Is it only such a southern red that is welcomed by Chinese?

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Is it only such a southern red that is welcomed by Chinese?

300 million years ago, the earth was in the Period of The Carboniferous and Permian Periods, which was a period of intense crustal movement, accompanied by continuous volcanic activity, and it was at this time that the Southern Red was formed.

Southern red rough

The formation of southern red requires many specific conditions, so the yield is not much. After hundreds of millions of years of tempering, Nanhong has become an amazing red.

Southern red mining is not easy, rare and precious

Nanhong mining site

Nanhong's production areas are mostly in the mountains, the altitude is high, limited by the geological environment, and can only rely on manpower and recommended tools for excavation, which greatly limits the number of mining in Nanhong.

Since the rarity of antiquities is precious, so since the Warring States period, Nanhong has been used exclusively by the royal family and nobles, and in the Qing Dynasty, it is regarded as a symbol of noble status and status.

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The Qing Dynasty was the peak of the development of the Southern Red. During the Yongzheng period, there were many seals and jade seals made by Nanhong, at that time, Nanhong had already begun to be used for carving, and only paid tribute to the royal court.

Nanhong is also used for beads worn by civil and military officials above the top of the four pins, and the beads worn on the chest, which are also important symbols for distinguishing status.

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At that time, the most famous Southern Red Work- the Southern Red Agate Phoenix Cup, with its high-quality materials and ingenious design, was loved by successive emperors, and is now collected in the Palace Museum, which is a national first-class cultural relic.

Qing Dynasty Southern Red Agate Phoenix Cup

Because of this crazy love, the Southern Red Mineral Deposits dried up in the late Qing Dynasty, and the Southern Red slowly disappeared from the sight of history for nearly a hundred years.

Precious treasure jade was rediscovered

Until ten years ago, some people found the Nanhong raw ore in Baoshan, Yunnan and Liangshan, Sichuan. However, when Nanhong was rediscovered, it had few resources, low popularity, and very cheap prices, ranging from a few yuan to dozens of yuan, and its value was seriously underestimated.

Moreover, the southern red produced in the Baoshan area of Yunnan has a fatal flaw - cracks, until the appearance of the southern red of Liangshan in Sichuan, which has excellent color and better integrity, changed this situation.

Nanhong was found in the mining area

On May 6, 2016, Nanhong became an independent variety officially included in the national standard "Jewelry and Jade Name", and Nanhong stepped out of the agate ranks and entered the jade hall, and became a three-legged trend with Hetian jade jade.

The value of southern red returns, the price rises with the hot water of jade collection, and the price of some of the best old southern red materials ranges from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. Compared with the price of Hetian jade in the millions, Nanhong is still relatively cheap, and there is room for further rise.

Chinese knows Nanhong best

The dazzling but low-key red of Nanhong, the thickness of the texture, the warmth of the luster, are very similar to the quality of Chinese.

As an important carrier of the essence of traditional Chinese culture, the combination of Chinese red culture and Chinese jade culture has interpreted a different and deeper oriental cultural tradition, and southern red jade is the most representative gemstone with cultural characteristics in Chinese jewelry.

Nanhong has many meanings in China - the myth of Nüwa supplementing the heavens; Confucianism mentions that wearing Nanhong is used to cultivate virtue; Taoism also says that jade can be healthy, Nanhong is jade, and it is a beautiful jade with both implicit beauty on the outside and inside; the folk often use Nanhong as a promise relic, or as an heirloom; the ingenuity of successive generations of jade workers, making the stubborn stone contain affection, jade shining, and the southern red art products that people can see and fall...

However, the above is not the main reason why people love it, most people love nanhong, the reason is very direct, and even a little "look at the face" suspicion - just love its red.

Red is the representative of auspiciousness and joy in our hearts. Among the many red gemstones, only the red of the southern red can support this joy - the red of the southern red is the domineering Chinese red, giving people a sense of enthusiasm and unrestrainedness, and giving people a calm and firm atmosphere, which is really in line with our character!

In addition, another physical property of Nanhong is also the reason why people love it and choose it - the leather is durable and easy to maintain.

You say, wearing an ivory bar can not see the wind, can not touch the water; wear a lapis lazuli can not sweat; coral is even more squeamish. Are you saying that this is people playing with things, or things playing people?

Nanhong has no such concerns at all.

As long as it does not suffer a heavy blow or a super strong bump, it will basically not be damaged, and it can be as red and moving as ever.

Jade substances are usually afraid of strong corrosive substances, and Nanhong is no exception. However, the sweat and oil stains in life will basically not pose a threat to Nanhong, so there is no need to make great efforts in maintenance, which makes people worry and effortless.

There are many colors of southern red, such as brocade red, persimmon red, rose red, cherry red, ice drifting south red, frozen material south red, red and white material, red and black material, etc., which will definitely not make you have aesthetic fatigue.