Stone Buddha Temple Hetian jade market exploration

Shifo Temple is the largest Hetian jade processing and sales center in China. It can be said to be one of the holy places in the heart of some Hetian jade lovers. The most important “sacred place” is of course the Yulongkash River in Hotan City, Xinjiang, which is also known as the Hetian jade seed. Material place). Here, Taobao, in the words of a jade friend who is familiar with Shifo Temple, said that he often visit Changxin. However, after a few strolls, I discovered some of the "secrets" of the Stone Buddha Temple.

Named Hetian Yu Russia to play the main force

There is no better way to visit Yushi in Shifo Temple than in the Hetian jade market. This sounds a bit twisted, to put it more clearly: Today's Hetian jade market, the real Hetian jade produced in Xinjiang Hetian is less and less, flooded with the market mainly Russian materials, Qinghai materials and Korean materials, and occasionally visible To a small amount of Guizhou Luodian materials. Although these materials are not produced by Hetian, they are mainly composed of tremolite or actinolite. According to the new national standard, the identification result is also Hetian jade, which is called by the market as Hetian jade. However, compared with the genuine seed produced by Hetian, especially Hetian Yulongkash River, the difference in quality is not small, and some can even be huge. If the difference between Hetian and Guizhou Luodian, it can be used almost "The world is different" to describe. According to observations, at present, the proportion of Russian materials in the market is more than 70%. Looking ahead, two colors have become the main colors of the market: white, mainly Russian white jade; green, mainly Russian jasper. As for other materials, it became the vassal of Russian materials, and even simply was a kind of embellishment.

Seed material gradually slightly high price of white seeds

Is there any seed material? Of course there are, and there are two kinds: Hetian seeds and Russian seeds (you see, where is the Russian figure). However, the price of Hetian seed material has now reached a high degree of desperation. In particular, high-end white jade seed material has already been traded. Although the quality of Russian seeds is ranked lower in Russian materials, it is not only inferior to Russia's mountains, but even lower than Russia's mountains and rivers. However, due to being able to serve as a seed of Hetian, its worth has also risen. In particular, Russian seeds, which have better jade texture, are not thick or have no skin color, may even sell higher prices than those of Hetian seeds because of better whiteness.

Of course, the low-grade sapphire and blue-white seed materials still have a certain amount, but due to the color of green, gray, or chapped, stiff cotton, it is difficult to sculpt into pieces, the market price is not high, several hundred dollars or even tens of dollars You can buy one, Xinjiang jade merchants selling stone Buddha Temple is the main material. However, although it is only jade, blue and white jade, in which the larger block size, better quality of the seed material is not cheap, kilograms, jade fine or slightly white, the boss is usually over 10,000 or even over ten Thousands, customers are interested in buying and then slowly bargaining.

Trading is very light and prices are very strong

On the eve of National Day, it is generally the peak period for jade merchants from all over the country to come to Shifo Temple. However, with some exceptions this year, some markets even have the scenario of “the boss is more than the customer”. Even if there are occasional deals, listening to the boss’s most talked about “is not enough for this, lose money to open a Zhang”. Of course, this was true and false, and I personally saw a boss who opened two sheets within an hour and claimed to lose money twice.

The strange thing is that the market is relatively light, but the price has remained high and even steadily rising. After the exchange with the local jade merchants, it was learned that the real Hetian jade needless to say, the amount of natural price increase is less; Russian production although large production, but due to Russia Russia and Russia disputes over a period of time and other factors led to Russia's control over the export of resource goods to strengthen Russia The amount of material expected to enter China has decreased significantly, and prices have risen instead of falling. “A lot of Russian materials on the market are actually not coming through formal channels, but smuggled goods. Do not look at the Shifosi temple where Hetian jade is full of raw materials and carved pieces. These things are to be gradually dispersed throughout the country. The Chinese people’s jade jade The ability to digest is too strong, this thing can be thrown down even bubble will not take one." A friend of Nanyang Yu Yu talking about overwhelming the Russian market material, it seems very easy.

Carving workers have retired workers

Henan workers have long been synonymous with "junk workers" on the market, and even said that "Suzhou Gonghua's decadence is magical, Henan Gonghua's magic is decadent," and Shifo Temple can be said to be Henan's "base camp." . It is true that in the past, many Henan workers were too crudely crafted. Sometimes, when they looked at each other, they did not know exactly what was carved. But this trip to the Stone Buddha Temple made my impression of Henan Gong greatly improved: The overall level has reached more than one step. The former “unknown” carvings are obviously reduced, and the Seiko can even work with Suzhou workers. Shanghai Industrial Co., Ltd. When I was amazed, the local jade friend disapproved: “Where is there so much material for the apprentice to practice? Waste workers are naturally less; the same material, after carving 300 yuan, selling 1,000 yuan, please 800 yuan. Workers who sell 2,000 yuan still go faster, who can't count this account? For apprentices, since good men earn more money, why don't you go to Suzhou and Shanghai as a master? Come on, the overall level is not up!”