Traditional stone appreciation, the most talked about varieties, its Lingbi stone, Taihu stone, Kunshi, Yingde stone, etc., especially the prestigious. It is known as "China's Four Famous Stones". Among them, the Lingbi Stone is the first of the four famous stones, and it was named "the first stone in the world" by Qianlong.
Lingbi stone, named after the Lingbi County in Anhui Province, was formed during the Aurora Period, about 800-44 million years ago. Lingbi stone texture is delicate and warm, smooth as gelatin, interlaced gullies, rugged shape, qi yun canggu, these temperaments are particularly in line with the spiritual temperament of Chinese literati, so it is particularly loved and sought after by the literati and scholars of all dynasties.
Lingbi stone is a limited mineral resource, due to the mining of successive dynasties, the better Lingbi stone is close to being mined, and the high-quality Lingbi stone is getting less and less.
The ancients mostly appreciated lingbi stones, such as cockroach lingbi stones, chime stones and shelf stones. To be fair, Lingbi stone play and Lingbi stone have their own characteristics in color, pattern, shape, temperament charm, and variety, in a sense, other stone species are incomparable.
Lingbi stone, a specialty of Lingbi County, Anhui Province, is a national geographical indication product. Lingbi stone texture is delicate and warm, smooth as gelatin, stone wrinkles tangled, meticulous texture, stone surface ups and downs, ravines staggered, rough shape, qi charm canggu. Common stone surface textures are walnut pattern, date pattern, chicken claw pattern, cockroach pattern, turtle shell pattern, Xuanjie pattern and other kinds, some textures are heterogeneous, sinus point euphemism, rich rhythmic sense.
The "Chinese Stone Play Stone Spectrum (Revised Edition)" edited by wang Wenzheng and Zhou Shilei uses a large number of detailed pictures and texts, and analyzes it with the special article "Chinese Lingbi Stone Spectrum", and the introduction of the past and present lives of Lingbi Stone can be described as comprehensive, professional and humanistic.