The four most amazing stones in China are: the Dongpo meat-shaped stone, the years, the Chinese condor, and the chick hatching.
1. Dongpo Flesh-Shaped Stone
Dongpo Flesh-Shaped Stone comes from the Alxa Left Banner in Inner Mongolia and was brought to the Imperial Palace during the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty. It is now one of the four most extraordinary stones in China. Now collected in the National Palace Museum in Taipei, this strange stone is a natural stone. Its color, luster and texture are all naturally formed. It is about the size of an egg. Its mineral composition is silica.
The color and texture of this Dongpo meat-shaped stone are all naturally formed. It looks like a lifelike piece of pork belly. The fat and thin layers of the "meat" are distinct, the texture is clear, the pores are like, and the texture is also quite lifelike. Now it is known as the "Three Treasures of the National Palace Museum" in Taipei along with the jadeite cabbage and Mao Gongding.
2. Time
Now collected in the hands of a collector named Zhao in Yinchuan, it belongs to the Gobi stone type. This strange stone is about the size of an adult's fist. It resembles the head of an old Western woman. The nose, mouth, wrinkles on the forehead, and hair are like a real person. It can form a human face. The proportions of the eyes, mouth, chin and other organs are... The proportions are so similar to those of real people, even wrinkles and wrinkles are there, it cannot but be said to be a miracle.
3. The Chinese Condor
It is currently collected by the Zhang Jiaming collector in Guangdong. It belongs to the temple stone type and came from Zijin Nanmu Temple in Guangdong. This is a naturally formed stone from myths and legends. It has a curved eagle's beak, sharp eyes, and perfect lines that resemble both shape and spirit. Coupled with the golden jade, the size is the same as the proportion of a real eagle, which makes people sigh. This is a miraculous work of nature.
4. The chick hatching out of its shell
It is now collected in the Chaoyang District People's Government of Beijing. The chick hatching out of its shell is a natural agate stone. This stone looks like a light yellow and fluffy chick looking out from the egg shell, with its head stretched out. The image is lifelike and the color is bright. The overall shape and partial body shape of the "chicken emerging from the shell" are similar to the real thing.
Value of strange stones:
Not all strange stones are very valuable. The cheap ones may be tens of yuan, and the top-grade strange stones may be hundreds of millions of yuan. There are many grade differences in between. The real Top-grade rare stones can be said to be very rare.
Strange stones are natural works of art, spirits of nature, wonders of nature, and precious wealth bestowed by nature on all mankind. It forms a scene independently and naturally becomes a painting. Each scene is a poem, and each stone is a piece of land. It paints a picture of people's life and composes a movement of natural beauty. Ornamental stones have various shapes, ever-changing patterns and colors, which are an elegant spiritual enjoyment and an artistic pursuit and cultivation.
He also has the integrity of being consistent, loyal, quiet and aloof. It is a masterpiece of art that will be passed down for eternity without being destroyed and will be famous for generations. It enriches life and beautifies the world; its beautiful connotation and poetic and picturesque artistic conception are the true meaning of beauty and the inspiration of art, and fully embody the artistic style of traditional Chinese aesthetics; it It combines the grand view of heaven and earth, gathers nature and is magical. It is a magical art created by nature.
It is naturally interesting and unparalleled in the world. It has been favored by stone appreciators and collectors of all ages, and has been worshiped by literati. It has left eternal ink marks praising the beauty and character of strange stones.