How to place Lingbi Stone
Placing it in the corner of the living room can be a good omen for smooth sailing!
Lingbi stone is a metamorphic rock belonging to the jade category. It is a cryptocrystalline limestone composed of fine-grained calcite with uniform particle size. It is dark or patterned because it contains metallic minerals or organic matter. Produced in Qingyun Mountain, Lingbi County, Anhui Province, the Lingbi stone was formed more than 800 million years ago.
Lingbi stone is mainly produced in Lingbi County, Anhui. "Sibin floating chime" (now commonly known as "Lingbi chime stone") and "Lingbi stone" are two different concepts, and they are two different branches of the stone culture system of Lingbi County. "Lingbi chime stone" refers to the flaky Lingbi stone produced in the ancient chime mine at the southern foot of Qingyun Mountain in Lingbi County. A stone that makes a pleasant sound. A chime stone with a thickness of 50 centimeters is a rare stone.
Lingbi chime stone has been recognized as the best stone for making chimes as early as three thousand years ago, and it has been mined and utilized in large quantities. The Shang Dynasty "Tiger Pattern Stone Chime" unearthed in 1950 at Yin Ruins in Anyang, Henan Province is the physical evidence. This "Tiger Pattern Stone Chime" is 84 centimeters long in width, 42 centimeters in height and 2.5 centimeters thick. It is named after the tiger pattern decorative pattern engraved on it. This chime was unearthed from a large tomb of the Yin royal family. Experts believe that this chime was originally an important ceremonial instrument used by the Yin royal family. And it was confirmed to be made of Lingbi Qing stone. The "Tiger Pattern Stone Chime" is now collected by the China History Museum and is listed as a national treasure. It is included in my country's "National Treasure Grand View", which is "the first expert-written reading on national treasure appreciation" in China. The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications also printed and issued commemorative stamps.
Chime stones are used as raw materials to carve various figures, birds and beasts, tripods, stationery and other chime stone crafts. "Lingbi Stone Culture" refers to the odd-shaped, isolated, purely natural ornamental stones with unique aesthetic value produced in Qingshi Mountain. The two branches, one artificial and the other natural, combine to form the unique Lingbi County Unique stone culture system. The artificially processed chime stone is the meteorite on the market now. Lingbi stone is also a good kind of meteorite. Lingbi stone contains a large amount of trace elements. The scraping boards, meteorite sticks, and meteorite bracelets processed from Lingbi meteorite are Assist in the treatment of various diseases. Very beneficial to the human body.
Lingbi has produced strange stones since ancient times. In the Ming Dynasty, it was already used as tribute to the court.
Lingbi ornamental stones are divided into four categories: black, white, red and gray, with more than 100 varieties. Among them, black is the most distinctive. When you look at it, its color is like ink; when you strike it, its sound is like a chime. Its shape may resemble a fairy mountain or a famous mountain, or it may resemble a rare bird or animal, or it may resemble a famous lady or immortal. It was hailed as "the best stone in the world" by Qianlong circles. [2]
The stone body of Lingbi Stone (the shape, quality, etc. have been discussed in separate articles) has many aesthetics such as fusion, leakage, thinness, wrinkles, wrinkles, hanging, flat, color, and the beauty of phonology. The elements not only include Mi Fu's "Four-Character Jue", but are also unique to Lingbi Stone itself. It is so perfect and magnificent that it deserves the reputation of "the best stone in the world"