Mount Taishan Stone [Shandong Tai'an Specialty]

What is Mount Taishan Stone? Authentic Shandong Tai'an Specialty: Mount Taishan Stone? This article is a special article about Mount Taishan Stone, a specialty of Shandong Tai'an, which was reviewed and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Website. It collects relevant information about Mount Taishan Stone. It takes about 12 minutes to read the full text, mainly including the basic introduction of Mount Taishan Stone and what are the characteristics of Taishan Stone's products? How did the history of Mount Taishan Stone come from? How to identify Mount Taishan stone? Wait

Basic Introduction to Mount Taishan Stone

Mount Taishan Stone is produced in the streams and valleys around Mount Taishan Mountain. It is hard, steady, dignified, and thick. It mostly appears in the permeable and semi permeable texture picture. It is famous for its beautiful and changeable texture and its age-old weathered appearance. Mount Taishan Stone is famous at home and abroad for its simple, vigorous, dignified style. In addition, there are folk legends about Mount Taishan Stone's ability to avoid evil spirits and suppress houses. It takes the idea of being stable as Mount Taishan, and the stone works. Mount Taishan Stone has become popular in recent years. Water stone. The "character stone", "number stone", "figure stone", "astro geography", "landscape", "flowers, birds, fish and insects", "twelve zodiac signs", etc. in the Mount Taishan stone are convex or concave, dynamic or static, dragons and snakes are flying, changing and all embracing, directly restoring the natural landscape

What are the product characteristics of Mount Taishan Stone

Mount Taishan is hard in stone, fine in structure, and some of the crystal particles are coarse; The shape is a natural block, with a simple and ancient pier thickness, presenting a sub angular and circular shape, often irregular oval shaped, mainly displaying patterns; The tone is calm, solemn, and rich, often appearing in permeable or semi permeable texture images. On the stone surfaces of gray white, gray black, gray green, light river, indigo, yellow, brown, black and other colors, various white textures are interwoven, either convex or concave, forming patterns such as high mountain waterfalls, ancient wood branches, flying birds and beasts, and wind figures. They are smooth and shiny, with balanced and clear compositions, each with its own beauty. The color tone is mainly black and white, with the clear and elegant style of ink painting, and some cleverly embedded with red or yellow patterns

How did the history of Mount Taishan Stone come from

Shi Ya said that Mount Taishan "if there are Arabic numerals in the stones, Mount Taishan is also called character granite". The character granite occupies a certain proportion in Mount Taishan stone; Observing his calligraphy, one can see the peculiar lines, iron strokes and silver hooks, strength penetrating the back of the stone, and the combination of rigidity and softness, which can make people understand the charm of heavenly calligraphy that surpasses that of bronze bells and tripods, as well as Yan, Liu, Mi, and Cai. "Daiyue has a good name of five continents, and the gods have said for thousands of years that he will take over the Great Wilderness. There are countless rare stones in China, and only Mount Taishan Stone can do it". The mysterious and rugged Mount Taishan Stone, with a history of 2.5 billion years, is one of the oldest rocks. Mount Taishan Stone is the "best mountain in the world" - the offspring of Mount Taishan's mother. It has won the reputation of great elegance, thanks to Mount Taishan's status as a sacred mountain in the Chinese nation. The ancestors of Yan and Huang spread Lingshi, burned firewood and made sacrifices in Mount Taishan Mountain, which is a primitive worship of Lingshi. Since Emperor Qin Shi Huang ascended to Taidai and erected a stone to praise virtue, there have been many successive emperors who conferred the title of Zen and placed stones. For thousands of years, from the emperor's dignitaries to the villagers' vagrants, they set up the Mount Taishan stone walk Buddhist ceremony, pressed Mount Taishan stone beggars for blessing, provided Mount Taishan stone to worship the gods, took Mount Taishan stone as a platform, and took Mount Taishan stone to town hall, so they gradually integrated their worship of Mount Taishan with Mount Taishan stone appreciation culture

How to identify the authenticity of Mount Taishan stone

Look at the color and texture of Mount Taishan stone

The background color of Mount Taishan stone changes greatly, some are black, some are white; Some are deep, some are shallow; Some colors are relatively uniform, while others reveal scattered white dots; Some particles are coarser, while others are finer. In other words, the color of Mount Taishan stone and Mount Taishan stone varies greatly. The color change of the same batch of Hebei or Henan stones is relatively small, which means that apart from differences in texture and size, they are basically carved from the same mold, and this feeling is quite obvious

In terms of texture, Mount Taishan stone is more different from Hebei stone. Some Mount Taishan stones have thick stone tendons, while others have thin stone tendons; Some white skins wrap the entire stone, revealing only a small black pattern; Some are covered in snowflakes throughout the entire stone; Some are filled with bamboo leaves. In short, the rough and heavy feeling is quite obvious. The textures of Hebei stone and Henan stone are mostly trivial, giving the impression of a more elegant landscape pattern. The texture changes between stones are relatively small, and there are few pictographic characters, animals, plants or characters like Mount Taishan Stone. There isn't much variation in texture and color

Although the texture of Mount Taishan stone is the same as that of Hebei stone, it is mainly milky white. However, the earthy yellow texture also accounts for a large part. The Mount Taishan stone in this color, like the wrapping on ancient furniture and bronzes, looks very simple and thick. This golden Mount Taishan stone is more fresh and gorgeous, especially after water spraying. However, stones with a "golden" color patina like this are relatively rare in Hebei stone. In addition, there are a few red lines in Mount Taishan stone, which is also absent in Hebei stone

All Mount Taishan stones look better than Hebei stones after being sprayed with water. Especially the Mount Taishan stone with red and yellow lines and "ink lines". The feeling after drinking water becomes even more beautiful. So some people use the method of "moisturizing" to preserve this beauty

Of course, there are also some limitations in identifying Mount Taishan stone with the difference of texture and color. Especially when you face a Mount Taishan stone and a Hebei stone, it is difficult for inexperienced people to make a judgment

Is it a bottom cut stone?

(Bottom cutting is to use a saw to level the bottom surface of the stone). Generally, any stone that was cut at the bottom during the enthronement can be identified as Hebei stone. This is because Hebei stones are cheap and not that rare. Before sitting on the seat, most of them need to be trimmed, removing any unnecessary and unsightly areas, and first shaping a better stone shape, especially by sawing the uneven bottom. The main purpose of this approach is to facilitate seating and save on seating costs. A large stone, with only a thin broken poplar board, cuts its shape with the stone, squats on the seat, and looks "as stable as Mount Tai" and stable. Some stones simply split everything from the middle into two, with one piece becoming two or even several pieces. So, the vast majority of stones in Hebei are cut to the bottom and do not use good sockets. But Mount Taishan stone is more "precious" in the eyes of local people, and generally reluctant to cut and smash it. The most basic requirement for anyone who is expert in playing Mount Taishan Stone is "raw stone", and the cut stone is naturally worthless. So, I usually don't dare to act rashly. Although this identification method is not absolute, it is the most intuitive and simple method. Therefore, when facing a cut stone, you must be vigilant. Although it cannot be said that the cut stone is 100% Hebei stone, there is at least a probability of over 90%. Even if it is really Mount Taishan Stone, as long as it is cut to the bottom, it can never be a good stone, which should be certain

Look at the grain size of the stone. Generally, the grain size of Mount Taishan stone is thicker than that of Hebei stone. Especially in the gray black stone, there is a component of hornblende gneiss, which can be seen with countless sparkling highlights under strong light. However, the shining bright spots in Hebei stone are relatively small and not obvious. In addition, the natural Mount Taishan stone with its original skin will feel fresher and more gorgeous as long as it is sprayed with water, and its water absorption is also poor. However, Hebei stones, especially those grilled with a gas cutting gun, do not show significant color changes when water is added, and they have strong water absorption and slow drying