在不断的选择和比较中，人类发现了存在于世界各地许多的精美石头，其中福州的寿山石在“中国国石定名会”上于1999年被评为“国石”的第一候选石。往下依次是浙江昌化鸡血石、浙江青田石、新疆和田玉、河南独山玉、辽宁岫岩玉。
田黄产地的翻挖
寿山石举世无双，为我国独有。在福州寿山，早在1500年前就有了开采记录。证据是1965年在福州北郊五凤山出土的南朝古墓里，就发掘出用寿山石中老岭石雕刻而成的简陋小卧猪。
昌化田黄石薄意摆件
不过，寿山石的出名始于明清时期，尤其得益于满清历代帝王的青睐。好比康熙皇帝就拥有不少寿山石章。雍正皇帝同样喜爱寿山石。然而最为酷爱寿山石的却是
“风流天子”乾隆皇帝，他一生拥有100多枚寿山石章，其中最宝贵的乃是闻名全球的田黄石三链章——1948年，满清末代皇帝溥仪被关押在东北抚顺战犯看
守所时主动献出了先祖乾隆皇帝的这尊至宝——它作为国家一级文物，现存北京故宫博物院。我们可以在1997年由国家邮电部发行的寿山石邮票小型张上一睹尊
容。
寿山石主要分布在福州北郊距离市区不过三四十公里的寿山村一带，周边有寿山、九峰、芙蓉三山对峙，古有“三山”之称。如果登临最高处俯瞰大小山头，
地形极似一个“寿”字，这是寿山得名的一种说法。寿山石的金贵在于分布区域非常狭小，范围仅为六七十平方公里，基本集中在高山、旗山、月洋三大产区，并以
石头的品种分为田坑、水坑、山坑、月洋、旗山五大类别。其中寿山石的名贵上品多出于高山产区，而石质较为温软、适宜雕刻印章的芙蓉石则出自月洋的加良山。
全世界仅有这么一小块地方出产奇特美丽的寿山石。
In constant selection and comparison, humans discovered the existence of many fine stone in the world, where Fuzhou Shoushan stone in the "China National Stone named Conference" was named "National Stone" stone of the first candidate in 1999. Top to bottom, Zhejiang Bloodstone, Qingtian stone, Hetian, Dushan Henan, Liaoning, Xiuyan.
Tianhuang origin scarifying
Shoushan stone unique in the world, is unique to China. In Fuzhou Shoushan, as early as 1500 years ago the mining record. Evidence in 1965 in Fuzhou northern suburb five Fengshan Southern tomb unearthed, excavated on shabby little lying pig with Shoushan stone carved stone LAOLING.
Changhua TIANHUANG thin Italian Decoration
However, the famous Shoushan stone began Ming and Qing Dynasties, especially thanks to the Manchu emperors of all ages. Like the Kangxi Emperor has a lot of Shoushan Stone chapter. Emperor Yongzheng also a favorite Shoushan stone. But the most fond of Shoushan stone was "Merry Emperor" Emperor Qianlong, his life has more than 100 pieces of Shoushan Stone chapter, but one of the most valuable world famous Yellowstone triplex Chapter 1 - In 1948, the last Qing emperor Pu Yi was detained in northeast Fushun war criminals at the detention center gave the initiative to the emperor's statue 祖乾隆 treasure - as national heritage, the existing Beijing Palace Museum. We can see the content on the statue in 1997 by the State Ministry of Posts issued Shoushan stone stamp sheetlet.
Shoushan stone but mainly in three to four kilometers from the city of Fuzhou northern suburb of Shouson Hill area, surrounded Shoushan, Jiufeng, hibiscus Sanshan confrontation, the ancient "three mountains," he said. If the size of boarding the highest point overlooking the hills, the terrain mimicking a "life", which is a statement Shoushan its name. Shoushan stone Jingui that the distribution area is very small, the range of only sixty to seventy kilometers, is concentrated in the mountains, Qishan, the three-month ocean areas, and the species is divided into fields with stone pits, puddles, Shankeng, Yang month Chishan five categories. Wherein Shoushan stone more precious top grade for alpine areas, and the stone is more gentle, suitable for seal carving QUARTZ month by the ocean Jialiang Hill. The world's only such a small area produce strange beautiful Shoushan stone.
