Sichuan White Jade

Sichuan White Jade

　　Baoxing County in Ya’an City is not only home to giant pandas but also to Sichuan White Jade, known as “a treasure flourishing here,” and hailed as “the whitest in the world.”

　　Sichuan White Jade sculptures have received unanimous praise from many consumers in the market. They depict traditional cultural figures such as historical characters, Buddha statues, Guanyin of Fertility, the Goddesses of the Four Seasons, Eve symbolizing the birth of life, as well as vivid representations of natural animals like majestic and noble lions, gentle and adorable giant pandas, galloping horse groups, and soaring eagles. The raw materials for these sculptures all come from the Guoba Rock Marble Mine in Baoxing County.

　　Sichuan White Jade marble follows the saying, “The big pieces are made into slabs, the small ones carved into lions.” Marble handicrafts have high ornamental value and have remained popular in both domestic and international markets. They have been sold to large, medium, and small cities across provinces and regions such as Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Qingdao, and Wenzhou, and exported to countries and regions including Germany, the United States, Japan, India, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. They have been praised by overseas experts as the “Pearl of the Orient.”