Yunzi is a "pearl on the plateau" and a "national treasure" among the four treasures of China traditional culture: piano, chess, books and paintings. Its scientific metering formula, exquisite casting technology, beautiful modeling and exquisite packaging are of great scientific and aesthetic value.
With the development of economic globalization, taking Yunzi as the messenger in international communication has important social and international values. Yunzi is durable and valuable for collection.
Yunzi is the first choice for Go lovers, and also the designated player in Go competitions at home and abroad. It was also presented as a "national gift of China" to foreign VIPs. Former Japanese Prime Minister Nakasone Yasuhiro and Queen Elizabeth II both received exquisite clouds.
The origin of Yunzi:
According to legend, in the Ming Dynasty, a man from Yongchang (now the west of Yunnan Province) kept jewels and jade articles in the capital. When a palace caught fire, he found that the melted pearl jade was crystal clear. After returning to his hometown, he made Yunzi with agate, amber and other raw materials rich in Yunnan. Yunzi was welcomed by scholars and dignitaries and became a tribute to the royal family.
In the literary works of past dynasties, there are often praises about Yunzi. "The chess of Yongchang is the best in the world" in Ming History and "The chess of Yongchang is the best in the world" in Xu Xiake's Travels all record that "the chess piece comes from Yunnan and Yongchang is the best". (The chess pieces made in Yunnan are the best in Yongchang)
In the Qing Dynasty, Zhao Jishi also quoted Miscellaneous Notes of South China in "Sending Garden and Sending Place": "Southern Yunnan is the chess piece, with Yongchang as the head". The output of chess pieces in Yunnan ranks first in Yongchang. Some people in Baoshan still have ancient artifacts handed down from the Ming Dynasty, and there are still one and a half pairs of authentic Yunzi, which are still brilliant after hundreds of years of vicissitudes.