The region

The G603 granite is mostly extracted around the town of Shijing, which is located in the Quangzhou municipality. Quangzhou borders all other prefecture-level cities in Fujian province but two (Ningde and Nanping) and faces the Taiwan Strait. In older English works, its name may appear as Chinchew or Chinchu or Zayton.

Quanzhou is mountainous and has many rivers and tributaries originating from the interior. Quanzhou have four seasons, spring, summer, autumn and winter. It is temperature range from 0 to 38 degree celsius in most areas all year around.


Quanzhou is a major exporter of agricultural products such as tea, banana, lychee and rice. It is also a major producer of quarry granite and ceramics. Other industries include textiles, footwear, fashion and apparel, packaging, machinery, paper and petrochemicals.

Quangzhou is also the area where several natural stone quarries are located, being considered one of the most important quarrying centers in China. Here is where the G682 granite is explored.

The granite

The G682 granite is mostly extracted around the city of Shijing which is located in the Quangzhou province. This granite is extracted by several quarries with considerable dimension, where the blocks extracted are normally quite big. These can also have smaller sizes, according to clients needs. This is a granite for the future, where it is estimated that there are large reserves of this granite for future extraction.

The G682 is a famous yellow coloured granite from China, with a considerable market both in China and abroad. This is a stone that has gained a market reputation due to its own merit, for its colour, quality and considerable supply.

Overall analysis

The G682 granite is considered a combat stone that can be used on any type of application, small or large. This is a granite with huge reserves and availability, with a very solid market in China and a growing one abroad, as well as good uniformity in terms of supply. Additionally, it is a very hard natural stone. All these factors make the G682 granite a preferential natural stone for a good diversity of applications and projects.

On the other hand, it is important to note that the G682 granite presents too many variations in the market. This is due to its growing popularity and demand. Today, it is essential to distinguish the different grades of this stone, which can be quite some. Nonetheless, the G682 granite will continue to be a reference yellow granite in China and in the world market.