Balinshi [Inner Mongolia Balinshi Specialty]

What is Balinshi? Authentic Inner Mongolian specialty of Bahrain: Balin stone

Content summary:Do you want to know what Balin stone is? This article is a specialized article that provides a detailed introduction to theInner Mongolia Bahrain specialty - Balinshi. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network, who reviewed and collected relevant information on Balinshi. The full text takes about 9 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Balinshi and the product characteristics of Balinshi? How did the history of Balinshi come about? The awards and honors of Balinshi.

Basic Introduction of Balin Stone

Balin Stone is a specialty of Balin Right Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. Balin Stone is on par with Shoushan Stone from Fujian Province, Qingtian Stone from Zhejiang Province, and Changhua Fossil, collectively known as the "Four Famous Stones" in China. Balin stone belongs to a type of Yela stone, with ingredients almost identical to Qingtian stone and Fengshun stone from Guangdong. Its origin is in Balin Right Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia. The hardness of Balin stone is 2-4 degrees on the Mohs scale, which not only has high transparency, but also has a delicate texture and moderate hardness. Compared to other seal stones, Bahrain's most unique features are its colorful color and peculiar texture. Due to its rich mineral elements, the Balin stone circulating in the market contains seven basic pigments such as red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and purple, as well as various color tones such as deep, light, thick, light, clear, turbid, bright, and dark. Its natural color and vibrant colors are dazzling. The Balin mine is mainly located in the northwest of Daban Town, Balin Right Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, China, in the area of the Big and Small Fossil Mountains north of Yamatu Mountain. Its scientific name is Yelaishi. The stone is delicate and smooth, with a clear and transparent spirit, a fine and clean texture, brilliant luster, and a charming and gentle color, like the skin of a baby, extremely delicate. Balinfu yellow stone is transparent and soft, firm but not brittle, with a pure yellow color and flawless appearance. It combines the six elements of fineness, cleanliness, smoothness, greasiness, warmth, and solidification, and is known as the "one inch of lucky yellow and three inches of gold" in the world of gold and stone. Balin stone is different from ice stone forest, as this type of stone is buried at the foot of the mountain. More than 100 million years ago, a volcanic eruption occurred in Chifeng. Due to the action of volcanic hydrothermal fluid, various minerals underwent drastic changes, forming the Balinshi ore vein under certain temperature and pressure. Chifeng also has a long history of mining and excavating Balin stone. As early as more than 10000 years ago, humans have thrived here. The cultural relics of the Neolithic Age, Bronze Age, and various other historical periods after that are very rich. Even today, traces of ancient mining can still be seen in mines. The ancient pit was first discovered in 1974. Just discovered the stone, the pit is not big. According to the research and surface analysis at that time, experts believed that these pits had been mined multiple times. The first possible Hongshan period is 6000 years ago. What are the product features of Balinshi?

Balin stone belongs to Yela stone, with fine and smooth texture, clear and spiritual energy, fine and clean texture, brilliant luster, charming and gentle color, like baby skin, extremely delicate. Balinfu yellow stone is transparent and soft, firm but not brittle, with a pure yellow color and flawless appearance. It combines the six elements of fineness, cleanliness, smoothness, greasiness, warmth, and solidification, and is known as the "one inch of lucky yellow and three inches of gold" in the world of gold and stone; The chicken blood stone in Balin stone is known as the "treasure of the grassland". The stone is warm, crisp, and has a moderate hardness, making it suitable for engraving. It is a wonderful product among stones, which not only makes people enjoy it, but also evokes rich imagination and marvels at the wonders of nature's creations. How did the history of Balinshi come about? The mining history of Balinshi can be traced back to the "Hongshan Culture" period 6000 years ago. Having gone through the Liao Dynasty and the Ming and Qing Dynasties, it was once glorious.

In Lingyue Temple in Jinshan, Kalaqin Banner, which was once the territory of Qing Dynasty Regent Dorgon, there is a stone Buddha (14 centimeters high, 7 centimeters wide, and 4.5 centimeters thick) enshrined. The stone belongs to the sticky material of Balin stone, with a rose color and one-third impurities. Due to being produced in the imperial court and worshipped for many years, specific information cannot be verified. Observing the stone Buddha, it stands out from the crowd. She wears a Buddha light on her head, a graceful and rich face, and wears a hair mask, revealing two braids. Her clothing is a narrow sleeved long robe with smooth lines. She holds a lotus flower waiting to bloom in her hand and sits on the lotus platform. It can be said that she is a princess, carved into the shape of a Buddha. From the perspective of carving techniques, this Buddha should have been carved during the Tang and Song dynasties. There is a written record that at the celebration banquet of Genghis Khan's unification of various regions of Mongolia, his subordinates presented a bowl of Balin stone. The Great Khan filled it with fine wine, raised his glasses frequently, and praised it incessantly, saying, "Tenggeli Chaolu!" which means "the stone bestowed by heaven. During the Qing Dynasty, stone bowls became tribute offerings to the imperial court. In 2007, a yellow Balin stone bowl that had been sacrificed was also discovered in an ancient tomb. In the Kalaqin Banner Museum, there are two large Balin stone seals, one engraved with "The Treasure of Kalaqin King" and the other engraved with "Defending the Southern Desert for the World". One side is engraved with small seal script, and the other side is engraved with clerical script. The two seals were excavated underground in the courtyard of the prince's mansion, and it is unknown which generation of prince's seal they were from. In the early years of the Republic of China, mineralogist Zhang Shoufan named Balinshi as "Linxi Stone". During the Japanese invasion of China, laborers were once caught to mine the ore. The operation was very secretive, the management was strict, and the laborers did not understand what was being mined. Chicken blood red and colored stone veins were both mined. In the early 1970s, the geological department went to investigate and found that there were multiple small scale mining pits left behind. Folklore has it that in history, people from the south used camels to carry their camels across Balinshi. In 1973, during a formal mining operation, it was discovered that there were oil bowls for lighting lamps, an old deer horn, a knife that was not used by the locals, and a roughly carved Buddha statue in a mining pit. These phenomena indicate that there were indeed southerners who came to explore and quarry in the past. The mining and utilization of modern Balin stone began with investment in mining in 1973, and Balin stone gained a great reputation with increasing trading volume year by year. It is favored by the collectors and the gold and stone industry. On November 21, 2007, the former General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine approved the implementation of geographical indication product protection for "Balinshi".