Marble Originally Refers To The White Limestone With Black Patterns Produced In Dali

Marble originally refers to the white limestone with black patterns produced in Dali, Yunnan Province. The section can form a natural ink landscape painting. In ancient times, marbles with shaped patterns were often used to make painting screens or mosaic paintings.

Later, the name marble gradually developed to refer to everything with various colors and patterns, and marble was used as limestone for building decoration materials. The white marble is generally referred to as white marble, but the white marble for statues made in the West is also called marble. Regarding the name of the marble, there is a saying-the marble in Dali, my country used to be the best quality. Hence the name.