Hetian jade stocks in the handicraft market are scarce

Today, it is not uncommon for guides to force tourists to purchase jade in scenic spots across the country. There are many tourists complaining to the industrial and commercial department: They bought fake Hetian jade. How many genuine Hetian jade are there in the market? What aspects should ordinary collectors use to identify?

Industry insiders told us that high-grade jade that can be found with a knife and can be found with “small blisters” can basically be Hetian jade. The reporter learned from the Guangzhou market that some high-grade jades that are not produced in Xinjiang Hetian can also be called Hetian jade. According to the general principles of the world, the definition of gemstones is not a principle of territoriality, but rather: If a region produces the most gemstones of this type, the gem is named after the region.

To this end, for Hetian jade, as long as the main components of jade are tremolite and Yangqi, they can all be called Hetian jade. It is understood that the Hetian jade that is currently produced on the market in Xinjiang Hetian is already very scarce. Many unscrupulous merchants use Qinghai materials or Afghani jade to impersonate Hetian jade. Consumers must leave their minds at the time of purchase.

In the Guangzhou market, compared with the sharp rise in price of jade, Hetian jade's price increase is fast but not fierce. Since the beginning of 2010, prices have risen between 20% and 35%. In the short term, the price of Hetian jade is relatively low.

According to Xiang Yinkai of Guangdi Jewelry, the crazy price increase period of Hetian jade was mainly from 2006 to 2008, which was mainly promoted by the Olympic Games market. In the following three years, the price entered a stage of steady increase. So far, on the retail market in Guangzhou, a Hetian jade bracelet with good oil color can generally reach 15,000-25,000 yuan, and the price of an ordinary craftsman carving Hetian jade card or pendant is generally between 10,000 yuan and 30,000 yuan. . The price of suet fat white jade bracelets is going up to more than 50,000 yuan, and the price of famous jade carving Hetian jade bracelets is over 200,000 yuan.