Agate has a very long history. About 1 100 million years ago, due to crustal changes, underground magma erupted in large quantities. When lava cools, steam and other gases form bubbles. When the rock freezes, the bubbles are sealed and many holes are formed. After a long time, the pores were immersed in a solution containing silica and condensed into silica gel. Fusible components of iron-bearing rocks enter silica gel, and finally silica crystallizes into agate.
Agate, because of its rich colors and beautiful appearance, was regarded as a gem by emperors of past dynasties and made into various ornaments, handicrafts, ornamental objects, funerary objects and so on. The most prominent is a red agate of the Warring States called "Heart Lamp", with a transaction price as high as 7 figures.
Agate is also deeply loved by people because of its great appreciation value and collection value. Especially in summer, wearing agate is not only fashionable and beautiful, but also can cool down and prevent heatstroke.
Agate is also one of the seven treasures of Buddhism. Since ancient times, it has been used as an exorcism and amulet, symbolizing friendly love and hope.
South red agate, called "Ruby" in ancient times, is a unique agate in China. Because of its fine and oily texture and scarce output, it forms a tripartite confrontation with Hetian jade and jadeite.
South red agate has a long history and has long been strung in the tombs of nobles in the Warring States period. For example, Yunnan Museum has South Red Agate ornaments in ancient Yunnan period, and the Qing Dynasty South Red Agate Phoenix Head Cup collected by Beijing Palace Museum is even more exquisite. These South Red Agate ornaments have very important historical and artistic values and have been designated as national first-class cultural relics. From these collections, we can see that Nanhong has been paid great attention to in all previous dynasties in China, and it is also a rare and precious material.
South red agate is named after its origin. The specific origin of ancient Nanhong is only Yunnan, and the most representative area is Manao Mountain in Baoshan City, Yunnan Province. It has a long history, and it almost dried up during the Qing dynasty. Now only sporadic residual ore has been found.
Around 2009, Nanhong Agate Mine was discovered in meigu county, Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province. Its color is slightly different from Baoshan, Yunnan, and there are many different colors, such as persimmon red, rose red and cherry red. Since then, all kinds of strange stone players and collectors have entered Liangshan, followed by private excavation and indiscriminate mining, and prices have soared. CCTV has reported many times.
The meaning of south red
The reason why South Red Agate is so favored is that it is regarded as a sacred and inviolable religious object and is endowed with such humanistic feelings and auspicious blessings. To a large extent, its unique color is fascinating.
Nanhong's natural stunning red color makes it full of dreamy artistic conception. People regard its gorgeous colors and restrained luster as sacred representatives, which can not only symbolize the majesty of Buddhism, but also reflect the will of the gods.
Nanhong's texture is natural, pure, smooth and delicate, which makes people condense the pursuit of pure love in their inner world and regard it as a token of pure emotion. In addition, the ever-changing rich colors of Nanhong bring people a colorful visual level, which will make people integrate their rich inner world into it. It is regarded as a spiritual thing that pursues advantages and avoids disadvantages, and as an auspicious treasure that brings us happiness and happiness.
In short, South Red symbolizes good luck, which means good luck. Wear the south red ornaments with you, which means blessing beautiful things.
In the eyes of Tibetans, the south red agate is not a simple ornament, but a symbol of the sun and a gift from the Buddha.
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