The more formal jade brands are: Hetian jade, lantian jade, Nanyang jade, Jiuquan jade and Colorful Yunnan.
1. Hetian jade
Hetian jade enjoys a long-standing reputation in the world, and it is known that China jade carved by Hetian jade is "Oriental art" and regarded as a treasure collection. Hetian jade is regarded as the first nephrite in the world, and its excellent texture, unique suet jade and typical metallogenic geological conditions are of worldwide significance.
hetian jade has a history of more than 7, years in China, and it is the main body of jade culture in China. Hetian jade is very delicate in texture, so its beauty is smooth and moist, uniform in color and soft as fat. It has a special luster, which is between glass luster, greasy luster and waxy luster.
2. lantian jade
There are jadeite, black jade, colored jade, white marble and topaz in lantian jade, most of which are multicolored jade with distinct colors, good color and strange patterns. According to recent surveys, lantian jade's reserves are over 1 million cubic meters, mainly distributed in Yuchuan Township and Hongmensi Township. In the past, local folk jade craftsmen used to collect jade manually, but in recent years, they began to use mechanical quarrying to produce a variety of decorations and handicrafts.
3. Nanyangyu
Nanyangyu is produced in Dushan, Nanyang, Henan Province, also known as "dushan jade" or "Henan Jade", and some of them are simply called "Duyu". Dushan is the closest provincial forest park, national mine park and tourist scenic spot to Nanyang City, producing the only jade among the four famous jade in China.