China is a land of jade. If unearthed jade ornaments from the date Xinglong depression culture, the history of Chinese jade has continued for seven or eight years. In a sense, jade is the ancient Chinese culture is different from other parts of the ancient culture of a distinctive feature. There are three places to make the world famous jade, namely China, Central America and New Zealand, but China 's longest, widest geographical distribution. Mr. Xia Nai mainly based unearthed jade tomb of Fu Hao, the Shang Dynasty jade into "Li Yu", weapons and tools, ornaments three categories. The so-called "Li Yu", meaning Choi, Cong, Guyana, Zhang, Huang and Hu six kinds of jade. Juan is where the decorations, the so-called Tiger, is not Ruiyu ritual use, but the tiger-shaped jade, as is done for decorative purposes. As arms, it can be divided into five categories, namely (a) the tip end of the blade, such as spears, arrowheads; (b) the butt end of the blade, such as ax, Ben, chisel, spade; (c) an oblique straight end edge Small as burin; (iv) elongated blade edge, such as a porous knives; (v) the end edge of the blade, such as a so-called dental Zhang. More decorations, according to Xia's point of view, can be divided into two categories, one is the real goods, such as so-called shaped handle and pull means; second category is a work of art, or as accessories, or as displays, such as Fu Hao tomb unearthed a large number of vivid style of a variety of animal-shaped sculptures, but can not rule out the possibility of evil spirits and so they have a sense of magic.
Jade Xia and Shang Dynasties The Jinsha Site Museum in Chengdu on display, there are several notable features, first, over the years, almost all scientific excavations unearthed jade; second, in addition to the Central Plains (Taosi, two inside narrow, flowers to mouth and tomb of Fu Hao) area, also northwest (Xinhua hilly and stone), jade many sites downstream of the Yellow River (Su Tuen port and forefoot large) and the Yangtze River (Oceania and Sanxingdui) put together; third, in addition to jade, jade is closely associated with a few other items such as gift with a stone, turquoise, bronze, etc., also show them together; fourth, jade different regions, are nothing more than the three jade: the "Li Yu", weapons and tools, decorations. The jade different regions, different times on the show together, can more clearly observe the cultural interaction between the regions since the late Neolithic increasingly accelerated. This relationship, in the Xia and Shang Dynasties reached a new peak. It should be said, jade regions comparable in type, process and ornamentation, is the region since the early Neolithic result of the continuing exchange interaction. An ancient Chinese culture distinctive feature, this is fully reflected.
Jade Xia and Shang Dynasties The Jinsha Site Museum in Chengdu on display, there are several notable features, first, over the years, almost all scientific excavations unearthed jade; second, in addition to the Central Plains (Taosi, two inside narrow, flowers to mouth and tomb of Fu Hao) area, also northwest (Xinhua hilly and stone), jade many sites downstream of the Yellow River (Su Tuen port and forefoot large) and the Yangtze River (Oceania and Sanxingdui) put together; third, in addition to jade, jade is closely associated with a few other items such as gift with a stone, turquoise, bronze, etc., also show them together; fourth, jade different regions, are nothing more than the three jade: the "Li Yu", weapons and tools, decorations. The jade different regions, different times on the show together, can more clearly observe the cultural interaction between the regions since the late Neolithic increasingly accelerated. This relationship, in the Xia and Shang Dynasties reached a new peak. It should be said, jade regions comparable in type, process and ornamentation, is the region since the early Neolithic result of the continuing exchange interaction. An ancient Chinese culture distinctive feature, this is fully reflected.
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