The first China Fuxin Agate Festival was hosted by China Jewelry and Jade Industry Association, Fuxin Municipal Committee and Fuxin Municipal People's Government, and undertaken by Liaoning Jewelry and Jade Association and Fuxin Municipal People's Government. The opening ceremony will be held on July 22nd, and the activity will last until July 3rd1day.
On August 9th, 2005, China Shijiazi Agate Culture Festival was held in Shijiazi Town, Fuxin Mongolian Autonomous County, which is known as "the first town of agate in China", attracting a large number of merchants from all over the country.
Agate is the time when silica is deposited when volcanic lava erupts. Known as agate in the gem circle, it has a concentric layered, irregular ribbon and winding structure and is widely used in craft carving. China agate producing areas are mainly distributed in Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Hubei and other places.