Purple stone prices rose sharply

Palgongsan is rich in purple stone, also known as Purple Mountain. The inkstone polished by Zijinshi was praised by the Northern Song Dynasty calligrapher Michelle as “the world's first product”; nowadays, with the price of Zijin Stone tourism products soaring, some villagers around the bottom of Bagong Mountain have to “get treasure”. In fact, the Huainan City and Shou County prohibition of the two mining regulations in disregard of, as early as black and illegal mining, stone sales.

A huge stone can reach a villa

The sister Xu of Li Chong village in Fengtai County, Huai'nan City, and her husband, Wang, opened a purple stone processing site along the 102 provincial road. Regarding the origins of the batch of purple marble, Xu Dajie said bluntly that he had hired people to start from the Palgong Mountain early in the morning. "Employing a person up the mountain to Taobao will pay 80 yuan in wages."

Not far from the processing point of Xu Sister's home, there is a strange stone flower field. On August 5th, when the author walked into this Qishi Hualanchang, Wang Zhongxi, the manager of Qishi Huamuchang, was barefoot and collected purple stone on the back hill. In front of Wang Zhongxi's family, the writer saw a giant purple stone that was more than a dozen feet long. Wang Zhongxi told the author that this natural rock is now ready to buy 190,000 yuan, and he has not promised. "If you sell it at a price of 200,000 yuan, you can build a villa in the countryside."

Purple stone stained with the light of the Expo

As for the reason why Zijin Stone has become the new darling of the collectors' world, Zhou Baoyou, the curator of the Qigong Museum at Palgongshan, says that Zijinshi combines ornamental stones with practicality. According to him, purple stone is very cheap before it is forbidden or restricted. "In the past two years, especially in 2009, the eight-party Zijinshi of Palgongshan has won back the Expo Stone Award, which has made Zijin appear to be hard to come by."

In an interview with Huai Nan and Shou County around the Palgong Mountain, the author discovered that some businesses or units prefer to place a giant purple stone in front of the house or in the courtyard. Some residents also prefer to put a purple stone at home, highlighting “Purple East”. The auspicious atmosphere.

The bans between the two places can't control the illegal mining

As early as December 2008, the government of the Palgong Mountain in Huai'nan City issued the “Notice on Closing the Mountain to Protect Zijin Stone and Other Resources”, prohibiting any unit or individual from mining without authorization.

In February this year, Shou County issued the “Notice on Effectively Enhancing the Mining and Management of Purple Gold Stone Ornamental Stones in Bagongshan Mountain”, prohibiting the exploitation of Zijin Stones along the Hefeng Highway along the scenic spots and attractions of the Bagongshan Forest Park. Ornamental stone.

Regrettably, the bans in both places have not prevented some people from illegally stealing stone materials. In response, a member of the CPPCC National Committee of Huainan City stated that the market demand is mainly increasing year by year. “Purple gold stone processed from Zijin Stone is not only collected by experts and art lovers but also becomes a high-end gift for exchanges and gifts from government agencies, social organizations, and tourism.”