Consistent with the answer to Wang Ding's doubts, this text tells some information about Hetian jade. Hetian jade has a long history in China. Throughout the ages, people have used jade to describe all beautiful things. Our country has been a "land of jade" since ancient times.
"The beauty of
Name. The ancients regarded jade as a treasure and wore it as a treasure. Ancient medical books said that "jade is the beauty of stone. It is sweet in taste and neutral in nature." It is also said that jade is the most abundant substance for the human body to maintain vitality. It is believed that sucking jade can use saliva to synergize with it.
, can maintain health and fitness.
Not only that, in ancient China, jade was also an important tool for connecting heaven and earth, for worshiping ancestors of ghosts and gods, a material manifestation of power and status, an alkaline burial utensil for preserving and embalming the dead, and a way for scholars and gentlemen to cleanse themselves and show their ambitions, and to flaunt themselves.
, a symbol of personality that pursues beautiful sentiments.
Wang Ding quickly brought through some of the information about Hetian jade, because Wang Ding himself knew a lot of it. What was more useful was Wang Ding’s understanding of the outer skin of Hetian jade. The text on the jade plate told Wang Ding that the outer skin of Hetian jade was average.
It is divided into three types: color skin, sugar skin and stone skin.
The color skin refers to the layer of jade skin that is distributed on the surface of Min Zi jade. There are many colors. The jade industry names these jade materials after various colors, such as black skin, deer skin, etc. The color of the jade can be seen from the skin color.
The quality, such as black leather, deerskin, etc., is mostly made of fine white jade.
Ziyu of the same quality has a higher value if it has a skin color such as Qiuli. The thickness of the skin is different from jade, it is very thin, generally less than a millimeter, and the shape of the skin is also various, some are mature.
Cloud-like, some are vein-like, and some are scattered points.
The formation of color skin is due to the ferrous oxide in Hetian jade being transformed into ferric oxide under oxidation conditions, so it is secondary. Experienced jade pickers should go to the middle and lower reaches to find jade with color skin.
.And going upstream, the chance of finding Sepizi jade is very small.
The so-called sugar skin refers to a layer of yellow-brown and sauce-colored jade skin distributed on the surface of Hotan Yushan materials. Because the color is like brown sugar, the sugar-skin jade is called sugar jade. The sugar skin of sugar jade is thicker, and it has a larger thickness.
It can range from 20 to 30 centimeters, often surrounded by white jade or sapphire, showing a transitional relationship. Sugar jade is produced near the cracks of the ore body.
Sugar-skinned jade is a bit more risky because it is difficult to judge the quality of the jade inside. It may be top-quality white jade, or it may be ordinary sapphire. Some jade collectors often give out sugar-skinned jade to others after collecting it.
Gambling, but they themselves cannot solve it, which is very similar to the jade gambling stone!
The last one is stone skin, which mostly refers to the surrounding rock surrounded by the surface of Hetian jade mountain material. During the mining, it is mined together with the jade and attached to the surface of the jade. This kind of stone covered with jade has a clear boundary between the stone and the jade. It is very clear.
It can be separated easily. Stone skin is also the easiest material to identify the quality of jade.
According to the hints of the jade sign, Wang Ding can judge that the piece of material now in front of him is a piece of sugar-skinned jade material. And based on some of its characteristics, Wang Ding can know that it belongs to the material of mountains and rivers, and the material inside
White jade is not the best mutton-fat jade.
"How is it, Wang Ding, do you see it?"
Zhang Yuwen waited for a while, and he couldn't wait to hear this young man's opinion. After Wang Ding read it, he raised his head and straightened his attitude: "Mr. Zhuang, Uncle Zhang, I think this piece of jade is from a well-educated person."
The material is larger in size. It is also wrapped with sugar skin. It is often said that small materials produce mutton fat. The possibility of this piece of jade material producing mutton fat jade is not very high, but the skin is moist and greasy, and the performance is still good. I
I guess it should be blue and white jade inside, but the quality should be good."
Wang Ding knew that blue and white jade was also a good nephrite jade, but its color was slightly worse than that of mutton-fat jade. Based on the perspective just now, Wang Ding's judgment was absolutely correct.
Wang Ding told the origin, skin and characteristics of the jade material. Although Mr. Zhuang was a little surprised, he was not particularly surprised that Wang Ding could perform like this. After all, Wang Ding has a very strong ability to learn and comprehend.
In the same way, he has been in Paris for so long, and he may have learned a lot more knowledge.
Compared with Mr. Zhuang's admiration, Uncle Zhang was more surprised. What this boy said must not be said by a layman. After listening to Wang Ding's appreciation, Uncle Zhang went to Mr. Zhuang and asked for advice.
"Lao Zhuang, what do you think?"
Mr. Zhuang laughed, "My opinion is similar to his. This stone is more likely to produce blue and white jade. However, Tusken, the price of such a large piece of green and white jade is not lower than that of ordinary mutton-fat jade.
Aren’t you satisfied yet?”
"No, it's not that I'm not dissatisfied. I don't think this material can produce suet, but what I said, little brother, really makes me feel terrible about future generations."
Tusken looked at Wang Ding with a smile. Now he no longer doubted Wang Ding's ability. As he spoke, he took out a piece of jasper as big as the palm of his hand from his pocket.
"Little brother, it's your first time here and I didn't give you any gifts. I'll give you this piece of jasper, right?"
Tusken directly pushed the jade over. Wang Ding didn't want to accept it, but the opponent's hands were very quick and he had already stuffed the jade into his pocket. Wang Ding had no choice but to refuse.
"Thank you, Uncle Zhang."
Among soft jade, jasper also has a lot of particularities. Generally, jasper will have a little bit of impurities. If the color is accompanied by a little black spots, the value of jasper will be lower. But having said that, if the jade contains
With more black and fuller color, the jade becomes black jade, and its value is much higher.
The piece of jade that Uncle Zhang gave to him was quite satisfactory. Wang Ding accepted it because he knew that its value would not be too high.
"Lao Zhuang, Yu, you looked at it for me, but actually I asked you to come because I have other things to trouble you with."
"Oh?" Mr. Zhuang pretended not to know, but in fact he never guessed that Tusken had something else to do with him. "Tell me what it is."
"Actually, you should have guessed that this season is the time for our prospecting team to go up the mountain to search for ore. We plan to go up the mountain tomorrow to find the ore veins. Of course, before going up the mountain, we would like to ask Mr. Zhuang to preside over a ceremony. For the jade miners
Generally speaking, this needs to be presided over by a respected senior in the industry, so I think you have the qualifications."
What Tusken said was very high-sounding. In fact, Mr. Zhuang also knew that this was just because his old friends thought highly of him. Furthermore, it was not the first time that he had hosted the event. Everyone accepted him and Tusken did not want to trouble others.
"Okay, I'll just host the ceremony for you tomorrow. Wang Ding, do you want to participate?"
Mr. Zhuang always thought about Wang Ding, but Wang Ding was really not interested in rituals or anything like that.
"Mr. Zhuang, I don't think I will go to the ceremony."
"Then what will you do tomorrow?"
Before Wang Ding could answer Zhuang's question, Zhao Xiaohu rushed to the side and said, "Mr. Zhuang, don't worry, I will accompany Wang Ding the whole time tomorrow. We young people have a lot to say together, a lot."
Things have to be done, so you go and preside over the ceremony."
Wang Ding knew exactly what Zhao Xiaohu was thinking, and he echoed, "Yes, Mr. Zhuang, I will be with brother Xiaohu tomorrow and will not go to the ceremony."
"Okay, then you can go play tomorrow. There are many good attractions in Xinjiang, so you can relax a bit."
The summer in Xinjiang is relatively cool. This is not like the furnace-like city of Gancheng. It is really pleasant to be able to play and take a rest here. However, Zhao Xiaohu shook his head, "Playing is for sure.
But when we arrived in the car, I made an agreement with brother Wang Ding that we won’t play anymore and we’ll go pick jade first. Tomorrow I will take Wang Ding and follow the jade pickers up the mountain to look for jade.”
Mr. Zhuang chuckled. He knew that Zhao Xiaohu was anxious to find a good jade, but Wang Ding was a little confused.
"Xiaohu, didn't you say you were hosting the meeting just now? Why did you go up the mountain? And if you go up the mountain, it shouldn't be a team looking for ore veins. Why are there still people mining for jade?
"Haha. Hosting the ceremony is just a formality. Once the hosting is over, you have to go into the mountains. To search for mineral veins and jade mining, you have to find a good season to go up the mountains. Now is the time. If the weather gets colder, you won't be able to go in.
We have stayed in the mountains for a long time. That’s why jade miners and those looking for ore veins all went into the mountains together. What do you think, do you want to see it?"
Of course Wang Ding was moved, but before Wang Ding could express his desired opinion, Tusken added enthusiastically. "Wang Ding, you have a good eye. You can go to the mountains to pick jade. You know, you can pick jade from the mountains."
All the jade you own belongs to you. You may not be able to pick a few pieces of good jade, so the trip will be really worth it!"
"Okay, then I'll go take a look. I'll learn a lot!"
Wang Ding agreed. Mr. Zhuang had not said anything before, but now he had to remind Wang Ding, because it is not that easy to go into the mountains to mine jade. In Xinjiang, the Hotan jade mining area is relatively concentrated in the Kunlun Mountains.
, and to go up the mountain, you have to travel a long distance, and it basically takes less than ten and a half days to come back.
"Wang Ding, it will take a long time to enter the mountain. You may not be able to come back in ten and a half months. You have to think carefully about it?"
"I know this, but I think I'd better go take a look. Uncle Zhang said that the jade he picked up belongs to him. I'm lucky, maybe I can pick up a piece of mutton-fat jade."
Wang Ding secretly complained that it was not just about finding a piece of mutton-fat jade. If a mineral vein could be found, then mining it would provide a steady supply of supplies to his Wang Ding Wang Jewelry Store. This was the most important thing!
"Okay, you young people are motivated, so hurry up and prepare your luggage. While you are in the mountains, I can catch up with old friends!"
"kindness."
Wang Ding was looking forward to going into the mountains. As Mr. Zhuang said, Zhao Xiaohu accompanied Wang Ding to pack his luggage. And don’t underestimate why you need Zhao Xiaohu to accompany you for such a simple thing as packing your bags, because going into the mountains is not
Such a fun thing, the environment in the mountains is no better than anywhere else, the terrain is complex, and there are wild beasts roaming around. At night, there are even more animals roaring, which is very scary. In the past, jade pickers stayed in the mountains forever every year.
Therefore, where it is so easy to pick jade, risks and opportunities coexist! (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
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