A Manas green jade weighing 1.3 tons has been found in Shihezi, Xinjiang

In the past ten days or so, a Manas jade weighing 1.3 tons on Dongyi Road in Shihezi City, Xinjiang has attracted the attention of many jade lovers.

The discoverers of the jade, Shihezi-based jade enthusiasts Jingang and Chen Yudong, hired seven people and spent seven months and more than 70,000 yuan to transport it from the Manas River in Manas County, Xinjiang, to Chen Yudong's repair shop on Dongyi Road in Shihezi City.

On May 24, the reporter saw this piece of jade. It is 1.7 meters long, 0.7 meters wide, 0.6 meters thick, and has a deep green color.

It was learned that in early October last year, Jingang learned that there were good jades in the upper reaches of the Manas River, and some people had found jades weighing hundreds of kilograms. Jingang and his friend Chen Yudong decided to go to the upper reaches of the Manas River to look for jade.