Jade is only used for decoration. Why is it so expensive?

Nowadays, most people regard jade as a plaything accessory or a symbol of material wealth, ignoring its essence. Jade has come into our lives since ancient times, and has interpreted the history of human beings for thousands of years with the wisdom of ancestors. Have these ever shocked you?

It doesn't matter even if it doesn't matter. Buddhists have a saying: No matter which door you enter, you can feel wisdom, and the other side is wisdom and joy. So no matter what angle you interpret jade, it is ok.

But today, let's talk about the jade culture of 8,000 years.

No country has such a long history of jade culture as China, and jade culture has an indispensable position from the primitive era of eating blood and drinking blood to modern civilization.

1 The Age of American Petrochemical Jade

In the Neolithic Age and Paleolithic Age 8000 years ago, our ancestors were still in their minds, and all they wanted to do was solve the problem of survival. Stone is mainly used for production. Later, people gradually found that some stones, after polishing, will be as transparent and beautiful as other stones. From then on, stones are no longer just tools, but also decorations.

2 Divine Jade Psychic Age

Gradually transition to Xia and Shang dynasties, people at that time could not understand natural phenomena such as thunder and lightning, and were very scared! They think that thunder means that the gods in heaven are angry. In order to communicate with heaven, people created psychic "jade" to tell heaven and let heaven forgive mankind.

During this period, classes began to be derived, and the sacrificial classes such as wizards and sacrifices enjoyed the highest social status and privileges.

During this period, Hongshan Culture in the north and Liangzhu culture in the south emerged as the two most prosperous cultures, and the jades used were mainly quartzite jade and serpentine jade.

Quartzite jade

Quartzite jade is a big family, which has appeared for a long time and has many kinds. Even in ancient times, it can be seen, but it is still tepid, which can prove that the quality of quartzite jade is indeed uneven.

Xiuyan jade

The serpentine jade is what we call xiuyan jade, and xiuyan jade is the first cornerstone of China culture. Xiuyan jade is widely used to make tools and weapons, such as yufu, jade shovel, jade knife and jade nail. , has always been highly respected, and it is the first in that era, which can also explain why Xiuyu is one of the four famous jade.

Li Yu Xiu De Times

From the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, it was the era of ritual jade and the further realm of jade culture.

This period was basically a period of slavery, with obvious classes, and people's food, clothing, housing and transportation, and even weddings and funerals were strictly bound by the etiquette system. This ritual system is embodied in the jade use system, that is, a series of ritual jade articles have appeared.

At the same time, influenced by Confucianism, it advocates that "a gentleman is better than a jade in virtue" and moralizes and personifies jade, which greatly strengthens the humanistic connotation of jade and makes jade culture occupy an important position in China traditional culture.

During the whole period of Li Yu, jade was very prosperous and famous jade was widely used. Hetian jade in Xinjiang has also slowly entered the historical stage, which is out of control.