I believe that more than 90% of the people have misunderstandings about the history of jade, and believe that jadeite entered China in the Qing Dynasty. In fact, the time when Jade appeared in China has been 3,000 years! What happened in this 3000 years?

中国翡翠历史大揭秘

When it comes to the history of jade, you have to mention the origin of the name "Jade". The name of the jade is derived from the name of the bird, called the jade bird; The emerald bird is covered with blue, green, blue, red, purple and other beautiful feathers. In ancient times, people used to make various decorations. It is very popular in the court and even in the folk. The processing technology of jade feathers is called “point green”, and its feather jewelry is called “Jade” by the ancients.

This is documented in many historical books. E.g:

"The Songs of the South", the soul of the soul: the emerald account, decorated with high court. The jade beads are smashed.

Han Shu. Jia Shan Chuan: It is decorated with jade and decorated with jade.

Cao Zhi's "Luo Shen Fu": Dai Jincui's jewelry, adorned with beads to shine.

Bai Juyi, "The Song of Everlasting Sorrow": Cuihua shakes and sways - Cuiqiao Jinqueyutou.鸳鸯 冷 冷 冷 冷 冷 冷 冷 冷 冷 冷 冷 冷 冷 冷 冷 冷 冷 冷 冷 冷 冷 冷 冷 冷 冷 冷 冷 冷 冷

Li Shangyin's "Untitled": The waxed half-cage gold jade, the smoky smoked embroidered hibiscus.

The above mentioned Cui Wei, Cui Biao, Jin Cui, Cui Hua, Cui Qiao, Jade Cui, Jin Jade, etc., are all jade feather ornaments.

Therefore, in fact, the word "Jade" appeared very early as a bird name. When was the jadeite from the name of the bird to the name of the jade? In fact, this point has not been specifically determined at present. However, in the historical records, you can find the jade as a jade article.

E.g:

Zhang Heng "Xijing Fu": Jade fire Qi, the network with beautiful jade. The flow of Li Li’s night light is adorned with beads.

Ban Gu's "Western Fu": The jade is in full swing, and the flow is full of English. Hanging the thorns, the night is shining.

Du Fu's "The Beauty": What is on the head? Cui Wei 盍 鬓 鬓 ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ......

In the article, the fire Qi, hanging Li, the thorns, the beads, the crystal plate are ancient jade jewels, and the jade is the same as the name, it can be seen that the "Jade" refers to the jade. Therefore, "Jade" appeared in China at least until 1900.

中国翡翠历史大揭秘

It was not until the Zhou Dynasty jade knives were unearthed in Luoyang, Henan, which proved that the jadeite appeared in the Central Plains area at least 3,000 years ago. After the famous geologist Zhang Hongyi identified the knife handle, it was confirmed that it was "the Zhou Dynasty jadeite".

Then, in ancient times, will the Burmese jadeite come to the Central Plains from the barbaric land five thousand miles away? Zhang Hongjun’s response was: “When Zhou Cheng Wang, the Yueshang’s re-translation was given. In the early Han Dynasty, the southwestern barbarians repeatedly passed through China, and it’s not to say that Zhou Han must be nothing.” The Yueshang tribe is located in the southwest of the Central Plains, Zhou Chengwang. It has been more than 3,000 years since it was discovered. Although it can not be proved that the jadeite is from Vietnam, it can at least show that the jadeite has appeared in the Central Plains area three thousand years ago.

Well, since the emerald appeared in China three thousand years ago, why did jadeite become popular in the Qing Dynasty? After all, the Qing Dynasty is only a few hundred years old. To answer this question we need to go back to ancient times.

中国翡翠历史大揭秘

In ancient times, jade has always been regarded as "non-true jade" and has never been accepted by the royal family. Because the ancients defined the standard of jade is a humanistic social law that transcends nature. That is to say, the ancients identified jade from the perspective of social consciousness and moral concept, and various characteristics of jade.

Therefore, the benevolence, righteousness, wisdom, and courage that the Chinese have advocated for thousands of years are reflected in the jade. The jade has become the standard for the ancients to identify "true jade".

The "玉徳" is embodied by the "Jade Sound". That is, the sound of jade collisions to judge the quality of jade. The jade that the ancient gentleman is equipped with can make the five-tone (palace, quotient, horn, sign, feather) best when they touch each other. Such as "Notes. In the jade algae, the ancient gentleman will wear jade, the right sign, the left palace month (feather) - the week is still in the rules, and the discount is still in the rules. If you enter, then you will retreat, then you will be promoted, and then Yu Yuming will also.

Hetian jade is the only jade material that has been identified by the ancients as true jade, and is also the royal jade recognized by the royal family. But this does not affect the spread of jade in the folk.

Because no matter whether it is jade or jade, jade is far better than Hetian jade. On the jade, the emerald phase impact sound is crisp and sweet. On Yu Fu, the color of jade is rich and colorful, and it is gorgeous and moving.

However, because the hierarchical jade system of the court has become the rules and regulations of the emperors of the past generations, the jadeite that leads to the "de" and "excellent" is not allowed to enter the royal family. This is why, although there were no excavations of the burial burial burial in the tombs of the Ming dynasty, there was no reason to find jade in the tomb of the emperor before the Qing Emperor Qianlong. The emperor of the Qing Emperor especially loved the emerald, which made the "de" and "excellent" jadeites become the "Jade of the Jade".

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