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2. Hanfu accessories - Wikipedia

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   Some jade pendants also combined jades in the shape of dragons, phoenixes, humans, human-dragons, and animals, etc. [20] [21] [22] In the Qing dynasty, it was popular for women to wear green, translucent jade jewelries; pendants which were carved in the shape of a curving dragon was popular. [23]

3. Yupei - Wikipedia

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   Yupei (Chinese: 玉佩; pinyin: Yùpèi) is a generic term for jade pendants. [1] Yupei were popular even before Confucius was born. [2]: 18 Jade culture is an important component of Chinese culture, [1] reflecting both the material and spiritual culture.

4. Prehistoric Chinese religions - Wikipedia

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   The famous pig-dragon jade pendant of Hongshan would signify a dragon assisting the goddess and as such being a symbol of fertility. The mythical dragon was integrated with the pig image as a result of the Hongshan culture being dependent on agricultural and domestic fortune which the pig symbolized. [48]

5. Chinese numismatic charm - Wikipedia

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   The loop of the charm is the form of a dragon; the string would be placed between the legs and the tail of the dragon, while the dragon's head looks upward from the bottom of the charm. [212] [213] Another type of Chinese "treasure bowl" charm has the obverse inscription Zhaocai Jinbao (招財進寳), these charms have dragon-shaped swivel. [214]

6. Huang (jade) - Wikipedia

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   A huang (璜) is a Chinese arc-shaped jade artifact that was used as a pendant. [1] [2] Huang arcs were used in a jade pei ornament set (組玉佩), [3] which would be worn from the belt. [4] The pendant set would emit a faint pleasant sound as the wearer walked, in line with the customs of Confucian etiquette. [4]

7. Chinese dragon - Wikipedia

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   The C-shaped jade totem of Hongshan culture (c. 4700–2920 BC) Warring States era dragon jade pendant. Dragons or dragon-like depictions have been found extensively in neolithic-period archaeological sites throughout China. Some of earliest depictions of dragons were found at Xinglongwa culture sites.