I have a friend who runs an agarwood business at home.
After getting in touch with him a lot, I realized how deep this industry is.
The supply mainly comes from the agarwood tree in Lidong, Hainan.
The leaves of this tree are somewhat like holly.
Whenever the leaves turn yellow, they will form fragrant flowers.
According to the formation process, it can be roughly divided into four types, namely "ripe knots, raw knots, falling off, Bug leak".
The fat of a piece of agarwood is condensed and accumulated due to decay in a completely natural environment, which is called mature knot; the agarwood tree is injured when it is cut down by a knife and axe, and the grease flows out and condenses, which is called raw knot; the fat is condensed after the wood decays by itself.
The agarwood that has become agarwood is called shedding; the agarwood that is eaten by insects and its grease condenses is called insect leakage.
However, agarwood trees are rare in China and are still found in Vietnam, Thailand, India, Malaysia, Cambodia and other places.
Because it is very rare and difficult to form, the "Agarwood" recorded in ancient times has its name but no real thing today.
At present, Qi Nan Chen in Vietnam is the best agarwood, but its quantity is very small.
The best among the sinks is "yellow sink", also called "iron bone sink", which is very precious.
If the iron bones taken out of the soil are heavy, dense with black mud, and can sink in water, the price will be three times more expensive.
Both "Sheng Shen" and "Fei Shen" are top-grade, but the most rare agarwood is "Duck's Head Green", which is the result of old trees being built by large ants, which feed on the stone honey resin and leave a fragrant aroma. , day after day, year after year, the agarwood gradually produced is condensed and moist, and it is the best among the best.
It has been recorded in ancient books that Hainan is rich in high-quality agarwood.
The ancients paid attention to incense bathing and enjoyed the comfort and elegance of being immersed in this exotic fragrance.
Su Dongpo, who was once demoted to Hainan, once praised agarwood: "Gold is strong and jade is moist, crane bones and dragon tendons, and the ointment is sufficient."
During the Song Dynasty, Hainan agarwood gradually became a commodity from the imperial tribute, and over-exploitation became more and more intense.
The fewer things, the more valuable they are, so there is a saying that "a piece of agarwood costs ten thousand dollars".
According to their different formation conditions, they can generally be divided into six categories: "soil sinking", "water sinking", "inverted frame", "ant sinking", "living sinking", and "white wood".
The "duck head green" mentioned at the beginning "It's "Ant Chen".
Its mysterious and strange fragrance embodies the spiritual energy of heaven and earth for hundreds of years.
Some are fragrant, some are subtle, some are warm, some are clear, and they are all different.
According to a friend of mine, someone sold a palace dragon bed from the Qing Dynasty a few years ago.
This bed was incredible.
It used three tons of agarwood and was carved with fifty-five vivid green dragons.
It was rumored that a certain eunuch made it from It was smuggled out of the palace, later collected by Aixinjueluo's descendants, and then sold to a boss in Putian.
Now it is being sold again for 500 million, causing quite a stir.
Antique experts believe that the price of 500 million is not much at all, and its actual value should be around 2 billion
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