Shaanxi Ningqiang rises "red gold"

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Coral jade, pearl and amber are listed as three organic gemstones in the international gem world, and are known as "red gold". In China, coral jade was first mined in Taiwan, and Ningqiang coral jade was formed in the middle of the Silurian (Note: the third period of the Paleozoic, more than 400 million years ago). It was first discovered in 1942 and is now mainly distributed in the county. Take the south of Bashan Town and Erlang Dam.

After the “5.12” Wenchuan earthquake in 2008, Ningqiang coral jade became more popular. Many far-sighted citizens began to "Taobao" from here. In recent years, Ningqiang coral jade sales have spread all over the country and even overseas. Along with its madness, a group of legendary myths that made their fortune or even riches by relying on "red stones" staged in this poverty-stricken mountainous area bordering Sichuan and Shaanxi.

The rise of poverty-stricken mountain areas "red gold"

Ningqiang coral jade sells well at home and abroad

Just after the National Day, Ningqiang County, a county seat in the southern Micang Mountain in southern Shaanxi Province, ushered in a long-lost sunny day. Under the warm sun, the county town of autumn wind is particularly lively. At the exit of the West Han Expressway in the south of the county seat, a Shandong-licensed pickup truck drove out of the high-speed lane and turned right and left for one kilometer to stop in front of a store.

"Is Xiao Jiang there? I am coming." Jiang Rui, who is polishing a stone in the store, has not heard the sound of the outside because of the roar of the machine. It turned out that this is his perennial partner from Shandong Rizhao to buy coral jade. According to reports, this is the third year they have dealt with. Every time this seemingly mysterious boss will buy Philippine raw materials or finished products of tens of thousands of yuan from Jiang Rui's store.

Attentive locals will find that in the past three years, around the southern part of the county, the stores that sell and process coral jade have grown several times. This stone, which is very common to outsiders, has created a legendary myth.

It is understood that coral jade and pearl, amber in the international gem world is listed as three organic gemstones, known as the "red gold" reputation. In China, coral jade was first mined in Taiwan. Relevant texture petrology experts said that the area of ​​Ningqiang coral jade is also known as the Bashan coral jade. In the long geological time, influenced by regional metamorphism and hydrothermal alteration, silicified coral marble with high degree of jade is finally formed. Affected by the chromogenic elements such as iron, manganese, copper and chromium in the physicochemical conditions and metamorphism in the original sedimentary environment, the white background usually has bright colors such as red, pink, yellow, brownish yellow and emerald green. The texture of Ningqiang Coral Jade records the evolution of billions of years of life and the changes of the sacred fields. There are snow patterns, brain patterns, honeycomb patterns, curly lines, and tubular patterns, which reflect the growth trajectories and alteration processes of different polyps. Coral jade original stone is unique and not heavy, but more precious.

"Ningqiang coral jade was first discovered in about 1942. At that time, the Central Military National 18 Hospital was located in Ningqiang County. The wounded and sick people were washing and bathing in the riverbank near the county. They found coral jade in the jade beach in the east of the county." The president of the Ningqiang County Coral Jade Association paid a detailed introduction. At that time, the discoverer was attracted by the unique texture and beautiful color of the coral jade, and was engraved into a seal as a voucher for the military needs. However, in the more than 60 years since then, Ningqiang coral jade is not widely known to the outside world. Until 2002, as Taiwan's coral jade products gradually flowed into the mainland and were affected by the atmosphere of the collection, Ningqiang Coral Jade got rid of the initial confusion, gradually entered the market, entered the collection world, and entered the prosperous and quasi-beneficial cycle. stage. "Ning Qiang Qiang has thousands of people engaged in the business of coral jade, and can easily earn more than 100,000 yuan a year." He said that the popularity of Ningqiang Coral Jade has been widely improved, and the current sales market is not limited to all parts of the country, even far across. overseas.

"Training the band" to share the rich

After 90, the young man earned 300,000 yuan a year.

Jiang Rui, born in 1992, is a native of Erlangba Village, Erlangba Town, Ningqiang County. After graduating from junior high school, I met the founder of the Chinese paleontological fossil coral jade jewelry by chance. I first followed him to learn the relevant knowledge of coral jade, to identify and discover its value, and then went to the store to learn jade processing and carving. Waiting for craftsmanship. After one year, Jiang Rui himself opened a store independently, integrating raw material acquisition, sales and raw material processing.

“The first stone sold for 400 yuan made me taste the sweetness.” Jiang Rui said that he likes these stones with different patterns and bright colors. "Working hard every day, but the income is more optimistic." According to him, his income last year reached more than 300,000 yuan. Under his leadership, his father, Sanbo and Si Boben were farmers who depended on farming in the countryside, and later joined the ranks of coral jade. In less than three years, the two uncles built new ones in the village. Building.

"They belong to one of the more common cases." A senior coral jade collector in Ningqiang said that in the past few years, the myth of folk riches has gone far beyond this. It is said that in 2012, a farmer named Chen of Luojiaba in Erlangba Town, who found a concentrated location, found a sales of 2 million yuan in coral jade a year. There are also a small number of neighbors earning three or four hundred thousand.

Jiang Rui, for example, said in his own personal experience that he bought three pieces of coral jade from the hands of a 60-year-old grandfather in the same village last year, worth 12,000 yuan. "Three stones are the ones that the grandfather found in different places one day." Ningqiang coral jade collection, collection, scientific research, health care in one, is the top grade in organic gemstones, is the upstart in the ornamental stone family. According to reports, the main colors are red, yellow and white. The more complex the combination of tones, the higher the purity of coral jade.

Ning Qiang is located on the north-south boundary of the Chinese territory. The people here have both the boldness of the north and the delicateness of the southerners. One person succeeds and shares it with young people without reservation. This is the spirit of the Ningqiang coral jade industry. Then, how is Ningqiang Coral Jade struggling to take every step, and it is quite popular with the outside world. How will the future development direction be a virtuous circle and become a veritable business card in the local area? This website will talk to the industry leaders in the next issue.

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