Panda White Marble
A black-and-white marble quarried in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, and cut in our own factory into slabs, bookmatched panels, tiles and finished pieces. We ship anything from a single slab to full containers, including DDP delivery to your door.
Panda White staircase. Seen from above, each tread and riser is cut so the black veins carry on from one step to the next, a run of matched pieces that only works when the stone is cut and kept in sequence.
From a Sand Pit to a Marble Quarry
The quarry outside Lianyungang was not opened for marble. For years the site was dug for sand. As the pit went deeper, the stone underneath kept getting more distinctive: a clean white ground crossed by bold black veins, unlike anything else in the area. About ten years ago the owners stopped digging sand and began quarrying the marble in blocks.
The name comes from the giant panda: black and white, in patches and sweeping stripes rather than fine lines. The pandas themselves live far away in Sichuan, in western China. The stone comes from Jiangsu, on the east coast.
Panda White and Panda Black
Both are Panda marble from the same quarry. We sort the blocks by how much black they carry. Blocks with more open white ground are sold as Panda White, which some buyers call white panda marble; blocks where the black takes over most of the face are sold as Panda Black. The two can be used side by side.
Key Facts
| Origin | Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China |
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| Material | Natural marble |
| Slabs | 2400–3000 × 1400–1900 mm (about 94–118 × 55–75 in), 18 or 20 mm thick, cut on marble gang saws |
| Tiles | 30 × 60, 30 × 90 and 60 × 120 cm, or cut to your sizes |
| Thin panels | 2400 × 1200 × 3 mm on aluminum honeycomb or aluminum composite backing |
| Finishes | Mostly polished and honed |
| Packing | A-frames for slabs, export wooden crates for cut-to-size |
| Minimum order | One piece |
| Shipping | LCL, full container or DDP |
Products
The photos below are recent slabs from our factory and stock. Panda marble sells slab by slab, so ask us for current pictures before you choose.
Panda White Marble Slabs
A full slab, roughly 2080 × 1820 mm, with one wide black band sweeping up from the lower left across a clean white ground. Slabs come 18 or 20 mm thick, polished or honed, and you can order just one.
Bookmatched Panda White
Cut pieces dry-laid in the yard before packing. The large panels open into a mirror image across the center joints, and the narrow strips cut alongside carry the same veins for skirting or stair parts.
Tiles & Cut-to-Size
Rectangular tiles laid out on the factory floor in cutting order. The thin black lines run on from tile to tile across the whole area, the way they will once the floor is set.
Countertops & Vanity Tops
A curved bar top where one black vein runs the full length and rolls down over the bend. Cutting the pieces in sequence is what keeps a line like this continuous across a counter or island.
Desks, Stairs & Feature Walls
Winder treads cut from heavily veined Panda marble, with lighting tucked under each nosing. On a stair that turns, the dark figure on every step leads the eye around the corner.
Panda Black Marble
A polished slab of about 2540 × 1550 mm where the black takes over, with wide dark bands and white streams running between them. This is the darker grade of Panda marble, sold as Panda Black.
Where It Works Best
Panda White is an interior stone. It is at its best on floors in homes and hotel lobbies, on feature and bathroom walls, and in bookmatched pieces such as countertops, vanities, cabinet fronts and custom-shaped furniture, where the mirrored veins can be seen as a whole. Like any marble it reacts with acids, so it should be sealed, and we don't recommend it for driveways, exterior paving or pool decks.
Projects and Design Ideas
How Panda White looks once it is installed, grouped by where it goes. Some of these images are design visualizations of layouts we cut for; ask us for photos of completed installations.
Floors
Corridors, bars and bathrooms, where the veins can be laid out to lead the eye through a room.
Panda White Marble Flooring for Contemporary Corridors
Black veins mirrored down the center of a dark, minimalist corridor, so the floor itself leads you to the end of the hall.
Panda White Marble Flooring in a Contemporary Bar
A black-and-white Panda floor running through a dark bar under blue accent lighting. The blue bar front is a different stone.
Panda White Marble Bathroom Floor and Feature Wall
One stone on floor and wall: Panda White behind a freestanding tub, with timber cabinetry and a garden view.
Walls
Feature walls, fireplace surrounds and full-height cladding with matched or mirrored veins.
Panda White Marble Feature Walls and Bookmatched Fireplace Surround
Left: Panda White as a broad backdrop behind a sculptural counter. Right: a mirrored pair above a linear fireplace.
Panda White Marble Large-Format Wall Cladding for a Double-Height Living Room
Tall Panda White panels carrying one broad charcoal band across a double-height living room, from the sofa up toward the mezzanine.
Panda Marble Feature Wall with Bold Black Veining
The darker side of Panda marble: wide black zones and irregular white bands arranged across several large panels.
Stairs
Entrance, floating and spiral stairs, with treads cut so the pattern carries from step to step.
Panda White Marble Staircase and Floor for a Residential Entrance
Treads, risers, landing and hall floor all in Panda White, so the black veining flows from the floor straight up the stairs.
Panda White Marble Floating Staircase with Glass Balustrade
Treads, risers and waterfall side panels in Panda White, with a glass balustrade so nothing hides the veins.
Panda White Marble Spiral Staircase with Backlit Treads
A spiral stair seen from above: Panda White treads lit from below, the black veins giving each step its own line.
Our Factory
Eastwood Stone works out of Xiamen, in Fujian Province. Panda marble blocks are sawn on gang saws and finished in our factory, which lets us keep slabs in sequence, cut tiles and countertops to order, and check every piece before it is packed.
Tell us what you are building, the quantity and the delivery city, and we will come back with a quote and pictures of the slabs available.