独山玉,也称南阳玉,又叫南阳翡翠,为中国古代四大名玉之一。早在新石器时代裴李岗文化(约前5900—前5500)晚期、仰韶文化早期,生活于南阳黄山的先民们就发现了异于白河河床砾石的稀有玉种——独山玉,遂开始了上山采玉的活动。他们把采集的玉料,分别做成玉斧、玉铲、玉镰、玉刀等工具,用以生产和生活。由于独山玉器较之一般石器具有特殊 Dushan jade, also known as Nanyang jade, also known as Nanyang jade, one of the four famous jade in ancient China. As early as the Neolithic Peiligang culture (about 5900 - 5500 before the late), early Yangshao culture, living in Huangshan Nanyang ancestors found different from the Baihe River bed gravel rare species - Dushan jade, then began Mountain mining jade activities. They collected the jade materials, respectively, made of jade ax, jade shovel, jade sickle, jade knife and other tools for the production and life. Due to Dushan jade than the average stone is special