The name of Hetian jade has been spread in China for ages, it has long history. Hetian jade was a main material for producing jade objects in ancient palace, it provided plentiful jade culture and opened up "the way of jade". Hetian jade belongs to tremolite jade, its mineral deposit was derived from contact metasomatism of mid-acid intrusive rock and dolomite marble. The jade has typical significance internationally. The name of nephrite has been used for just about one hundred years, it still has some problems. The authors suggest to replace the name of nephrite with tremolite jade.