When it comes to Hetian jade in Xinjiang, almost everyone knows that Hetian jade has almost become synonymous with jade. Jade is one of the important features of the origin of Chinese civilization, and Hetian jade in Xinjiang plays an important role in the long history of social civilization in China. In view of this, let's talk about Hetian jade.

The myth of jade is recorded in Shan Hai Jing. It is said that jade was formed by the food jade paste of the first emperor of the Chinese nation. There are five colors, which are dense, hard, moist and shiny, and all the gods in the world feed on them. If a gentleman eats it, he can prevent ominous things. In ancient times, blue, red, yellow, white and black were used as positive colors, and others were intermediate colors. Hetian jade is also divided into five categories, namely white jade, sapphire, topaz, sugar jade and jet.

White jade: Hetian jade values white, and white jade is extremely rare among nephrite in the world. In particular, the variety of suet white jade in white jade is named suet jade because its color is as white as the fat of sheep tail. Only Xinjiang produces in the world, and the output is extremely rare and precious. In Fuji Hotan, Bai Yucheng, there are nearly a thousand pieces of suet jade ornaments, ranging from fingernail-sized pendants to carved ornaments weighing 8 kilograms. There is also a kind of blue white jade, with white as the keynote, which faintly flashes cyan in the white jade. It belongs to the transitional variety of white jade and sapphire, and occupies an important position in jade carving ornaments.

Sapphire: Among Hetian jade, sapphire is the most common, ranging from light cyan to dark cyan. There are many colors, such as light cyan, dark cyan, blue-green, gray cyan, bamboo leaf green and so on. Sapphire is usually large, so it is often carved into large ornaments, especially large-scale landscape jade carvings, which not only express the artistic conception completely, but also have bright colors, which have high ornamental value and artistic value.

Topaz: Topaz is very rare. In the history of jade mining for thousands of years, it is occasionally seen that the quality is not inferior to that of sheep fat jade. Topaz varies from light yellow to dark yellow, and the colors are chestnut, okra yellow, yellow flower yellow, egg yolk, tiger skin yellow and so on. Ancient jade articles are precious treasures made of topaz, such as topaz three sheep bottles and topaz bergamot in Qianlong period of Qing Dynasty.

Mo Yu: Mo Yu varies from ink color to light black, and the ink color is mostly cloud-like and strip-like. Generally, it can be divided into full ink, gathering ink and dot ink. All inks are "black as pure paint", which is top grade and very rare. Ink gathering refers to the relative concentration of ink in sapphire or white jade, which is often used as a pretty color. Disperse the ink into dots. The color of jet is mainly caused by containing more fine graphite.

Tang Yu: With the continuous exploitation of nephrite in Xinjiang, many new varieties have been discovered during the exploitation, among which Tang Yu and Jasper are two more important varieties. Sugar jade is reddish brown similar to brown sugar, mainly because the iron contained in jade is oxidized into iron oxide in the long process of formation, which is reddish brown. In China's traditional concept, red symbolizes auspiciousness, so the sugar color in Hetian jade ornaments is also called festive color, which is often used as a pretty color in jade carving. In Fushite and Hotan Bai Yucheng, you can see some ornaments with this mascot, such as the sugar-colored carved bat, which means "red bat", which not only extends the cultural background of the ornaments, but also makes the whole ornaments more lifelike.

In addition, according to the different production environment and methods, Hetian jade can be divided into Yu Zi, Shanshui and Shan Yu:

Yu Zi, usually called "Yu Zi's son material", is the primary ore stripped by wind erosion on the mountain and transported to the middle and lower reaches by the river, which is distributed in the floodplain on both sides of the river. Due to long-term river handling and scouring, the edges and corners are rounded and shaped like goose eggs. The loose structure is slowly ground down, leaving a hard core, so the quality of Yu Zi is generally good.

Mountain jade, also known as Bao Gai jade, is produced in the primary deposit on the mountain, and has not been transported by water, so its size is different, angular and uneven, and its quality is not as fine as that of Yu Zi.

Landscape, this kind of jade is the jade that the primary ore is weathered and peeled off, and then transported by the river to the middle and upper reaches of the river. Later, it was discovered by jade collectors and named "Shanshui", with a texture between Shanyu and Yu Zi.

Hetian jade is rich in color and different in output conditions, so its variety is very rich, which is unmatched by any country that produces nephrite in the world.

Identification of hetian jade:

Hetian jade in China has a history of thousands of years and is recognized as the king of nephrite in the world. The preciousness and rarity of Hetian jade also attracts various merchants, many of whom are sincere. In order to let everyone know Hetian jade clearly, here are some simple methods to identify Hetian jade:

Firstly, several common fakes posing as Hetian jade are introduced.

1. marble: This jade is mainly white in color, waxy in luster, and waterline and striped in internal structure.

2. Shi Shui: The main component of this jade is quartzite, which is very hard, but brittle and easily broken. The internal structure is aphanitic texture, sparkling. The color is lighter and the luster looks dry.

3. Xiuyan Stone: produced in Xiuyan County, Liaoning Province, it is another kind of jade in China. Xiuyan jade has a large output, low hardness and easy fracture, and its value is second only to Hetian jade. Its internal structure is cloud-shaped. Mainly green, mainly used to pretend to be Hetian sapphire.

4. Emulsified glass: This is a pure fake, which is artificially synthesized by imitating Hetian jade with glass. There is no obvious structure, and a small amount of bubbles can be seen by naked eyes.

Secondly, the identification method of Hetian jade is introduced:

Hetian jade has high hardness and strong toughness. Hetian jade can scratch the glass without damage. For other jade, only water stone can scratch the glass without damaging it. Terrazzo is often used to pretend to be the best suet jade of Hetian jade. Sheep fat jade is white with sheep fat, and the water stone is pale. Sheep fat jade is oily luster, water stone is dry, and the luster is not good. The structure of hetian jade is cotton wool-like. If the glass can't scratch, it is necessary to carefully distinguish their colors and internal structures and make more comparisons.

Maintenance of hetian jade original stone;

Finally, introduce some common sense of Hetian jade maintenance:

Jade is afraid of fire, shock (collision) and oil smell. For Hetian jade, it is best to wear it close to the body, because the trace mineral elements in it can be absorbed by the human body, which is beneficial to the human body, and the sweat of the human body can also preserve health, so that Hetian jade's luster is getting better and better. It is said that people raise jade, and jade raises people.

The cleaning of hetian jade is also very simple. It can be cleaned with toothbrush and water. Don't put chemicals in it, it will destroy the luster of jade. When choosing jade products, we should identify and compare more, and choose the real hetian jade products that really suit our satisfaction.

Jade is good, jade is kind! Usually, people who love jade will never leave their bodies, and they will always fondle them from time to time to show that they will never forget. However, people who really love jade rarely wear jade ornaments. For them, ordinary jade has been dismissed, and there are not many who really appreciate it and have the opportunity to collect it. So a few pieces of jade articles that love to the extreme are naturally not easy to display. First, they are afraid of accidental damage, and second, they are afraid of being asked by like-minded people. You know, a good boy is the envy of everyone. When you appreciate it, you naturally want to keep it for yourself. If your friend is itchy and you come to beg you again and again, you will be very painful. If you give it, you really can't give it up. Come on, we are old friends again. It's embarrassing. I have to hide in the palace and play in private.

The so-called "golden jade is priceless", although Hetian jade itself is a kind of stone, it is very rare because of its special crystal structure. Its beautiful appearance, unique sound quality and touch make people sigh the magic of nature.