天然太湖石实质是天然大理石,主要产于四周环水的苏州洞庭西山一带。该地区在3亿前年是一个宽阔的海湾,海水中生活着群体珊瑚、苔鲜虫、复足类等生物。由于气候环境的变化,这些浮游生物逐渐死亡,沉入海底,并在海水作用下,逐渐胶结,形成为天然灰白色的石灰岩。历经沧桑变化,石灰岩便形成大小不等、连体或不连体空洞,最后终于雕琢成为曲折圆润、玲珑多姿的太湖石。 The essence of natural Taihu Shi is a natural marble, mainly produced in the water around Suzhou Dongting Xishan area. In the area of ​​300 million years ago, the area was a vast bay where life of corals, foraminifers, and elaborate species lived. As the climate changes, these plankton gradually die, sink into the seafloor, and under the action of seawater, gradually cemented to form a natural lime-white limestone. After changes in the vicissitudes of life, limestone will be formed in different sizes, Siamese or not even hollow, and finally finally polish into a round, exquisite Taihu Shi.