There are 93 professional villages and 48 jade carving villages. 1995, Nanyang was named "the hometown of jade carving in China" by the state. Designed and produced by Nanyang jade carving masters, the Jade Flower of Kowloon is known as a national treasure and is now on display in the Great Hall of the People. Dushan jade's "Deer Crane in Spring" was collected by China Art Museum. In order to adapt to the market changes and the international environment after China's entry into WTO, promote the upgrading of jade carving industry and promote the sustained and rapid development of county economy, Nanyang plans to build zhenping county into a distribution center for the production, processing and sales of jade carving-based handicrafts in northern China.
When it comes to Nanyang jade, we have to mention the Stone Buddha Temple. Stone Buddha Temple is the development base of Nanyang jade carving industry, and also the largest hometown of jade carving in China. There are 22 natural villages 14 jade carving professional villages in the town, with more than 8,000 people engaged in production, supply and marketing18,000, including more than 8,000 professional technicians, and the annual production and sales of jade carving handicrafts13 million pieces. Stone Buddha Temple's jade carving products have developed from more than 100 kinds of traditional figures, flowers, stoves, birds and animals to nearly 1,000 kinds of landscapes, jewelry, health care, tea sets and wine sets, among which ornaments account for more than 70% of the national sales, and pendants account for more than 40% of the national production and sales. These products include middle and low-grade staple foods, as well as exquisite and priceless artworks. The national treasure "Wan Li Great Wall" carved by dushan jade was exhibited in Henan Hall of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, and the jade carving "Shepherd Boy" participated in the Beijing Art Exhibition on the 50th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. 160 many kinds of fine products were rated as provincial and ministerial-level famous products, and won the Hundred Flowers Award of Fine Arts of the former Ministry of Light Industry. There are nearly 4,000 jade shops and stalls in Shifosi Town, with an average daily passenger flow of more than 1 10,000 people and a daily transaction volume of about1500,000 yuan. In addition, a huge sales team is active in large and medium-sized cities and famous tourist attractions all the year round. It can be said that where there is a jewelry and jade market, there are jade dealers in Shifosi, and a large number of jade articles have also entered the prestigious Canton Fair, which are exported to more than 50 countries and regions such as Southeast Asia, Europe and America.
Jade Market in Xinjiang: Hetian jade in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region is mainly produced in Qiemo County, Ruoqiang County, yutian county County, Hetian County and Yecheng County, with an annual output of about 120- 130 tons, of which the first-class material is about 15%. Qiemo jade mine is the largest raw material of Hetian jade, with an annual output of about100t. Most of these jades are sold to the mainland as raw materials, mainly in zhenping county, Nanyang, Henan. The jade materials used in jade processing plants or small workshops there are basically Hetian jade. Only a small amount of good quality white jade or blue Bai Yushan materials and samples were bought by manufacturers in Yangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing, Suzhou and other places, and a very small amount was bought by merchants in Taiwan Province Province. The local processing in the autonomous region is less than 65,438+00% of the annual output. Before the 1980s, there were few jade carving enterprises. In the 1990s, the production and operation made great progress, and some forms of mining, processing and sales were integrated.
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Today, the most prosperous jade market in Xinjiang is Hetian jade trading market. There are more than 100 jade shops and thousands of jade stalls scattered in Hotan area. There is a large jade distribution market at the main entrance of Yulong Kashi River, and there is also a jade market in Hotan City. Every weekend, there is a sea of people, jade business is very hot, and business is good at ordinary times. All Chinese and foreign tourists who come here want to buy Hetian jade original stone. Similarly, there are more than 100 jade shops in Urumqi, and there are also many small vendors and vendors engaged in jade business, forming several large-scale and high-grade jade handicraft markets. Some large companies set up Hotan jade brand stores in downtown areas, set up corporate image and began to promote them nationwide.
Xiuyan: Since the founding of New China, especially since the reform and opening up, the development of xiuyan jade in Xiuyan County, Liaoning Province, which is world-famous and rich in resources, has attracted much attention and attention, and its scale, quality and influence have reached an unprecedented level. At present, the largest jade mine in China has been formed in xiuyan jade, with an annual output of several thousand tons, accounting for more than 70% of the national jade materials, ranking first among all kinds of jade. Since 1980s, in addition to the well-known old jade carving manufacturers with a long history, collective, joint venture and individual jade carving factories have blossomed everywhere. There are more than 3,070 enterprises engaged in jade processing in Xiuyan County, Liaoning Province, and nearly 60,000 of the county's population of 500,000 are engaged in jade processing, sales or related industries. At the same time, jade carving masters come forth in large numbers, their technology is becoming more and more perfect, and fine treasures are emerging one after another, and the variety of jade carving has also increased from the traditional five categories to more than a dozen categories. With the increasing popularity of Xiuyu, Xiuyu has been recognized and valued by the world more and more, especially
After King Baoyu was carved into the world's first jade Buddha, Xiuyu's reputation was greatly shaken, its influence became deeper and wider, and its sales market became wider. At present, all kinds of handicrafts carved in xiuyan jade have occupied 70% of the national handicraft market and tourism product market. Xiuyan alone has six professional markets, including Du Yu, Northeast Jade Trading Center, Lotus Bubble Jade Trading Market, Hadabei Jade Trading Market, China Jade Carving Boutique Garden and Xiuyan Jade Carving Art Palace. Xiuyan jade's carving crafts are sold to all provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions in China, and exported to Asia, Europe, the United States and other countries and regions 100, earning nearly 10 million US dollars for the country every year.
Yunnan Jade Market: Yunnan is adjacent to Myanmar, which is the nearest passage for Myanmar jade to enter China. Due to the border mirror trade and the development of tourism in Yunnan, the jade market in Yunnan has flourished. Among them, Ruili, Tengchong and other places have formed a large-scale jade processing trade market. Ruili jade market is mainly jewelry street and jewelry city. In addition, there are some jade manufacturers in Ruili. Since 1980s, Tengchong has formed a distribution center, a processing place and a trading place for jadeite, and the most distinctive traditional jadeite processing and sales have been greatly developed. The workshops engaged in jade processing in the county are all over the streets and suburbs of the city, and there are hundreds in Lianhua Township alone. Tengchong county also has a jewelry and jade trading market.