According to historical records, Chinese people began to make inkstones as early as the West Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-23 A.D.), while the locals Yongren County produced inkstones in Xianfeng Period of the Qing Dynasty.
People in Juque Town (today's Yongren county seat) began to exploit sericite hornfels for making inkstones in the Qing Dynasty. And the industry had reached its heyday until Tongzhi and Guangxu periods of the Qing Dynasty.
Three inkstone masterpieces by a local artisan Mr. Cun Bingxin were took to the Panama International Fair 1909 and won awards.
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