Is Xinjiang Hetian jade a jade produced by Hetian?
Hetian Baiyu was called Guoyu and domestic famous jade by the Chinese. Also known as the court jade, it is the first of the four famous jade in ancient times. There is also a saying that it is better to be jade. The favorite jade of Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty was Hetian jade. Then what is Hetian jade saying is the jade produced by Hetian?
In fact, Hetian jade itself is not a geographical concept, not specifically the jade produced in the Hetian area of ​​Xinjiang, but the name of a class of products. In China, more than 98% of the tremolite components are named Hetian jade. The jade in the narrow sense generally refers to Xinjiang Hetian jade. Hetian jade and Shaanxi Lantian jade, Henan Nanyang jade, Liaoning Xiuyan jade are also known as China's four famous jade.
From the Yin Shang period, Hetian jade entered the Central Plains. Hetian jade can only be transported to Henan from Xinjiang through Gansu, Shaanxi or Shanxi. The road is long and precious. Legend has it that 2,900 years ago, Zhou Tianzi’s Mu Wang took the Eight Horses and went out to Yumen to Kunlun. He was warmly welcomed by the Western Queen Mother. Legend has it that the legend of Hetian jade has indeed become a part of political life in the Zhou Dynasty. Whether it is worship, etiquette, or seeing the emperor, there is a complete set of regulations. The jade culture tradition of national life pays tribute to the basics. After the Han Dynasty’s Zhangyetong Western Region, Hetian jade entered the Central Plains in large quantities and became the dominant material of Chinese jade culture and became a symbol of value.
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