors and rich unique materials.

The main functions of gold:

Gold is a metal discovered and used earlier by human beings. Because it is rare, special and precious, it has been regarded as the first hardware since ancient times, and it has the title of "king of metals" and enjoys a reputation unmatched by other metals. Because of its status, gold has always been a symbol of wealth and is widely used in financial reserves, currency, jewelry and other purposes. With the development of human society, the economic status and commodity application of gold are constantly changing. Its financial reserves and functions of money are being adjusted, and its commodity status has returned. With the rapid development of modern industry and science and technology, the application of gold in these fields is gradually expanding.

1. Used as international reserve.

2. Value preservation function

3. Hedging function

4. Used as jewelry decoration

5. Application of industrial technology