What kinds of jade are produced in China, and where are the places of origin?

1. Jilin

The jade produced is Changbai Jade. Changbai Jade is produced in the area of Panxian County, Changbai County, Malu Township, and Changlingzi, Shuangyang County, Jilin Province. It is green in color and has a waxy luster.

2. There are three varieties of Liaoning jade

Suiyan jade is turquoise, green, light green, gray, white, black-gray, floral, yellow, with good transparency. Agate produced in Fuxin Laohe Tu Zhenjiawoub and Meili plate place. More red, white, black and green, gray, porcelain white, purple, yellow and so on. Haicheng stone produced in Haicheng, jade is slightly transparent, gray-green.

3, Xinjiang jade

Divided into Hetian suet white jade, green jade, green and white jade, jasper, nephrite, topaz, Harmony jade, Harmony Cui, Manas jasper, serpentine jade, chalcedony, hibiscus stone, lilac jade, jade, Ying Shi jade, Xinjiang Doshan Jade, Xiuyu, Tesuite Jade, and so on. Most of the top quality sheepskin jade is produced in the Yulongkashi River and Kara Kashi River Basin in Hotan, Xinjiang.

The finest jade produced in Xinjiang is found in the Kunlun Mountain region in the southern part of the country, from the east to the west of Tashkurgan, where there are more than 20 jade mines, and the jade belt is more than 1,200 kilometers long. Jade distribution centers in Xinjiang include Shache, Tashkurgan, Hotan, and Qiemao; in the central part, there are Manas in the Tianshan Mountain area as well as Arjinshan in the northern part of the country.

4. Jade produced in Tibet includes Rinbu Jade, Gozhi'a Jade, White Jade, Ivory White Jade, Amber Stone and Amethyst. Rinbung jade stone is gray-green, dark green and light green color, that is, three varieties, slightly transparent. It is produced in Rinbung County, Tibet, and its quality is of low-grade jade. Fruit day a jade stone is light gray or off-white, slightly transparent; Ivory white is slightly yellow with enamel.

5. Qinghai

The varieties of jade produced are Cui Jade, Qaidam Jade, Dark Green Jade, and Dulan Jade. Chaidam Jade is found in the Mangya and Gray Wolf Gully areas of Ulan County, and has yellowish-green jade, grayish-white jade, green mottled jade, and green-pointed mottled jade, etc., all of which are of relatively good quality. Qinghai dark green jade produced in Dulan County Wutou ditch, slightly transparent, dark green, better quality.

6. Gansu Jade

The highest production of Qilian Mountain Jade and Yuanyang Jade. Qilian Mountain Jade, commonly known as Jiuquan Jade or Old Mountain Jade, is produced in the Qilian Mountains and is available in white, green, yellow, blue and mixed colors. Yuanyang Jade produced in Wushan County, Yuanyang Town, Jurong, yellow, green, dark green and black, etc., to green is better.

7, sichuan jade

There are jasper, tortoise jade, summer pearl jade, black jade, tooth yellow jade, huili jade, lapis lazuli jade, summer pearl jade, blue jade, peach blossom jade, soft jade and Longxi jade. Longxi Jade is produced in Longxi Township, Wenchuan County. The jade is light green and dark green, between the colors of Xinjiang's pro-green jade and yellow jade. Western Sichuan nephrite is emerald green in color, with yellow star points, waxy luster and better texture.

8. Guizhou Jade

There are Venus Cui Jade, Gui Cui, Purple Fluorine Jade, Candle Coal Jade, Jasper, Green Chalcedony, Agate and so on. Venus Cuiyu produced in Qiannan and Qianxi. The stone with copper-green color stars, the texture is fine, slightly transparent. Gui Cui Jade is produced in Qianxinan and is light green in color, but with more trachoma.

9. Yunnan Jade

There are jasper, grape jade, Dongling jade, Xiuyan jade, blue chalcedony, soft crystals, turquoise, malachite, and various kinds of feldspars.

Reference:People's Daily Online - What are the Jade Produced in Each of the Jade Producing Areas in China