Turquoise, also known as turquoise. In ancient times, turquoise produced in Persia and Xinjiang, China was shipped to Europe and Middle Eastern countries via Turkey. Therefore, the trade name of turquoise is also called "Turkish jade". In fact, Turkey does not produce turquoise. The world's gem-grade turquoise is mainly produced in China, Iran and the United States. The main production area in China is Hubei Province. The turquoise produced there is bright in color, delicate and soft in texture, and the stone quality ranks first in the world. It is known as the "Oriental Green Treasure". MSN editor takes you into the mysterious world of turquoise. (Author: Zhang Shanshan)

When the mysterious legend of turquoise is revealed

Turquoise is one of the "Four Famous Jades" in China. Since the Neolithic Age, there have been many turquoise products in the cultural relics of successive dynasties. It is a traditional jade with a long history and rich resources. The ancients called it "Bidianzi", "Qinglanggan", etc., and Europeans called it "Turkish Jade" or "Turkic Jade". Turkey does not produce turquoise. It is believed that turquoise was produced in ancient Persia and shipped to Europe via Turkey, so people thought it was produced in Turkey and got its name. In 1927, Mr. Zhang Hongzhao, a senior in the Chinese geological community, explained in his famous book "Shi Ya" that "this (referring to turquoise) may be shaped like a pine cone and its color is close to pine green, so it is named after it." This means that turquoise is often produced in tubercle and spherical shapes and its color is like the green of pine trees, so it is called "turquoise". It can be said to be very vivid, and it can also be referred to as "turquoise".

In Zhushan County, Hubei Province, there was a myth that the fire god Zhurong and the water god Gonggong had always been at odds. In a PK, the defeated Gonggong ran into Buzhou Mountain for the sake of face and broke the pillar of Beitianmen. Heavy rain kept pouring down from the leak in the sky, and many volcanic eruptions on the surface caused the cooled magma to silt up the riverbed, forming a "blocked river". In order to save people from fire and water, Nuwa collected reeds as fuel and piled them up at the "Huoshaopo", gathering the energy of Danyang to refine colorful stones to patch up the leaks in the sky and fill the cracks in the ground, so that all things can regain vitality. Later, the allusion of "Gonggong touching the mountain" became the origin of the place name "Zhushan" (the dialect "touch" and "bamboo" are homophones). The silted and blocked river in the Qinba Mountains is called Duhe, and the colorful stones used by Nuwa to patch up the sky were refined to form the current turquoise.

It has different cultural meanings around the world

In the history of ancient Persia, turquoise was considered a mysterious evil-avoiding object and was made into amulets. Turquoise ornaments have been found in many ancient Persian tombs.

The ancient Egyptians used turquoise to carve the god of love to protect their treasure house. Four turquoise-inlaid gold bracelets were found on the arms of the mummy of the ancient Egyptian queen more than 5,000 years ago. When they were unearthed in 1900 AD, the ornaments were still dazzling and truly a world treasure. They are considered the oldest and most precious turquoise products. A large number of turquoise inlays were used on the famous golden mask of King Tutankhamun in ancient Egypt;

The ancient Indians regarded turquoise as a sacred stone. They believed that wearing turquoise ornaments could get the protection of the gods, and it also symbolized "trust and trust", and also brought auspiciousness and good luck to the expeditioners. It was hailed as a stone of success and luck. They believed that the blue-green color of turquoise came from the color of the sky, and the sky was the source of air. Therefore, they believed that wearing turquoise was good for the lungs and respiratory system, good for the eyes, and could block the damage of cosmic rays.

Chinese Tibetan culture and turquoise have a deep relationship

In Chinese Tibetan culture, Tibetans believe that turquoise is the incarnation of God, and also symbolizes power and status, thus becoming the most fashionable sacred ornament. Turquoise was used to decorate the crown of the first Tibetan king and was also used as an offering to the altar. Many Tibetans wear a necklace with a turquoise that is regarded as the soul around their necks.

An ancient legend describes the relationship between turquoise and the soul: According to God's will, the subjects of the Tibetan king were not allowed to throw any turquoise into the river, because if they did so, the soul might leave his body and cause his death. Many Tibetan communities use turquoise for daily hair ornaments. Nomadic women comb their hair into 108 petals, which are decorated with turquoise and coral.

For married women in southern Tibet, turquoise beads on their hair are indispensable, expressing the wish for their husbands' longevity. Not wearing any turquoise in the hair is considered disrespectful to the husband.

The amulet container is an important jewelry and jade item in Asia. Every Tibetan has one or more of these containers to hold religious written deeds. Protective objects such as pieces of cloth cut from the clothes of high-ranking lamas or pocket religious statues. This container can be a plain cloth bag, but more often it is an intricately carved gold and silver box, and it is rarely without turquoise decoration. Sometimes a piece of turquoise of appropriate size is placed in the center, and sometimes many flawless turquoises are uniquely arranged with diamonds, rutile and emeralds on 24K gold ancestral objects. It is particularly worth mentioning that in the Lhasa area and central Tibet, a special type of amulet is popular: a box in the shape of a mandala Bodhisattva statue and the place where this statue is enshrined) with two crossed squares of gold and silver, and usually the entire box is inlaid with turquoise.

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