Jade has a long history, as early as the Spring and Autumn Warring States, jade has been gradually excavated by people, and at the same time by the influence of Confucian culture, jade has also been given a moral meaning. In the early days, there was even a jade culture such as the sacred jade culture and the courtesy culture, after the Spring and Autumn Warring States, jade gradually became a common ornament, and it is precisely because of people's acceptance and love of jade that jade was gradually divided into multiple types, of which three kinds of jade to ward off evil spirits are the most widely known, namely Yu Gang Jie, Yu Weng Zhong, and Yu Si Nan.
Most of them appear in pairs, the same shape, mostly rectangular, and there will be holes in the middle, which can be strung together with rope as a hanging ornament. At the same time, its back will also be carved with poetry and sentences to avoid evil, which is also one of the more common amulets in ancient times. Especially during the Tang and Han dynasties, it was very common, and it was worn by all the officials and nobles down to the common people. Its length is about three centimeters, the width is about one meter, and in the subsequent dynasties, there are often imitations, but there will be some differences with the style of the Han Dynasty, but the overall shape is roughly the same.
Gang 卯 is also an accessory of the Han Dynasty, which is mainly used to ward off evil spirits and represent auspicious wishes. It is also a very common ornament, worn by ordinary people and court princesses in the Han Dynasty, and it also has the meaning of defending peace, mostly showing squares, with holes in the middle, and will be strung together with silk ribbons. The production of gang 卯 is also very exquisite, it must be started on the day and hour, as long as the time has passed, it is not allowed to be re-produced, which is why it got its name.
At the same time, it is also a kind of talisman, especially in the Han Dynasty, it is considered to be a holy relic, after the fall of the Han Dynasty, Gangdi is not allowed to make and wear it. There are very few existing Gang 卯, only a small number of collections in the museum, and for various reasons, many Gang 卯 has been preserved incompletely, and the most obvious feature of Gang 卯 is that the surface is engraved with inscriptions, and the inscriptions also reflect the culture of the Han Dynasty. Generally speaking, each side of the gang 卯 will have eight characters, a total of 32 words in total, and it also has its meaning of having the protection of the gods, and many people will make and wear the gang 卯 to pray for peace.
Weng Zhong was originally a man's name, and legend has it that he appeared in the Qin Dynasty, and Qin Shi Huang was very appreciative of him, and when he saw that he was strong in martial arts, he sent him to guard the border against the Xiongnu. During his reign, he also made many great achievements, sheltering the people on the border, and after his death, people used him to commemorate him, and built a bronze statue of him and placed it outside the Xianyang Palace. Later, some people carved the stone statue of Weng Zhong with stone, and most of them were placed in front of the tomb to protect the undead, and now it is often possible to see the stone statue of Weng Zhong in front of the mausoleum.
Weng Zhong was born with his own divine power, and many people also thought that he could ward off evil spirits, so some people made Weng Zhong's accessories out of jade and wore them around his waist to pray for peace. It is generally made of jade, one is perforated in the middle, and the other is tied with red rope. The Weng Zhong jade artifacts introduced in the ancient tomb, although the carving process is not as fine as it is now, but the collection value is not cheap.
Sinan is an instrument invented in ancient times to identify the direction, that is, the modern compass, his shape is very similar to the spoon, placed on the disk, used to identify the direction, in the Han Dynasty, he was also used as a divination instrument, used to speculate on the brother's chassis carved bagua and other patterns, according to the direction of the spoon to divide. It is also made into accessories by people, and carried around for warding off evil spirits, mostly made of jade and stone tools.
In the Han Dynasty, it was very popular, and small and delicate straight men were also worn as accessories, mostly hanging around the waist, and some people wore them between the necks of children to pray for peace. There are more existing toys, mostly stored in museums, because its production process is relatively simple, and there are many imitations on the market now. Because of its simple craftsmanship and unique meaning, it is also purchased by many people and has a high collection value.
Since ancient times, there has been a saying that jade is spiritual and can go to disasters and avoid disasters. Therefore, wearing jade is also a hope that evil spirits can be warded off and tranquility, and I hope that the epidemic will end as soon as possible and return to Taiping.
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