Why do many people like to travel to Xinjiang to pick up stones?

Picking up stones in Xinjiang is a hard job, and people who get rich overnight are lucky. Why do so many people in Xinjiang pick up stones? There are many reasons for this.

Present situation of stone picking in Xinjiang

I often go to the mountains to pick up stones, but it takes more than three days and a half months to go there. I brought all the food and drink, especially when I went to Lop Nur to pick up stones. It is said that I seldom go to hotels, and I have to slowly go from one place to another to pick up stones. I can't finish it during the day, stay in a hotel at night and go back in the morning. Waste time and money.

Xinjiang has a vast territory and complex landforms, and is rich in all kinds of jade, agate and strange stones. Xinjiang is a paradise for picking stones. But I haven't picked up the stones very well in recent years. There are more people picking stones online than stones. Everyone should have a good attitude.

There are many places to pick up stones in Xinjiang. Please recommend some places for you! (The following locations are for reference only. Please don't rush into the hinterland of Lop Nur! )

Karamay ghost town:

Drive along National Highway 2 18, and drive inward at the 40 speed limit sign at the entrance of Ghost Town in Wuhe District, Karamay. Gobi Desert is in ghost town, on both sides of Xia Zi Avenue and Yunhe Road, 184 TuanGobi Desert. Stone types are: jade, gem light, Gobi colored stone, mud stone.

Manas:

3 12 National Road is in the direction of Manas, 80km south of the intersection of Taxi River and the upper reaches of Manas River at the junction with Manas in Shihezi. Stone types include: siliceous rocks, limestone, quartzite, jasper, calcite, bloodstone, animal and plant fossils, etc.

Star man:

Xiang planet gorge toll station. After passing the toll station 50 kilometers, I walked 5 kilometers under the roadbed and picked up stones in front of a Yushan Mountain. Stone types are: siliceous jade.

Hami:

Opal, which is abundant in the Gobi Desert of Nanhu Lake in Hami area, is gelatinous, moist and translucent. The fine products can feel like cat's eyes after polishing, and can be used as exquisite carving materials, which are well received by stone players. The hinterland of Lop Nur in Hami area. Stone types include: gobi jade, topaz, Fengling stone, colored stone, colored mudstone, serpentine, jasper and Dongling jade.