Jade is also a kind of stone, because it is delicate, hard, shiny and slightly transparent, and can be carved into handicrafts. It has always been loved by ancient dignitaries, so it is often carved into ornaments to wear. There are many kinds of jade, which can be roughly divided into white marble, white marble, lantian jade and other stones named after jade, as well as diamonds, agates, crystals, amber, turquoise, pearls and other precious stones. The most famous jade and jade in history is one of them.
In fact, in the final analysis, jade is a very common soft mineral in nature, commonly known as nephrite, and it is also one of the jewels that everyone can easily see at present. It can be inferred from some ancient documents and jade unearthed from ancient tombs that China is one of the earliest countries in the world to exploit and utilize jade. It is said that the earliest jade found in China is the Neolithic nephrite jade block unearthed in 8000 years, which is also the earliest jade found at present.
As one of the earliest countries in the world to exploit and utilize jade, China naturally has many records about jade. In those records, jade can be roughly divided into water jade, heritage jade, jade, fragrant jade and nephrite. Among them, lantian jade in Shaanxi, dushan jade in Henan, xiuyan jade in Liaoning and Hetian jade in Xinjiang have always been loved by royal children and princes. Many people will wear it as an ornament after getting such a good jade, so many times, jade is sometimes a symbol of status. The rarer jade is, the higher a person's status is, so you can basically guess his status at that time when you see the jade and style worn by the owner.
The word "jade" originated in Oracle Bone Inscriptions and Zhong Dingwen in Shang Dynasty. Among all Chinese characters, there are nearly 500 words related to jade, and there are countless words composed of jade. Among them, all the treasures in Chinese characters are basically related to jade. For example, the word "treasure" handed down from later generations is a combination of "jade" and "home", which means that "jade" has been privatized. In the eyes of the ancients, jade was a beautiful and noble word in addition to its high value. In many ancient poems, jade is often used to describe a person, indicating that this person is a gentleman.
There are also many legends and fairy tales about jade in history, such as how to play the flute, The goddess patching the sky, etc., which are closely related to this. Therefore, when the ancients loved their children very much, they used the word "will bring jade" when naming their children, which was suitable for both men and women.
Jade not only has high collection value, but also contains many trace elements necessary for human body. Wearing jewelry made of jade often can make these trace elements more easily absorbed by the human body, thus achieving the effect of jade nourishing people.