Hunan Yudiefei China Color Chrysanthemum Stone Co., Ltd.
Hunan Yudiefei China Color Chrysanthemum Stone Co., Ltd., the most influential and
reputable cultural enterprise in its field, is devoted to mining, carving and marketing of
chrysanthemum stone. The corporation is carrying forward the “Huxiang Culture”,
protecting national intangible cultural heritage, and taking the inheritance and
development of arts and crafts of chrysanthemum stone carving as their own duty. Relying
on exquisite carving skill, their works are rich in artistic aesthetics that are most favored by
collectors. In 2013, its research and development projects were listed as “revitalization of
national special traditional ethnic industry” by the National Development and Reform
Commission and the Ministry of Finance, which will be specially supported by the nation.
The company gathered many national sculpture master: arts and crafts master Li
zhou, Chinese arts and crafts master, chrysanthemum stone national inheritor Yuan
yaochu, professor Zhou xiaoyu and Li qing, and so on. Their chrysanthemum stone
carving works have won gold award more than 30 times at home and abroad. In October
2012, the company’s chrysanthemum stone original works won science and scientific
progress award in “the Chinese (Changsha)
transformation of scientific and
technological achievements trade fair”. It is chrysanthemum stone’s first time to show its
craft level and artistic value to the world as “technology exhibits”, highly prized by
Domestic and international personage.
Chrysanthemum stone’s source and history
The earliest discovery of chrysanthemum stone is in Liuyang city, Hunan province,
which is a shallow sea in ancient times. Chrysanthemum stone was formed in permian
period, 270 million years ago(before the age of the dinosaurs). According to the research
by department of geology, chrysanthemum stone is a kind of marine fossils formed by the
geology strenuous exercising at that time. Chrysanthemum stone is rich in microelement
beneficial to human body, which is free from radioactivity and harmless. Because
chrysanthemum stone resource’s rarity and unique in gem blossom, which is more
precious than common gem, China’s former ministry of geology and mineral resources
listed it as treasures jade class, and named it “Yudiefei”.
Hunan chrysanthemum stone carving has a long history and enjoys a high reputation.
The Qing Dynasty emperors, Mao Zedong, The Palace Museum in Beijing and The British
Museum all treasured up chrysanthemum stone carving. In 1997 and 1999, to welcome
the return of Hongkong and Macao, chrysanthemum stone works were given to Hongkong
and Macao SAR Government by the government of Hunan Province. In 2008, Liuyang
chrysanthemum stone was listed as national intangible cultural heritage. In 2010, the
government of Hunan Province listed it as culture emerging industries of strategic
importance.
At the end of the twentieth century, color chrysanthemum stone resource was
discovered in Leishi mountain, Gugang town, Liuyang city, which has been hailed as “rare
in the world” gem blooming. In 2010 Shanghai World Expo, a splendid color
chrysanthemum stone “the two sisters” was sold at an astronomical price, which caused
a sensation among collectors. Color chrysanthemum stone’s discovery and development,
greatly improved chrysanthemum stone’s artistic and collection value, which is the bright
pearl on the crown of chrysanthemum stone resource.
Chrysanthemum Stones to Be Exhibited at Expo Milano 2015
Four elaborately polished color chrysanthemum stone carvings will be exhibited at
the Expo Milano 2015 for the Hunan Week in China Pavilion.
Golden chrysanthemum queen: This color chrysanthemum stone is very exceptional,
whose petals are entirely composed of light red gems, hailed as the queen among
chrysanthemum stones. Nature’s magical creature is amazing!
Proud chrysanthemum: This is an unpolished natural color chrysanthemum stone,
whose petals composed of agate, crystal clear. After one hundred million years,
chrysanthemum stone already possess extraordinary spirituality, whose heavy sense of
history shows its strong vitality
Bumper harvest: Autumn is the harvest season. nature gives mankind generous gifts
at this time. Natural chrysanthemum stone and the harvest scene carved by craftsman
exist side by side, expressing mankind’s gratitude and awe to nature.
The scenery beyond thought: Ancient Chinese hermits, often live in a place away
from society, which has unimaginable beauty. As craftsman creates this work, another
natural chrysanthemum stone is found in the back. Nature always presents unexpected
beauty to mankind inadvertently.