Most of the jades mentioned in daily life refer to nephrite, and there are many kinds of nephrite products. Generally, they refer to white sheepskin jade, white jade, topaz, purple jade, black jade, jasper, sapphire, ruby and northeast Xiuyu produced in Xinjiang. In the jade carving, the white jade with sheepskin is fine in texture and strong in luster, as white as sheepskin, which can be called "the king of nephrite" and "the crown of white jade". In addition, Nanyang jade, Lantian jade, Hotan jade, agate, crystal, coral, turquoise, lapis lazuli, etc., all belong to the category of nephrite. Later, due to the opening of the Silk Road, the jade produced in Hotan, Xinjiang, was unanimously recognized and began to play a leading role in the processing of royal, official and folk jade. Nephrite gradually evolved into a synonym for hotan jade.

Decoration materials are divided into two parts: one is outdoor materials, the other is indoor materials. Guangxi Stone sculpture Indoor materials are divided into five types: solid materials, plates, sheets, profiles, and wires. The real material is also the raw material, which refers to logs and logs. The commonly used logs are Chinese fir, red pine, elm, ash, camphor, basswood, and the more valuable ones are rosewood, beech, oak, etc. The timbers used in decoration are mainly made of fir, and other timbers are mainly used for supporting furniture and carved accessories. Stone sculpture customized The technique of artistic processing of articles for daily use or living environment. It must be organically combined with the decorated object to become a unified and harmonious whole, so as to enrich the artistic image, expand the artistic expression, strengthen the aesthetic effect, and improve its function, economic value and social benefits.

At present, most of the most influential sculptures in China and the West are made of copper. For example, Rodin's "The Thinker", "The Bronze Age", and "The Statue of Liberty", the world's top sculptures are mostly made of copper. The lines are suitable for sculpture because of the texture, plasticity, unlimited specifications, and rich color texture of copper, which are also jade sculptures The effect that wood carving and stone carving can't achieve is that jade carving can only make very small works because of the limitation of materials. Because of the limitation of wood carving technology, there is no precedent for large outdoor sculptures. The inheritor, whose bronze carving has opened a new chapter in the 5000 year history of copper.

From the perspective of development, sculpture can be divided into traditional sculpture and modern sculpture. Traditional sculpture is a visual, tactile and static three-dimensional art form molded with traditional materials; Modern sculpture uses new materials to make anti traditional four-dimensional, five-dimensional, acousto-optic, soft and dynamic sculptures. According to traditional materials, and according to environment and function, it can be divided into urban sculpture, garden sculpture, indoor sculpture, outdoor sculpture, desk sculpture, shelf sculpture, etc. There are many kinds of sculpture materials, such as clay, stone, wood, metal, gypsum, resin, ivory, etc. Then several categories were developed: wood carvings: wood carvings have a long history. Most of the early themes were centered on religion. In addition to religious icons, they were also used for the decoration of altars and religious places. In countries where wood building flourishes, wood carving develops with architecture. Modern wood carvings have quite diversified styles and features, and artists like to use abstract forms to express them. In addition, wood carving is also an important contributor to the invention of printing. Please see woodcut prints for details; Stone carving: The regions where stone carving is developed have a lot to do with where the stones suitable for carving are produced. The regions where stone carving is developed have a long history of stone carving. In the past, stone carvings were often used as decorations of gardens, signs of doorways, or architectural decorations of mausoleums. Because the stone is thick (not easy to be stolen), and the details of carvings are not easy to be damaged by wind and rain, stone carvings are mostly in outdoor environments. The common stone carving material is marble. There are clay sculptures, ice sculptures, sand sculptures, metal sculptures and pottery.