Chrysanthemum stone carving is a relic which is given to the mankind by the nature of heaven and earth.According to the geologists' research,chrysanthemum stone formed in Permian limestone of Qixia Formation in the marine carbonate strata about 300 million years ago. The stone is just like chrysanthemum, the core of flower has the type of single core, dual cores,three cores and non core,which is similar to bamboo chrysanthemum,Xiuqiu nightshade chrysanthemum,Puye chrysanthemum,money chrysanthemum, and so on.Carving artists use these characteristics of chrysanthemum stone,precision cut and polish, petals and embellishment, carved into clumps of chrysanthemums,which is the elegant art created by the"harmony between man and nature" and the natural world.

　　Chrysanthemum stone carving is created by carving artists according to the shape of the stone, and create a day of extraordinary as if done by the spirits, treasures, highly ornamental and collectible value. After the founding of new China, the level of chrysanthemum stone carving art technology has been greatly developed. Mao Zedong, Liu Shaoji and other state leaders have used chrysanthemum inkstone. Chrysanthemum stone carving works "," "blooming" ammonite rockery has displayed in the Great Hall of the people. In 1999, the chrysanthemum stone carving works "Dragon Ball" gift to the Macau government, also has a few gains Expo Gold Award, the National Palace Museum, Great Hall of the people and the Chinese arts and Crafts Museum has collections of treasures. Luxi chrysanthemum stone is mainly produced in female Luxi Pushi Zhen Xin Xi in the vicinity of the rock door Creek Reservoir in the hinterland of the gray hole Ao Cun to high Shan Ping Village area, the proven reserves total 800 million cubic meters, is very rich in resources, especially the gray hole Ao Cun called chrysanthemum stone village. Chrysanthemum Village stone excellent, very suitable as a chrysanthemum stone carving handicraft raw materials and the village chrysanthemum stone carving arts and crafts in chrysanthemum stone carving arts and crafts industry enjoys a high reputation, the products are the United States, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong and other countries and regions. Here there is a beautiful legend of Panhu and symplectic female story. The dawn of time eighteen cave, and the number of female flower Cong xin. Only the Panhu chrysanthemum stone cave Qiya, still open." Luxi chrysanthemum stone taken from Pu town of Luxi County, the ancient ancestors of Panhu and Xin - female residence Panhu cave in. Its flowers formed more than two hundred million years ago, known as the "never fade of the chrysanthemum", "the world's only" known to the world.

　　Shejun, senior member of China Arts and Crafts Association,? Arts and Crafts Master of Hunan Province, senior master of Arts and crafts,the member of Hunan Province Arts and Crafts Association , the member of Artists Association of Hunan Province,the menber of Hunan Provincial Calligrapher Association, Huaihua College visiting professor, one of the tenth and Eleventh CPPCC members of Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture.