In Song Dynasty, Huang Tingjian praised Taohe inkstone in Gansu, which was blue in color, fine in stone and jade-like. He wrote a poem praising it: "I've heard for a long time that Shi Min's duck head is green, and it can sharpen Longxi Longwen Dao. I don't think that literati don't know martial arts. I will try to eat first frost rabbits. "
Helan stone in Ningxia is used to make inkstone platform, which is known as "the treasure of shuofang". Dong Shi: "The color is purple like a Duan inkstone, and the lines are as thin as Venus. With the study as a Four Treasures of the Study, it is advisable to grind it instead of phosphorus. " It not only shows the characteristics of Helan stone, but also praises its preciousness.
Duanshi in Zhaoqing, Guangdong Province is a famous stone for making inkstone. Poets are full of praise for it, such as a poem: "The soul of human nature is born with eyes, and the stone is clever in the eyes, and the stars are bright, like a pearl splitting a clam, like a beautiful moon." Li He, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, also intoned that "Duanzhou stonework is as clever as a god, grinding a knife on the sky and chopping Ziyun".
Anhui Lingbi stone is the top grade of elegant stone. Because it is not easy to dig, the best is scarce, so it has always been very valuable, so that Su Weidao, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, chanted: "Why dig the marrow of the spirit?"
The natural texture, color, pattern and shape of Nanjing Rainflower Stone won the poet's admiration: "No sound, no color, no fragrance and no fragrance."
Qingtian stone and Shoushan stone are both famous seal cutting stones in China, as Guo Moruo, a writer, wrote: "Qingtian has strange stones, and Shoushan is comparable."
Tang Wu Rong's Dongting Lake is full of clear water, with hidden stones in the waves, which has been sought after for thousands of years. Who can know the grotesque? "It vividly describes the causes and methods of Taihu Stone.