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part, to supply and demand. The supply of good qual-
ity Lingbi, Taihu, Ying, and Kun is limited or has been
exhausted as in Taihu. Yet, the demand of quality stones
to fill the needs of dealers and collectors necessitates the
discovery and introduction of new types of stones into the
realm of Chinese stone appreciation. Stones like Dahua,
Moore, and Three Rivers are all recent arrivals in the last
two decades.
Chinese stone appreciation is a vibrant, exciting, and
growing hobby in China. Literally millions of people are
collecting stones which have in turn, given birth to a size-
above: This soaring Moore Stone from Guangxi Province was one able industry associated with it. As a result, stone muse-
of many Moore Stones featured in this year’s exhibition. The stone ums have opened in most major cities through China, and
and base are about two meters high. extraordinary private collections have been assembled.
Outside of some Chinese American communities, most
top: An interesting Long River pattern stone measuring 35 X 38 X
25 cm. people in western countries know little about modern Chi-
nese stone appreciation. As more quality stones become
right: This large Tian’e Stone from Guangxi Province is displayed in available and more information appears in English about
the Liuzhou Park collection. Liuzhou Park is one of several sites to them, Chinese stone appreciation will expand in western
view stones during the festival.
countries.

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