Do you have jet?
Jet is a precious and rare natural resource, which is only produced in the northern mountainous area of Fuping County, Shaanxi Province. It is very famous for its heavy and greasy color, delicate texture, black as ink, bright and lovely. Its hardness is about Mohs4o, and it is known as a precious material for processing inkstones and knives. The ancients called it "gem", which can be divided into diamonds, precious stones and colored stones.
The history of Moyu
Fuping moyu has been mined since Qin and Han Dynasties. According to the county records, "ore is produced in the north of the county, and miners in various counties can carve and ponder, so people call it black jade", which is also a famous "hometown of stone carving" in China. Fuping Moyu and his works also have a glorious history in the history of Chinese civilization. Anbeilin, known as the largest treasure house of stone carving art in China, has more than 700 existing cultural relics, of which more than 80% are made by Fuping Moyu, Qin Lisi's Carving Stone on Yishan, Cao Quanbei in Heyang of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Huangfushengchen Monument in Ou Yangxun, and many pagodas in Yan Zhenqing and Liu Gongquan.
Qinchuan, 800 miles in central Shaanxi, is known as the "Open-air Stone Carving Art Museum". A large sculpture group, a large number of stone carvings, statues and horse nails, from Qiaoling 15 meters high and 40 tons of huabiao to the mysterious wordless tablet in front of Ganling, and the national treasure "Six Horses in Zhaoling", are all made by Fuping Moyu. In Qing Dynasty, Li Hanlin Silver Capital was made in Tang Ling. Mo Yu's Nine is also!
Legend of moyu
A long time ago, one day, a fairy suddenly fell in Qiao Shan, Yang Pin County (now Fuping County). This fairy is not only graceful and beautiful, but also has some skills of Shi Chengyu.
Yang Pin County is a place with beautiful scenery. As soon as the fairy arrived in Yang Pin County, she was fascinated by the charming scenery here: Baling jathyapple, Baofeng Stone Man, Phoenix spreading its wings, golden millet morning bell, cave book sound, golden rooster crowing, golden turtle longevity and Longquan Waterfall flowing. Fairy can't swim all the time and can't see enough. Unconsciously fascinated by the beauty of the world, I never want to go back to the Heavenly Palace. Every day, fairies enter the pine forest, play in streams, visit temples, climb dangerous peaks, float in the air, leave leisurely and freely. Really happy. Over time, people found that wherever the fairy rested, the stones turned into beautiful jade with bright paint and ink. Because the fairy is crazy about beautiful scenery and free life, she actually lives in Phoenix Mountain. During the day, the fairy turned into a graceful rock and witnessed the endless beauty of the world. Become a fairy at night and sing and dance softly. Since the arrival of the fairy, Phoenix Mountain has suddenly become a place of singing and dancing, with birds singing and flowers fragrant, and the mountains are green and green, surpassing Suzhou and Hangzhou. Because of this, Tang Zhongzong chose Zhong Ling, a beautiful land of geomantic omen, as his graveyard.
Since the fairy came to Phoenix Mountain, all the stones on the mountain have become Baoyu. Masons have gone up the mountain to stone, chisel jade and carve statues. Their sculptures are lifelike, delicate and touching, black as paint, bright and clean, and many merchants come here. Wen Xun, Emperor of Han and Tang Dynasties, also used Fuping Moyu to build his own tomb. The black jade carving of Phoenix Mountain swept through Guanzhong and became famous all over the country.
At the foot of the Phoenix Mountain, there is a land owner Diao, who loves money like life and has a vicious heart. I heard that there lived a fairy who could recognize Shi Chengyu on the Phoenix Mountain. He thought: if you can bring the fairy home, won't all the hard stones in his house become beautiful jade? The more he thinks about it, the more beautiful it is. He tossed and turned until he didn't sleep a wink all night. At dawn, he took the rope and hid it in the cave where the fairy lived. He stared at the eyes of two thieves like a mouse, waiting and waiting until the sun set and the fairy came back. The fairy took off her black veil, spread it on the slate, and slept with the clothes, trying to eliminate the fatigue of the day. Unexpectedly, just lying down, Diao Landlord suddenly jumped out of the darkness. When the fairy found someone in the cave, she was surprised and flew out of the cave and floated away. In her hurry, the fairy forgot the black veil on the slate. When the naughty landlord saw the fairy escape, he chased her all the way. From Phoenix Mountain to Xinfushan Mountain, from Jinfu Mountain to Jinping Mountain, I chased and chased, panting, my legs were weak, and I couldn't run any longer, but I didn't even catch the shadow of the fairy. Diao landlord's eyes turned, and he suddenly remembered the ink yarn left by the fairy in the hole and ran back desperately. When Diao landlord ran back to the cave, there was nothing in it.
It is said that this fairy is the niece of the Queen Mother. Mosha is a magic weapon given to my niece by the Queen Mother. This ink yarn has the ability to touch stones, that is, black, and Shi Chengyu. The queen mother heard that there were only four kinds of jade in the world, red, yellow, green and blue, and there was no jet, so she ordered her niece to come to the world to order jet to make up for it. Unexpectedly, I met this naughty landlord and left Mosha on the Phoenix Mountain. After the fairy left, the ink yarn melted like snow and gradually infiltrated into the rock. Since then, the stones all over the mountain have become black as a mirror. Phoenix Mountain has also become the famous hometown of stone carving in China.