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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.
Chinese jade refers to the jade mined or carved in China from the Neolithic onward. It is the primary hardstone of Chinese sculpture . Although deep and bright green jadeite is better known in Europe, for most of China's history, jade has come in a variety of colors and white "mutton-fat" nephrite was the most highly praised and prized.
The Heirloom Seal of the Realm (traditional Chinese: 傳國玉璽; simplified Chinese: 传国玉玺; pinyin: chuán guó yù xǐ), also known in English as the Imperial Seal of China, was a Chinese jade seal allegedly carved out of the Heshibi, a sacred piece of jade. [1]
A bi is a flat jade disc with a circular hole in the centre. Neolithic bi are undecorated, while those of later periods of China, like the Zhou dynasty, bear increasingly ornate surface carving (particularly in a hexagonal pattern) whose motifs represented deities associated with the sky (four directions) as well as standing for qualities and powers the wearer wanted to invoke or embody.
Jade culture is an important aspect of Chinese culture, [3] reflecting both the material and spiritual culture of the Chinese people. [4]: 18 Jade is deeply ingrained in Chinese culture and played a role in every aspect of social life; [4]: 18 it is also associated with positive qualities and aspects such as purity, excellence, and harmony.
U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for the first time on Friday as two allies wary of China's rise work to boost business and security ties while an ...
Eight people have so far been busted in connection with the case. Cops have arrested the boat’s owner, Francis Buckheit, 64, and Alton Harrell, 35, on rape, child endangerment, and kidnapping ...
Jade burial suit of Liu Sui, Prince of Liang, of Western Han, made with 2,008 pieces of jade Jade burial suit at the Museum of the Mausoleum of the Nanyue King, in Guangzhou. A jade burial suit (Chinese: 玉衣; pinyin: yù yī; lit. 'jade clothing') is a ceremonial suit made of pieces of jade in which royal members in Han dynasty China were ...