Yushan Luowen Inkstone Making Technique (the fourth batch of provincial level) Yushan County is located in the northeast of Jiangxi Province, bordering Zhejiang to the east, Anhui to the west, and Fujian to the south. It is known as the "key to the two rivers", "the thoroughfare of eight provinces", and "the first gateway to Yuzhang", and has developed transportation and communication. The Huaiyu Mountains run across the northwest of the county and are a natural barrier for the three provinces of Jiangxi, Anhui, and Zhejiang. The main peak, Yungai Peak, is 1,538 meters above sea level. The mountains are high and the valleys are deep, covered with clouds and fog, with lush forests and waterfalls splashing jade. This place is famous for Huaiyu Academy, one of the four ancient academies in Jiangyou, and the place where Fang Zhimin's story of poverty took place. It has a profound cultural heritage and outstanding people. In these vast mountains and ridges, there are rich Luowen stones, which are excellent materials for making inkstones. Yushan Luowen Inkstone has been around for more than 1,300 years, and it is named because the stone texture is like silk. Zhu Xi, a Neo-Confucianist of the Southern Song Dynasty, wrote in his Inscription on the Huaiyu Inkstone that "the Huaiyu vein in Guangxin produces stones from the mountains, which are made into inkstones. The Huaiyu inkstone is the best of She inkstones", so it is also called the Huaiyu inkstone. The ribbed inkstone has a long history. According to the Yushan County Chronicles of the Tongzhi Period of the Qing Dynasty, "ribbed stones were mined before the Tang Dynasty. The stones are blue with white, with straight and fine patterns. They can be used for grinding in the mountains, sandy streams and ridges." Because of its excellent stone quality and exquisite craftsmanship, it has been favored by literati and scholars since ancient times and has become a stationery with practical and appreciation value on the desk. The inkstone, a unique cultural carrier of Chinese civilization, is also a precious treasure of Chinese traditional culture with its exquisite craftsmanship. It is a traditional writing utensil and exquisite handicraft that combines practical and ornamental value after more than ten processes such as blank making, shaping, carving, polishing, inkstone box making and packaging. It embodies the wisdom and hard work of the inkstone making artists. The craftsmanship of Luowen inkstone has been passed down from generation to generation. An ordinary piece of stone is carefully carved by stone carving artists, who use their artistic imagination to give it a vivid life. While Luowen inkstone undertakes the mission of spreading culture, it also carries the exquisite and excellent traditional carving art. It gives people the enjoyment of beauty and art. Therefore, the carving technique of Luowen inkstone has high historical value, artistic value and economic value.