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15-11-19 in ancient times, a man of the state of song picked up a stone in linzi. he examined it over and over and regarded it as a treasure. he quickly took it home, wrapped it up in dozens of silk layers, then put it in a leather box. but he still felt une...

15-11-19 one day, a man named he shi of the state of chu got a piece of uncarved jade in a hill. he quickly went to present it to king li of the state of chu. king li asked a jade craftsman to appraise it. the jade craftsman said: this is a piece of ordinary...

15-09-25 thieves are ripping up ancient pavements, slate roofs and even graveyards to feed a fashion for real stone in expensive home makeovers. 时下盛行用天然石材进行昂贵的家居翻新，为满足潮流需求，窃贼们从古道、石板瓦屋顶甚至墓地盗取石材。 the organised ga...

15-05-21 scientists working in the desert badlands of northwestern kenya have found stone tools dating back 3.3 million years, long before the advent of modern humans, and by far the oldest such artifacts yet discovered. the tools, whose makers may or may no...

14-09-29 the analysis of artifacts from a 325,000-year-old site in armenia shows that human technological innovation occurred intermittently throughout the old world, rather than spreading from a single point of origin, as previously thought. the study, publ...

14-07-26 excavations at an archaeological site at kathu in the northern cape province of south africa have produced tens of thousands of earlier stone age artifacts, including hand axes and other tools. these discoveries were made by archaeologists from the...

14-05-29 bian he, a person of the state of chu, presented king li of the state of chu a piece of stone with jade（翡翠，碧玉） in it. the court's craftsman examined it and said it was just an ordinary piece of stone. the king thought bian he had fooled him s...

14-05-29 a farmer in the state of song once got a piece of stone with jade（翡翠，碧玉） in it. he presented this stone to prime minister zi han. but zi han refused to accept it. the farmer explained, it looks like just a stone, but there is jade inside. it...

14-04-15 there was once a stonecutter, who was dissatisfied with himself and with his position in life. one day, he passed a wealthy merchant's house, and through the open gateway, saw many fine possessions and important visitors. how powerful that merchant...

14-01-22 a rare blue diamond has been discovered in a mine in south africa. 一颗罕见的蓝钻石在南非一处矿井中被发现。 the exceptional 29.6 carat blue diamond is the latest rare stone to be found in the cullinan mine the 29.6-carat stone was recovered by petra...