According to Mr. Li, in order to better meet the needs of the current market, this class will also add professional courses such as advanced art and advanced sculpture this year.

With the emergence of the Alxa agate gem and jade carving industry, the Alxa gem industry has been extended from the past resource sales to intensive processing and protective development and utilization, which has greatly enhanced the sales value and market influence of Alxa gem and jade.

Now, Azuoqi has initially formed a pattern of "one city, one park, one street and one square" with Dingyuanying Ancient City, Stone Expo Park, Qishi Street and Herdsmen's Qishi Square as the main trading and distribution centers. The Alxa Stone Cultural Industrial Park, which is currently under construction, will become a distribution and exchange center for another colorful jade carving products in Alxa after completion.

Mr. Li said that since 2005, the transaction volume of Alxa strange stone and gem and jade processing products has reached 3 billion yuan.

At present, there are more than 1,000 shops operating jade and colored jade carving products in the whole Union, with more than 30,000 employees and an average annual transaction volume of nearly 300 million yuan.

"Xiaoyaozi, look at it, our northern market, not only strange stones, even jade processing has become a scale, if you don't come, it is your loss, our stones here, no matter how big or small, as long as there is a shape and a god, are very expensive, how about it, do you want to take you to Agate Lake to pick up strange stones, there is a place where 'chickens come out of the shell' are born, if you are lucky, you will also encounter good stones." ”

Little Apple specially emphasized that Onyx Lake is very close to Urad Houqi, and one day is enough if it is fast, of course, if Jiulong likes to play with her for a few more days, she will not refuse.

Jiulong turned around and discussed with Mr. Wang, at this time, there were still a few days before the first Gobi Stone Exhibition in Urad Houqi, but he could try his luck.

After hearing Kowloon's answer that he agreed to go to Onyx Lake, Little Apple told Kowloon and the others to go to the market at will first, and she would go and prepare some trades.

After all, Agate Lake is the Gobi Desert, and according to Little Apple, it has been regulated over there, and if you want to go there, you have to apply and report in advance, and you can't pick up stones.

"Can't you pick up rocks, does it make sense to go?"

Kowloon was deflated when he heard this.

"If you really pick it up, it's fine, just stuff it in your backpack, and a few of the people who go there don't go to pick up stones. ”

Little Apple looked at Kowloon with a disappointed expression on his face and smiled.

This time, Little Apple chose to travel by car, she went to drive a four-wheel drive Beijing jeep off-road vehicle over, listen to her, the two-wheel drive car can't go at all (the road is very difficult to walk, there is no four-wheel drive power can not walk).

There was also a lady who came with her, and Little Apple said that she was a friend, and this time she also came from the south, and she wanted to go around Agate Lake.

Someone tied two ponytails, just in their thirties, the appearance is similar to the little apple, self-proclaimed "mountain temple peach blossom", the favorite thing to do in this life is to travel, by the way to pick up stones, she also likes to dance and ink, every time she goes, she will write it down carefully, and take it to the newspaper to publish, in the stone world, it is also a cultural person.

Shansi Taohua got out of the car and shook hands with Kowloon generously, hoping that Kowloon and Mr. Wang, two big men, would take care of them in the Gobi Desert, which is said to have a bad environment and no one can be seen within a radius of five kilometers.

"Don't worry, I walked through the Gobi Desert last time with a meteorite, and it's fine. ”

Kowloon comforted her.

"That's good, when you pick up a good stone, you have to give it to me, lady first. ”

Yamaji Momo laughed.

It turned out that she was playing this one, and the woman's heart was needle-dropping, and it was hard to guess, so Jiulong had to smirk and not say anything.

"Little Apple, has the tour guide been found?"

Teacher Wang asked.

"I'm a local expert, so I don't need to look for it. ”

Little Apple responds.

"What about tents and sleeping bags?"

Teacher Wang continued to ask.

"It's all in the trunk. ”

"Is it just one car? Generally, when you go to the Gobi Desert, you need two cars, and you have to take care of each other. ”

Teacher Wang was still not at ease and continued to ask.

"This is not a problem, there are more people who go to Onyx Lake every year, and if there is a problem, it can be solved by waving along the way. ”

Little Apple replied confidently.

Now that they were all ready, Kowloon didn't go shopping in the stone market anymore, got into Little Apple's car, and a group of four headed for Onyx Lake.

To be honest, the stones you see on the market now are either licensed and there is no need to buy them, or they are so expensive that you can do it at every turn

If it's more than five figures, it's better to go to Onyx Lake and experience it for yourself.

Little Apple really has good driving skills, and he also drives very steadily on the desert road, and occasionally bumps up, which is very exciting.

There was talk and laughter along the way, and Little Apple also told a very attractive story about the strange rocks of the Gobi Desert.

There was a hunter in the ancient steppe named Halib, who was industrious and kind, and always shared the harvest of hunting with the people.

One day, he saw an eagle in the sky grabbing a struggling white snake, so he decisively raised his bow and arrows, and the eagle fell to the ground injured, and the white snake was saved.

It turned out that the White Snake was the daughter of the Dragon King, and in order to repay Halib for saving his life, the White Snake invited him into the Dragon Palace and met the Dragon King.

In order to thank his benefactor, the dragon king took out all the treasures in the dragon palace and let Halib choose, but he only chose one gem in the dragon king's mouth, and the dragon king happily gave it to him.

Like the dragon king, Halib also holds the gem in his mouth, so that he can understand the language of birds, beasts, and all animals.

Before leaving, the dragon king instructed him that no matter what he heard, only he knew, and that the secret of heaven should not be leaked, and once he told others, he would turn into stone.

Halib returned to the grasslands and continued to hunt for a living.

With the gem in his mouth, he understood the language of the animals, and soon became familiar with their movements, making it easier for him to obtain prey than before, so that Halib shared his harvest with more people.

One day, he overhears a conversation between two birds: "Don't stay here tonight." ”

"Why?"

"Tonight there will be landslides and floods, and this place will become an ocean",

After saying that, the birds flew away.

When Halib heard this, he was so anxious that he told the people to take their belongings and catch up with the cattle and sheep and leave quickly, but no one believed him. People were inexplicable and thought that Halib was crazy, and no one would leave.

Seeing that no one believed him, Halib opened his mouth to reveal the sparkling gem and told them the secret of the gem and the calamity that was coming.

Everyone was finally persuaded by him, believed his words, and moved to a safe place. Sure enough, in the middle of the night, the disaster really happened, and for the sake of the peace and happiness of the villagers, Halib leaked the heavenly secrets, turned into stones and left them on the grassland, and also remained in the hearts of generations of grassland people as a holy relic;