What is the classic legend about Muyu Stone?

Muyu stone is a very rare hollow mineral with high collection value. Some of it is powder or liquid. It can make a pleasant sound when shaken or knocked by hand. Below are the legends and stories about Muyu Stone that I have compiled. Interested friends are welcome to read them.

The legend of Muyu Stone

This story happened during the Yongzheng and Qianlong years of the Qing Dynasty. When Emperor Yongzheng was already old, he had been worrying about one issue, which was the issue of his succession to the throne. This matter had always troubled the emperor. Finally he came up with a way, so he called his princes together and said to his sons: Go and find me a singing stone. Once you find it, I will pass the throne to whomever you find! ?Yongzheng did this with good intentions: one hope is that his sons can cultivate a spirit of hard work and hard work, and the other is that he can be considerate of the people's sentiments and govern the country with benevolence in the future.

His princes thought it was very strange, how could there be such a singing stone in the world! So some did not look for it at all, while others gave up after searching for a few days and found nothing. Come down; only one person found it, and he was Emperor Qianlong. How Emperor Qianlong was found was still very accidental. What did Emperor Qianlong like to do? He liked to go to the south of the Yangtze River. There was another place he often went to. Where was it? It was Shandong, because Mount Tai was the first of the Five Mountains! When Qianlong couldn't find the Muyu Stone, he wanted to borrow the blessing of the God of Mount Tai. Come and help him fulfill this wish. But at that time, Emperor Qianlong had not yet ascended the throne. He was visiting privately incognito, without any soldiers or money. One time when he was hungry and tired, he went to a place called Mantou Village under Mount Tai to stay overnight. The old people in the village received him warmly, but strangely, Qianlong found that there were many old people in the village, especially those over 60 years old! This was a very big thing at the time. What was 60 called? Life is full, life is full, just waiting for the king of hell to come and hook you. Seeing this situation, Qianlong suddenly became curious. He called the village chief, explained his identity, and asked: How many households are there in this village? When the village chief heard that he was a prince, he kowtowed and said: There are about 140 households in our village. How many full-life old people are there? Probably more than 60! Oops, this one is very obedient. It seems that there must be something wrong with this village. Qianlong thought for a while and said to the village chief, "Okay, you prepare it for me and give me a birthday banquet in three days. But don't worry, I will pay for it."

Three days later, at the birthday banquet, all the old people in the village sat on the table, and Qianlong went there. They asked one by one: Old man, what do you usually eat and what do you use? What are your living habits? What are you doing? Hey, Qianlong wanted to explore the way to longevity. However, it is very strange that the living habits or diet of the old people in the village are no different from ordinary old people? What is going on? Qianlong has a sharp eye and found that many old people in the village are holding a rosewood color A teacup or a teapot. What is this? Qianlong took one out of curiosity and took a look at it. Oh, it's not wood. It's very heavy. If you look closely, it's even more strange. Why? Let's say it's wood. It looks like a stone at first glance. Let's say it's a stone. The lines inside are the same as the growth rings of the wood. Qianlong curiously picked it up and knocked it, and it actually sounded like Ding Ding Dong. Dong's voice is very pleasant. Suddenly, Emperor Qianlong had an idea. Is this the kind of stone that can sing?

So Emperor Qianlong called the village chief and asked what it was? The village chief replied: This is the most common stone in our village. The stone used to make tea cups is called wooden fish stone because it sounds like a wooden fish when knocked.

Qianlong slapped his thigh at that time! It seemed that this thing was right! So Qianlong asked the village chief for the best teapot and went back, and successfully completed his task. There was more later, Qianlong went back to get this teapot As soon as I drank the water, I suddenly found that the brewed tea was actually fragrant and sweet, so Long Yan was very happy and ordered the wooden fish and stone here to be used as tribute to the emperor. Therefore, this thing is certainly not something that ordinary people can enjoy. Pull things. Later, Qianlong also lived to be more than 80 years old, and was one of the few longevity emperors in Chinese history. The role of Muyu Stone

Muyu Stone is a kind of chemical deposition in shallow seas during the mid-Cambrian geological era. Precious mineral resources, dating back about 550 million years. Because of its unique pink crystal fine crystal structure and clear and smooth texture that resembles wood grain, it is also called wood grain jade. Produced in Changqing District, Jinan.

One of the functions of Muyu Stone: appreciation value

The color of Muyu Stone is rosewood, which gives people a simple and elegant feeling. It has a hard texture and a delicate feel. It can be made into statues, tea sets, wine sets and various exquisite crafts. It looks generous and elegant when placed indoors.

The second function of Muyu Stone: collection value

Muyu Stone itself is relatively rare and is a non-renewable resource. Mining one piece will result in one missing piece, so the price of Muyu Stone is quite high. , and has great collection value. The collection value of those raw Muyu stones with unique shapes is even more immeasurable. Identification of Muyu Stone

Identification of Muyu Stone mainly depends on the following aspects:

Look for regular manufacturers

The Muyu Stone market is relatively chaotic, and the quality and workmanship vary greatly. He said fraud also occurs from time to time. Especially when purchasing mid-to-high-end Muyu Stone tea sets, Muyu Stone health cups, Muyu Stone handicrafts, Muyu Stone ceramic tiles and Muyu Stone plates, you should look for regular manufacturers and anti-counterfeiting trademarks and signs. Good manufacturers undergo inspection and screening during material selection, production, packing, warehousing, leaving the factory, and transportation, and their quality assurance and credibility are high.

Observe its color

Good Muyu stone is bright in color, clean, bright rosewood color, and darker in color. On the other hand, bad Muyu stone is red and black in color and has poor smoothness. Of course, it does not mean that the darker the color, the better. If the color is bright, unnatural stone is also an artificial stone. Moreover, the glossiness of the same type is lower than that of natural stone. The bright color of good rosewood fish stone (wood grain stone) is due to It is caused by FE 3 oxides and hydroxides contained in rocks; in layman's terms, the color must be correct, making people feel comfortable and pleasing to the eye.

Percussion method

Use the lid of the tea set to gently tap the pot body (do not use excessive force to avoid damage). If the sound is bright and crisp, it is of better quality. Muyu stone; if the sound has a popping sound, the sound is muffled, or there is more than one knocking sound, then there is something wrong with the quality. Because natural Muyu stone contains limonite (Fe2O3?nH2O), the main mineral is calcium magnesium carbonate (CaMg(CO3)2). Whether it is rosewood fish stone (wood grain stone) or ebony fish stone, it can be identified by tapping. Experienced people in the industry also use the tapping method to distinguish natural stone and high-grade anti-natural stone. Dyeing stone generally uses stone with poor quality, large porosity and high water absorption rate, which can be distinguished by tapping.

Price

Muyu stone tea sets that are too cheap often leak when used. Especially for health-care cups and tea sets made entirely of wood, fish and stone, if second-hand materials with blisters are used when selecting materials, the resulting utensils will be considered waste products. This principle can be explained from the making of jade: a square inch of jade is made of raw stone, and the rock layer of Muyu stone is already thin. If the connection between the rock layer and the layer is removed (there are many impure impurities and blisters), the usable material can be said to be the same. .

Another problem is: as the number of Muyu Stone materials is decreasing year by year, the price of Muyu Stone raw materials is also rising. Therefore, if the price of the product is too low, it proves that there must be something wrong with its material.

Texture

?Ten Jade and Nine Textures? The texture inside the natural jade is formed naturally. It is natural beauty and the basis for distinguishing authenticity. Muyu stone is also called wood grain stone. As the name suggests, its texture is similar to Natural wood grain is the beauty of nature and comes from nature, while artificial stone patterns have no layering, the pattern and color are the same, and there is no change, because the layering cannot be imitated. Geologically speaking, the Taishan area (including Lingyan Temple) was a vast ocean 2.5 billion years ago, depositing tens of thousands of meters of mud-sandstone layers and some basic volcanic rocks. A strong orogeny, the Taishan Movement, occurred 2.44 billion years ago. Ancient Mount Tai jumped out of the sea and formed a huge mountain range. After 1.88 billion years of weathering and erosion, the terrain has gradually become flat. By the Early Paleozoic Era, about 600 million years ago, the North China region began to decline significantly, and the Taishan region also sank into the sea. At that time, North China was a sea, adjacent to Inner Mongolia to the north, Jiaoliao Ancient Continent to the east, and Huaiyang Ancient Continent to the south; seawater entered North China from the southwest, and the Taishan area was in a shallow sea environment; sediments were transported from the surrounding ancient continents About 2,000 meters thick sedimentary rock formations, including the Lower Cambrian Mantou Formation where the "Muyu Stone" is located. Such geological formation is rare in the world. No wonder UNESCO named Muyu Shimu Mountain - Mantou Mountain as the third most famous geological mountain in the world.

Polishing degree

Muyu stone itself has a higher natural polishing degree than other jade types. If it is all polished by hand (not mechanically polished), it will show the luster of natural jade. It has the characteristics of non-fading and non-discoloration, while other non-handmade products do not have this advantage.

Practice

Practice is the only criterion for testing truth. Naturally, you will have a deeper experience when using high-quality Muyu stones and fake ones. Vision, touch, and the taste after soaking in water can all prove it. When wood was formed, the materials deposited in the sedimentary area and transported from the surrounding ancient continents were mostly muddy and dissolved materials, with very little detrital material. The soil particles in the sediment can absorb various ions from the surrounding medium, including some beneficial elements. Therefore, the "muyu stone" containing a certain amount of clay minerals and fine texture contains a variety of trace elements that are beneficial to the human body. is not surprising. But not all fine-grained rocks contain these beneficial elements. This requires suitable structure, climate, and topography in the formation conditions at that time, so that the parent rock containing some trace elements is weathered to form a weathering crust, in which the rare earth minerals are Only when it is destroyed and decomposed into an ionic state and enters the solution can adsorption and enrichment be possible.

Test report

Does the sales company have an appraisal report from the Ministry of Land and Resources? Otherwise, how can we rest assured whether it is using genuine Muyu stone? This is important for those who have never used genuine Muyu stone. New consumers are crucial.