In today's jade industry, there are some mouths full of benevolence and morality, and when it comes to Hetian jade, it seems to be the first thing to say, a professional term, but when it comes to the jade it sells, most of them are not the right version of the foolish people. This is especially true among influencer streamers.
For example, the reason why this "sticky cake material" is liked by everyone, in addition to its superior quality, is also due to its scarce quantity, but in some live broadcast rooms nowadays, it seems to be a rare treasure. 
On weekdays, we just listen to the rhetoric of these black sheep, but when it is time to buy the collection, don't forget to check whether the jade has the following characteristics to verify the identity. 
First of all, the clay cake is mostly made of delicate fibrous minerals that are tightly intertwined, giving people a dense and tight cementation feeling. On this basis, most of its whiteness is not too high, and it mostly presents a bluish-gray hue. 
Secondly, due to the toughness of the jade, the sticky cake material has undergone a series of weathering effects and gradually formed a jade, and the shape of the original stone is mostly a slightly "muscular" and rounded lumpy, which is also the main reason why the industry is accustomed to calling it "a lump of sticky cake". 
Thirdly, because of the fine and tough nature of jade, the pores on the body surface of this jade are usually relatively small and smooth, and the skin light is more oily than other Hetian jade. It may produce sprinkled gold skin, or it may produce aggregated autumn pear skin and jujube red skin, but it rarely appears scattered pulp skin. 
At the same time, the felt-like microstructure of the sticky cake may also be slightly loose at its edges, resulting in a small amount of flocculent white cotton that is not easy to detect. This structure, combined with the lengthy washing process it undergoes, makes the creaminess and ripeness of the pastry often outstanding. 
The jade carved from this waxy jade has a more straight and sharp edge line, and has a unique sense of smoothness, which is also beyond the reach of other Hetian jade. 
The above is a summary of Shenyu's own experience with Hetian Ziyu sticky cake, maybe there are some omissions, or there may be individual materials that only have some of the characteristics, or people are talented, but it is a sticky cake with better skin than snow.
But in any case, in everyone's daily collection, please don't listen to the words of Internet celebrities, and when you look at the so-called "sticky cake material" they sell, you still have to check whether you have these characteristics, and you can flexibly master them in order to get in touch with the real jade.
*All from the Internet**).
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