The origin and classification of moxa leaf green

The reason why moxa green stone is produced in the Huangchao vein is that this mining area is more than ten miles away from Shoushan Village. Historically, it has produced many high-quality frozen stones such as party green and duck male green, which are delicate, clean, and transparent. powerful. Because the villagers believed that Huangchao Mountain was the "Feng Shui Mountain" of Dangyang Village and could not be destroyed and mining was prohibited, the mine became extinct after the Qing Dynasty, and it was difficult to see the legendary moxa green stone after that.

In ancient times, there were few varieties of Shoushan stones, and they were not classified before the Qing Dynasty. Literati mostly distinguished stone types by color. Due to inconvenient transportation, it was difficult for literati at that time to visit the Shoushan mining area, and it was impossible to know the specific location of the mine in detail. Therefore, there was no need to verify the location of the "Wuhua Stone Pit". Before the Ming Dynasty, moxa green stone was ranked first, which shows that its texture and color must be superior. However, in terms of the overall quality of Wolwei Stone, compared with other Shoushan stones, the grade is only average. Unless Wolwei Cave produced particularly good stones in ancient times, it is very unlikely that it will be ranked first. Historically, the Huangchao mine has indeed produced many high-quality Danyang stones, but stones with the color of old mugwort leaves have not been handed down in kind. Therefore, those who believe that moxa leaf green is produced in Yuewei Mountain or Huangchao Mountain have no sufficient evidence. Nowadays, people call the moon tail green that has a color like a moxa leaf as "moxa leaf green". In order to distinguish it from the "moxa leaf green" in ancient times, it should be called "moxa leaf green moon tail stone".