The luminous pearl is a rare natural gem, which can glow by itself. Even in the dark, you can see it with the naked eye. In ancient times, it was not called the night pearl, but called "following the pearl", "hanging thorn" and "bright moon pearl". The luminous pearl is some luminous substances on the earth, which have accumulated in minerals for thousands of years from the initial volcanic magma eruption to the later geological movement. The famous night pearl is the one in Cixi's mouth, almost as big as an egg. However, this luminous pearl in Cixi is not the biggest. A man in Shaanxi once dug up a giant night pearl, weighing 6 tons.

Zhao Sheliang, a native of Baoji, Shaanxi, is a jade merchant. As we all know, the jade mines in Xinjiang are very famous in China. So, in 2004, he also went to Xinjiang to look for jade mines. After arriving in Xinjiang, he searched for a whole few months and found no trace of jade. Since you have come from afar, you can't go home empty-handed.

Therefore, Zhao Sheliang directly contracted an abandoned mine in Altai Mountain in northern Xinjiang. The ore inside is basically mined, and others think he is a fool. How can there be valuable jade here? However, the stubborn Zhao Sheliang did not give up, and secretly decided to find valuable ore before giving up. He and the workers wandered around the mine for four days and four nights, and finally it was worth it. He found some jade. As if seeing the dawn of victory, they rolled up their sleeves and made a big fight.

With the deepening of excavation, the quality of jade excavated by Zhao Sheliang and others is getting higher and higher. It took them several days to slowly remove the huge original stone. He didn't expect the original stone to be so big, weighing eight tons. Because it is soft and brittle, Zhao Sheliang decided to polish it on the spot. After a year of artificial processing and polishing, this rare huge night pearl finally came out. At that time, this night pearl was the largest in the world.

As a businessman, Zhao Sheliang knows how to use this pearl for his own benefit. In 20 10, he took out this night pearl and exhibited it for the first time in Baoyu Palace, Wenchang, Hainan. For a time, this jade not only caused a sensation in the whole country, but even foreign media rushed to report it. After reading it, relevant experts think it is worth 2.6 billion yuan. As soon as this figure is announced, many collectors can only flinch.

Since you can't sell jade, use its fame to bring popularity to yourself. Therefore, Zhao Sheliang took the luminous pearl to exhibitions all over the country, hoping to bring more customers to his business through it. No one expected that the ultimate fate of this jade turned out to be a "street lamp."

20 16 Zhao Sheliang's "The Night Pearl" was listed as the "treasure of the town hall" in Yantai intangible cultural heritage project. Because no one paid for it, Zhao Sheliang had to show it around, and at night it would glow as a "street lamp" to attract people.