Taihu stone

Taihu stone refers to the stone produced in Taihu Lake, Jiangsu Province, which is full of holes and wrinkled texture, and can be used to make fake mountains and decorate gardens and courtyards and other cultural landscapes. The ancients said, "cui wei is strewn at random, and there are a lot of jade. The peak of the fairy palm out, the sword door is opened. " Introduce us into the artistic conception created by this historic stone. Taihu Stone is one of the four famous playing stones in ancient China (Yingshi, Taihu Stone, Lingbi Stone and Huangwax Stone). It is named after it is produced in Taihu Lake. It refers to limestone produced in Xishan and Yixing in Dongting, Suzhou, which surrounds Taihu Lake, among which Yun Mountain and Yuqi Mountain are the most famous. Taihu Lake, called Zhenze in ancient times, is also called Lize. It is a relic of ancient coastal lake, located at the junction of Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces and in the south of the Yangtze River Delta. About 1 million years ago, Taihu Lake was still a big bay, but later it was gradually isolated from the sea and turned into an inland lake in the process of desalination. Taihu Lake, with an area of 2,425 square kilometers and a coastline of 400 kilometers, is the third largest freshwater lake in China. Therefore, the ancient geological land-making movement left a wealth of stone materials. Taihu Lake is known as: 36,000 hectares, surrounded by 800 miles. However, the actual area is greatly reduced by factors such as sediment deposition and artificial reclamation of the lake, and the bottom of the lake is submerged, so the stone materials are rich. The lake is located in the center of the water network in the south of the Yangtze River. Even if its stone is convenient to use, the exploitation is properly restricted due to environmental protection. Taihu Stone is a commonly used stone in China classical gardens, either alone or stacked as a rockery. Taihu Stone originated from Taihu Lake in Dongting Mountain, Suzhou. Due to the long-term impact of water waves, many caves, perforations and holes have been produced, which are strangely shaped and have been favored by gardeners since ancient times. There are three kinds of Taihu stone: white Taihu stone, blue-black Taihu stone and blue-gray Taihu stone. Quarrymen carry tools to dive for stones, bind them with big ropes, hang them on big ships and transport them to the construction site for gardening. Wen Zhenheng, a Ming painter and landscaper, wrote in "Chronicles of Long History": "The Taihu Stone is the most expensive in the water. When it is hit by waves for a long time, it becomes an empty stone with a delicate face." Taihu stone belongs to limestone, mostly gray, rarely white or black. Limestone has been subjected to the impact of waves and the dissolution of water containing carbon dioxide for a long time. In the long years, Taihu stone, which is exquisitely carved and tortuous in nature, has gradually formed.
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