In fact, China’s development and utilization of Hetian jade has been more than 8,000 years old, and the “Silk Road†that communicates Chinese and Western culture and economy, its predecessor is actually the “Jade Road†that transports Hetian jade. Specifically, “Jade†The road is more than 4,000 years before the Silk Road.
The earliest book about Hetian jade in ancient books is the legend of Zhou Muwang Xizheng recorded in "Mu Tianzi Biography". It is said that Zhou Muwang drove the Eight Horses to the West and traveled 90,000 miles to the kingdom of the Western Queen Mother and met with the Western Queen Mother. In the end, "attacking its jade, taking the jade version of the three times, carrying Yuwan."
Since ancient times, Kunlun Mountain has been known as the "ancestor of Wanshan" and "the first mountain of gods". It is the cradle of the myths and legends of the Chinese nation. It is known as the "under the emperor, the place where the gods are." There is a record in "Historical Records Dawan Chuan", Kunlun "its mountains and more jade." Here is the Kunlun jade.
Not only that, in history, Hetian jade was once known as the jade of Saishan, the jade of Yu's jade, the jade of Zhongshan, the back jade, Yutian jade, Kunyu, Zhenyu, etc. These names are mostly named after the place of origin, such as "Yu's jade" during the Warring States Period. "Yu's" is said to be the transliteration of "Yueshi". Since the people who were active in the Hexi Corridor in Gansu were mainly Yue people, the jade trade was basically in their hands, so the name of "Ji's jade" was born.
In the Qin Dynasty, Hetian jade was called "the jade of Kunshan", and because "Kunlun jade is the most beautiful in the world", it was collectively called "Yu Yuyu"; when Qing Guangxu was established in the nine years and he was in Zhili, it It was officially named "He Yuyu". After the founding of the People's Republic of China, in 1959, in order to simplify the writing of the place names of Chinese characters, the name was changed to Hetian, and the jade was eventually reduced to "Hetian jade".
The introduction of national standards has made Hetian jade no longer confined to a place in Hotan, and the world has also explored the existence of Hetian jade, but undoubtedly, Hetian jade produced in Hotan is still the world's quality. The best Hetian jade. Even today, many senior collectors still firmly believe that only Hetian jade produced in the Hetian area is the real Hetian jade.
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