In recent years, Hetian jade in Xinjiang has become a popular collection item. Especially after the municipal government of Hetian issued the "ban on mining" in 2007, it has become a rare species, and it is hard to find a high-quality one even for a thousand gold. But what confuses ordinary consumers is that there seems to be Hetian jade everywhere in the market.
This is because some people deliberately pass off Russian jade as Hetian jade for their own economic interests. Some confuse Russian jade with Xinjiang Hetian jade, saying that the Baikal region of Russia where Russian jade is produced and the Kunlun Mountains where Xinjiang Hetian jade is produced are the "same mountain range". Some even say that "Xinjiang Hetian jade and Russian jade are produced on the north and south slopes of the Kunlun Mountains", exaggerating Russian jade in this way.