What is Hetian jade? Hetian jade itself is not a geographical concept, not specifically the jade produced in the Hetian area of Xinjiang, but the name of a class of products. In China, more than 98% of the tremolite components are named Hetian jade, which can also be called nephrite, tremolite, tremolite, soft jade, tremolite, and Hetian jade. These names are not illegal and are within the national standard. Originally produced in the Western Regions of Shache, Yu Yuguo (now Hetian, Xinjiang, China), the archaeological results prove that Hetian jade has been found in the Yangshao cultural site dating back 7,000 years ago. In China, more than 98% of the tremolite components are named Hetian jade.
Hetian jade is a single mineral rock composed of microcrystal aggregates with very few impurity minerals. The main component is tremolite. Its famous place of origin is the Kunlun Mountain, known as the “ancestor of Wanshan Mountain”, and the Hetian area of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Hetian jade is about 1300 kilometers long on the northern slope of Kunlun Mountain. It is called Yutianyu on the Kunlun Mountain and the river in the narrow strip with Hetian as the center. Hetian jade is a high-grade jade in jade and one of the candidate jade stones in China. Nowadays, the name of Hetian jade does not have the origin of the national standard, that is, whether it is produced in Xinjiang, Qinghai, Liaoning, Guizhou, Russia, Canada, South Korea, its main component is tremolite, which can be called Hetian jade.
Hetian suet white jade is is a gem-quality Hetian jade. It has the best luster and texture.