Hubei turquoise: Turquoise produced in northwest China, which was called Jingzhou Stone or Xiangyang Dianzi in ancient times. Hubei turquoise is famous at home and abroad for its large output and excellent quality. Mainly distributed in Yunxian, Zhushan and Yunxi in northwest Hubei. The mine is located in the western end of Wudang Mountain and some areas south of Hanshui River.

Turquoise is one of the "four famous jade" in China. Since the Neolithic Age, there have been many turquoise products in cultural relics, which is a traditional jade with a long history and rich resources. The ancients called it "Bidianzi" and "Qinglanggan", while Europeans called it "Turkic Jade" or "Turkic Jade". Turquoise is not produced in Turkey. It is believed that turquoise was produced in ancient Persia and transported to Europe via Turkey.

Europe, named after people think it is produced in Turkey. 1927 Mr. Zhang, an old-timer in China's geological field, explained in his masterpiece Cliff: "This (turquoise) is named because it looks like a pine cone and its color is close to pine green", which means that turquoise is called "turquoise" because its natural products are often nodular and spherical, and its color is like the green of pine trees. It can be said that it is very vivid, and it can also be called "Songshi" for short. According to experts' research, the famous Heshibi in the history of China is made of turquoise. This piece is directly related to idiom stories such as "priceless" and "returning to Zhao in perfect condition". If it is really turquoise, it can be seen that the ancients cherish turquoise.

One legend is that ...

In the land of Zhushan County, Shang Yong, there is a myth that Zhu Rong, the Vulcan God, and Shuishen have never worked in harmony. In a PK, the defeated workers smashed the pillars of Beitianmen because of their face, and the rainstorm fell from the sky. In addition, many volcanoes erupted on the surface, and the cooled magma blocked the riverbed, forming a "river blockage". In order to save the people from fire and water, Nu Wa Niangniang collected Artemisia as fuel and piled it on the "burning slope", collecting the gas of Danyang to refine colored stones, making up the leaks in the sky and bringing everything back to life. Later, the allusion of "* * * workers touching the mountain" became the origin of the place name of "Zhushan" (the dialect "touch" is homophonic with "bamboo"). This river blocking in Qinba Mountain is called river blocking, and the colorful stones that Nu Wa used to fill the sky have been refined to form the present turquoise. Nvwa Patches up the Sky

Nu Wa is related to Zhushan culture: the geological environment of Zhushan is fragile, and two fault zones, Qingfeng and Yangriwan, cross the county. It is said that volcanoes, earthquakes and floods frequently block rivers, making it difficult for ancestors to survive in dire straits; In shadow play, folk songs, paper-cuts, folk stories and other folk cultures 10, the shadow of "Nu Wa" can be heard or seen everywhere. There are more than 30 place names related to Nuwa's activities. The multicolored (yellow, white, red, black and green) stones used in "Goddess Mending Heaven" correspond to the colors of rich mineral deposits such as gold (copper), silver, iron, stone coal and turquoise in the county. There are more than 0 kinds of ancient books 10, such as Historical Records of the Five Emperors, Records of Different Records, Kangxi Dictionary, etc., which proves that Zhushan is a sacred place for Nuwa to refine stones and mend the sky. ...