Zhenping, the hometown of jade carving in China-zhenping county (Stone Buddha Temple) in Nanyang City, Henan Province, is located in the unique jade producing area, one of the "four famous jade" in China. Jade carving processing industry has a long history of more than 4000 years. According to "Zhenping County Records", the Song Dynasty began to take shape gradually, and the Ming and Qing Dynasties became the main industry of this county, with export business.
In March, 2006, zhenping county was jointly named as "the hometown of jade carving in China" by the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Land and Resources and the the State Council Economic Development Research Center. Zhenping jade carving is the general name of jade carving craft and art in zhenping county, Nanyang City, Henan Province. Zhenping jade carving processing industry has a long history.
Zhenping county is located in the hinterland of southwest Henan Province, where there are three pools of moonlight, ancient Bodaiji, five towering flowers and the Youyou Zhaohe River, and the natural conditions are unique; The golden signboard here is well known, and it is a pilot county of "China Jade Carving Town", "China Carpet Town", "China Goldfish Town" and "China Magnolia Town".