Chapter Seventy-Five: Dinosaur Eggs in Amber
A large number of people are concentrated in the southeast, and the economic center is constantly moving south.
In the past, it was said that investment could not be in Shanhaiguan.
Later, it became an investment but no investment but no investment Hu Huanyong line, that is, the "Heihe-Tengchong" line.
and then to "invest in the Yangtze River, Xuefeng Mountain". Xuefeng Mountain is a mountain range in Hunan. The division is further tightened.
and then retreat to "investment can not be in the territory of the Southern Song Dynasty", that is, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai + Lingnan, Guangzhou, Fujian, and some central boundaries.
In the end, some people shouted that "investment is not enough in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai". Good guy, I don't even bring Lingnan and Guangzhou.
At first, there was a little rationality, and then it became more and more regionalistic.
If you want to say that the investment is not in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, then there are so many thunderstorms in a certain place...... It has long been investigated in the north, but ......
Point to point. Don't dare to say more. Mix up and eat.
There is also the recent old horse incident. It can only be said that capital should not be too rampant. A free market does not mean that nothing is regulated.
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The famous Burmese amber is native to Myanmar though.
But the world's largest distribution center for Burmese amber is China's Tengchong.
Because the demand from China, both for the jewelry properties of amber and for its scientific value, is the greatest. And the economy is relatively wealthy, with a large population, and a large number of buyers.
As a border city adjacent to Kachin State, Tengchong has become the world's amber center with its geographical advantages.
The China Light Industry Federation and the China Light Industry Jewelry Center also awarded Tengchong the reputation of "China's Amber City".
Tengchong's use of amber has a long history, and there is a legend of "Amber Archway Jade Bridge" since ancient times.
Amber artifacts began to be used in the Tang and Song dynasties, and amber burial objects were found in the cremation jars of the Tang and Song dynasties excavated locally.
In the Southern Song Dynasty, it was recorded in the "Shilin Guangji" that "there is amber in Ailao County". Ailao is the name of an ancient country and an ancient county, which is equivalent to part of the territory west of today's Nujiang River, including today's Tengchong and other places.
In the early 40s of the 20th century, in the "Yongchang Mansion Wenzheng", compiled by Mr. Li Gengen from Tengchong and gathered the strength of many scholars, Burmese amber was divided into West Amber, South Amber, Wax Amber, Red Pine Amber, Honey Amber, Golden Amber, Elephant Amber and other types, which was equivalent to making a set of standards and initially gaining the right to speak on the grading of Burmese amber.
In 2005, Tengchong Trade City opened the first modern professional amber shop, marking the revival of Tengchong's amber industry. In just over 10 years, in accordance with Tengchong's development idea of "releasing water and raising fish", Tengchong has completed the re-start of the amber industry and the development from small to large by virtue of its unique advantage of being close to the amber producing area of Myanmar.
In 2018, Tengchong also issued and implemented a local standard for "Burmese Amber". The standard stipulates the terms and definitions, identification standards, classification and inspection certificates of Burmese amber, so that Myanmar amber has a scientific basis in processing, sales, inspection and identification.
"Burmese amber", but the standard was set by the Chinese Tengchong. Although it is said to be a "local standard", Tengchong is the amber capital of the world, so it also has global influence.
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Tengchong Street.
Lao Zhao drove and turned a few corners.
Came to a shop.
Get out.
Small alleys in small cities, no parking lots, and road planning is not strict. Just park on the side of the street and don't worry about being checked.
Lao Zhao and Han Zhou got out of the car.
Enter the store.
The boss is a bald man who has already greeted him.
"Lao Zhao. I haven't seen you for a long time, this is Mr. Han Zhou, right? ”
After the bald old Jia shook hands with Lao Zhao and Han Zhou one by one, he invited the two to the store.
Serve tea. It's Pu-erh tea.
Pu'er tea is a specialty of Yunnan. It is generally compressed into the shape of a cake, commonly known as Pu'er tea cake. Easy to calculate and transport horses and mules.
It is recorded in the "Compendium of Materia Medica" that "Pu'er tea cakes are black and lacquered, sobering is the first, and the green ones are better, dissipating heat and phlegm, clearing the stomach and rejuvenating the body, and the skill is especially good." ”
Han Zhou was used to drinking Mao Feng, and always felt that Pu'er tea was a little bitter. Not very adaptable.
But bitterness is good, and it can clear the oil and relieve greasy. After drinking a glass, I felt the oil on my intestines be scraped again. Very refreshing.
Han Zhou said: "Lao Jia, I'll get straight to the point." I have an amber rough with 'good stuff' in it. I hope you can help me polish it. ”
Lao Jia said: "Mr. Han, don't worry, my years of craftsmanship will satisfy you." Things, you can pick them up now. ”
Han Zhou took out the golden point of light from the rough stone. This piece of amber is rare, half the size of a head, heavy, and handed it to Lao Jia.
Lao Jia glanced left and right a few times, and nodded to Han Zhou: "Mr. Han, I'll go polishing, you and Lao Zhao can watch from the side." ”
After Lao Jia finished speaking, he took this swarthy amber rough stone and came to the workbench in the hall.
The tool has a fixed torch and is used for lighting.
Steel file.
Lots of sandpaper.
A clean white cloth.
A small basin of purified water.
A small bottle of olive oil.
Lao Jia first used a flashlight to light the amber rough and observed it carefully. While observing, he explained to Han Zhou that this is to see if there are large cracks inside the rough stone, and special attention needs to be paid when polishing. After observation, it was found that there were no cracks.
To begin the polishing, file off the skin of the rough amber with a steel file. Focusing on the contents of the package, the corners that need to be sanded off are slowly sanded off according to the shape of the idea. When grinding, the rough amber is constantly moistened with water.
After roughly sanding into an ellipsoidal shape, the skin is carefully sanded with sandpaper.
Use 600 grit sandpaper first. Wet grinding by dampening the amber rough with water and sandpaper at the same time. When grinding, Lao Jia kept wetting the amber rough with water and cleaned the surface at any time.
After sanding almost, continue to polish with 1000 grit sandpaper, the same method.
After the 1000 mesh sandpaper is sanded, the amber will be relatively smooth. At this time, Lao Jia carefully checked the light again to see if there were any flaws. After confirming that it is not available, the amber is cleaned and ready to be polished with finer sandpaper.
Use 2000 mesh, 3000 mesh, 5000 mesh sandpaper to slowly grind in turn, and the same wet grinding method is used.
Lao Jia is very patient, as the number of sandpaper meshes increases, the surface of the amber rough will become smoother and smoother, and slowly, the amber surface begins to shine smoothly, and the polishing step is almost the same.
In the last step, wrap the amber in a pre-prepared cotton cloth and rub it back and forth in a circular motion. After a period of time, the amber becomes more translucent, especially the surface changes so much that you can see the inside of the amber through the light.
At this time, under the strong light of the flashlight, you can clearly see that there is something like an "egg" inside the amber. The size of a fist.
Han Zhou, Lao Zhao and Lao Jia's eyes were all attracted to the past.
What is it? Bird egg, or dinosaur egg?