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The Balin Stone is originally from the mining areas under the jurisdiction of Bairin Right Banner, Chifeng City, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. According to the color, texture and structure, it is divided into Balin chicken blood stone, Balin Fuhuang stone, Balin frozen stone, Balin colored stone, Balin pattern stone and so on. The stone solidity is moderate, with soft and smooth quality and rich colors. These makes Balin stone a good material for making seals and engraving art.
According to statistics, the annual revenues of certified retail stores and family handcraft workshop reaches billions of yuan in Chifeng City. Daban Town of Bairin Right Banner, the origin place of the stone material, has up to tens of thousands of full-time and part-time employees in Balin stone industry. The protection of geographical indications plays an active role in promoting accurate poverty alleviation and prosperity in Balin Right Banner.
(Courtesy of the Protection and Coordination Department of SIPO)
（Editor Gao Sihan）
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