Mount Du


Mount Du, which means Lonely Hill in Chinese, is a small mountain near Nanyang City, Henan province, China.

Mine

The hill is rich in a jade substitute or simulant stone, Saussurite. "Dushan jade"is a misnomer. It is not the true jade found in Xinjiang, China: nephrite, a CaMg silicate, nor the true jade found in Burma: jadeite, a NaAl silicate. It is a fine grained mixture of feldspar and epidote. It is currently marketed under the names, Dushan jade, Swiss jade, and Nanjang jade.

Local Culture

On the third day of the third month of the Chinese calendar, people will climb the mountain.