英石,是中国四大名石之一,由于产于英德市,故称英石。英石生长于石灰岩石山,远古时期,山上有很多自然崩落的石块,有的散落在地面,经受阳光曝晒和风吹雨淋;有的遭受了灭顶之灾,被深埋于地下。在千万年的地壳运动中,它们不断地碰撞、融合、变化,最终形成了玲珑剔透、色彩鲜明、充满动感的英石。在英德市区东北二十里,有一座山名叫英山,高七十余丈,是一座石灰岩质石山,山上遍布着千姿百态的英石,远远望去,犹如石花遍开。北宋时期,大文豪苏东坡对英石珍爱有加。他把英石摆在庭院里、案几上等随处可见的地方,细心地观赏揣摩, British stone, is one of the four famous stone in China, as produced in the city of Yingde, so called British stone. Stone grew up in limestone rock, in ancient times, there are many natural caves in the mountains, some scattered on the ground, subject to sun exposure and wind and rain; some have been drowned, was buried in the ground. During millions of years of crustal movement, they constantly collide, merge and change, eventually forming an exquisitely carved, colorful and dynamic quartzite. Twenty years in the northeast of Yingde city, there is a mountain named Yingshan, more than seventy feet, is a limestone rocky mountain, the mountain is full of strange stone, from afar, like stone flowers over. During the Northern Song Dynasty, the great literary star Su Dongpo cherished the British stone. He put the British stone placed in the courtyard, the case of a few places everywhere, carefully watch and try to figure out,