Eternal Beauty: Corallite

In 2007 summer, I travelled to Sanya, Hainan Island for holidays. Everyday in Hainan Island was sunny. Sanya is a noted tourist resort with mountains, sea, river and city. The whole of Sanya is related to the sea, it has long coastline, possess a number of excellent harbors and a unique tropical oceanic landscape. It has very nice beach and having sun shine everywhere. If you do like the sunlight, beach and suburban scenery, Sanya is a very good choice and relaxing, you are undisturbed for sunbath in there. You will have a enjoyable vacation. I remember when I was walking in the beach, the ocean wind and sunlight made me so comfortable and relaxing, I could hear the sound from the wave and stone, breeze was gentle through me to clean my tiredness. It was very incredible enjoy. Suddenly, I saw a stone under the ocean. After ebb it appeared clearly, it was a Corallite under the water, it was white and coarse. It was beautiful. I took a photo, left it and back home, I was wonder what is it and how it becomes a Corallite? I read an article for it.

The corallite is a coelenterate, a life in the oceans posture delicate and elegant, the color is called coral polyps. It can secrete a calcareous skeleton of the red, white and other colors, and cluster them from sticking together dendritic known as the coral. Usually people think that coral is a plant, which is a misunderstanding. Corallite hardness of 3.5, is relatively soft, but very tough, can be easily processed with a knife or a file or in the rotation of the lathe. Raw coral material is dull shiny, almost polished shiny glass.

The corallite color of red, pink, white and black four. Most white color like milk. It made the ornaments worn on the sea-blue summer, if people can feel the breeze of the tropical sea breeze. Almost purple, red coral and pink, the latter in Europe and America have always loved to call it as "Angel Face". Also, a black coral from the southeast coast of Alaska and the Hawaiian Islands. In addition, there is a blue coral is produced in Africa, but has basically disappeared. The people of Japan and Southeast Asian countries are more like to wear coral jewelry. In China, the emperors, as the coral for the mascot, and often carved into a variety of decorations to watch. Forbidden City in Beijing, there are many red coral carved decorations and full of ornamental value. The ancient Persians, also coral reef as an auspicious thing of evil, often to the children wear.