The ancients said, "It was good luck to wash Pisces in the Han Dynasty." In ancient times, fish was a lucky thing. During the Spring Festival, people always offer live carp and eat fish heads at night to show the bumper harvest in the coming year. There are fish every year, often as a compliment to the rich. Fish has always been a symbol of good fortune in China traditional culture, so it is deeply loved by people in the field of jewelry.
Precautions and key points of cinnabar:
The density of real cinnabar is around 8. 1, so it feels heavy to hold it in your hand, which is what our players often say. If it feels light in your hand, it is often low-content cinnabar or fake. If it can't be treated, soak it in clear water (room temperature) and wait for a while to see if it fades. If it fades, it's a fake.
Real cinnabar jewelry, the inside and outside colors are very consistent after being broken, but if it is plastic beads, the beads will only flatten when you hit them, while the real cinnabar will crack when you hit them. Because many people are superstitious about the weight factor, many unscrupulous merchants will add a lot of industrial black lead in the production process to increase the weight. This kind of jewelry will see obvious black spots or blocks after being knocked open, and some will also add fluorescent powder.
Reference to the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia-Cinnabar