There are two, one is Burstein, a small town in Reinland-Filch, southern Federal Republic of Germany, and the other is Burstein, a small town in southern Federal Republic of Germany, Wuzhou, Guangxi, China. With a population of only 38,000, there is nothing strange about the scenery, but it enjoys a lot of fame in the West and is known as the "Gem Capital". In this small town just a few miles from Fiona Fang, more than 65,438+0,000 families actually run more than 600 large and small gem workshops. Every year, all kinds of gems from 60 countries are carefully carved here and exported to 130 countries and regions in the world. Burstein was originally an unknown small village. More than 500 years ago, agate, amethyst, jasper and other rich and precious minerals were found in the nearby mountains, so all the men, women and children in the village made a living by mining precious stones. At first, people here sold all kinds of original gems mined directly to businessmen; Since 1540, local gem workshops have appeared in Burstein. The pure gemstones and skilled craftsmen here have brought reputation and prosperity to Burstein. However, after Burstein, as one of the European gem mining and processing centers, developed smoothly for more than 400 years, at the beginning of the19th century, a thick cloud hung over the hearts of Burstein people: Burstein's mining dried up, and the source of wealth finally dried up. Craftsmen with unique skills had to make a living, and many villagers went to various countries in the United States. Burstein people have endless attachment to their homeland. A group of villagers living in Boorstein, Brazil, found the gems locally and immediately transported the newly mined gems back to their hometown. As a result, skilled craftsmen returned to their homeland from all over the world and returned to their old jobs. Burstein, once in decline and depression, has regained its former vitality. In order to ensure that the art of gem processing is always at the forefront, Mr. Burstein established a college of gem processing technology. Children have been honing their skills in technical schools since they received primary education. Their teachers are all famous masters who enjoy the reputation of masters. Of course, students are not processing expensive gems, but cheap potatoes. In order to live up to the reputation of "Gem Capital", the people of Austria and Boorstein have established an information network connecting the world's major gem producing countries and trading markets. Now, the news that gems have been mined in the world can reach Burstein through the information network within a few hours. 1967, a large gemstone was mined in Tanzania, and the people of Boorstein won the honor of naming the gemstone. Mr Burstein is becoming more and more famous, and many tourists come here. In order to let people know about past lives where gems are mined and processed, Mr. Burstein established a gem museum. There are many rare treasures here, and there are imitations of all the most precious stones in the world. In order to let tourists know the history of Burstein, the gem processing workshop hundreds of years ago has been restored and preserved in the city. Hundreds of years ago, the underground mines where Burstein people mined precious stones were also open to tourists. Wuzhou's artificial products industry started in the early 1980s. At present, there are more than 250 enterprises registered in Wuzhou to operate artificial gem. At present, there are nearly 654.38+million people engaged in the processing industry in artificial gem, and the total amount of precious stones processed each year exceeds 6 billion. The output of artificial products has accounted for 80% of China's total output and more than 40% of the world's total output. Businessmen from Italian, Mexican, Russian, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Hongkong, Taiwan Province and other countries and regions have set up factories or purchasing points in Wuhan. There are tens of thousands of artificial products produced, which appear in famous jewelry exhibitions all over the world from time to time. Man-made products have developed from the initial processing to direct sales to all parts of the world, participating in international market competition. Wuzhou has become the world's largest processing base and trading center in artificial gem, and can be called "the world's man-made products capital". In 2004, Wuzhou compiled and implemented the first product standard about artificial gem in China, and established the first artificial gem testing center in China. At present, Wuzhou's main artificial products trading center is located in Bubugao Road and West Ring Road. Among them, Wuzhou Gem City is the largest professional trading center of modern gem ornaments in China and even Southeast Asia, and also the trading center of antiques, gold and silver ornaments and tourist commodities. Wuzhou Gem City is located at the top of the West Ring Road. Covering an area of 2 1998 square meters, the building area is 39,998 square meters, including 25,000 square meters of commercial area and 500 shops. It is the largest professional trading center of modern gemstone ornaments in China and even Southeast Asia, and also the trading center of rare stone antiques, gold and silver ornaments and tourist commodities.