Stones, rocks have interesting stories to tell. They are mostly older than we are. Some are 2 to 3 billions years old, some just came out of an erupting volcano.

Chinese revere stones and rocks. Graham Parkes defines the “Chinese lithophilia” as “the Chinese veneration for stone in its natural, unworked state”.  This can been seen, for instance, in classical Chinese gardens. Should not we also pay more attention and respect to these venerable creations of nature?