Hetian jade is also called black and white jade.
As we all know, Hetian jade is a treasure of our country, and its cultural connotation is self-evident.
Hetian jade has a long history in China, with a history of thousands of years.
Ancient books once mentioned the saying of "Jade Virtue".
Although there are various opinions, the connotation is probably the same.
The "Five Virtues Theory" in the Eastern Han Dynasty is well interpreted.
Hetian jade has a long history of at least 3,000 years in China. It is a part of the main content of Chinese jade culture, a precious heritage and artistic treasure in the treasure house of Chinese culture, and has extremely profound cultural connotation.
China is the only country in the history of the world that combines jade with humanity.
There is a saying in The Book of Songs: Speaking of a gentleman, he is as gentle as jade.
In addition to thinking that "a gentleman is better than jade", Confucius put forward the theory of "jade virtue" more clearly, thinking that jade, like a gentleman, has eleven virtues.
In the dynasties after the Spring and Autumn Period, there were various opinions about jade virtue in ancient books, including eleven virtues, nine virtues and five virtues.
The final interpretation of Jade Virtue in history comes from Xu Shen's "Five Virtues Theory" in the Eastern Han Dynasty.
One of the five virtues: benevolence-"Moisten things to warm them, and the side of benevolence is also."
That is, the material is warm and greasy, soft and shiny.
Wearing jade is like having a kind and gentle gentleman around you all the time, infecting you and finally transforming your temperament.
The second of the five virtues: righteousness-"beyond reason, knowing the middle, the side of righteousness is also."
It can be seen from the appearance whether there are impurities in jade, which is the loyalty of jade and one of the essential qualities of ancient gentlemen.
As the saying goes, "it is difficult to draw a dragon and a tiger, but I don't know my heart and face."
The word "righteousness" seems simple, and it is really not easy to do it.
The third of the five virtues: ambition-"His voice is comfortable, and his ambition is known only when he listens far away."
Knocking on jade will make a pleasant sound, and it can spread far away, which shows that jade is smart and good at conveying it to people around.
This is an all-round embodiment of a gentleman's ambition.
The fourth of the five virtues: courage-"perseverance, courage is also the way."
Perseverance, would rather die than surrender! This feature of jade represents the courage of a gentleman and a superman!
The end of the five virtues: cleanliness-"honesty without embarrassment is the way to cleanliness."
When jade is broken, there will be sharp fracture at the edge, but when we touch it with our hands, it will not hurt us, which is different from any other substance, indicating the characteristics of a gentleman to lead an honest and clean life.
At this point, jade has completely become the embodiment and representative of a gentleman, a pure thing, and a synonym for China's traditional virtues.
Jade was rare in ancient times, so it was often used for sacrifice, decoration, martyrdom and tribute. In addition, the biggest use of jade is seal, and the most famous one is Shiraz. Of course, Shiraz belongs to "jadeite".
Since ancient times, China's gem production is even rarer, so it can't be widely promoted. However, gold and silver are influenced by gentlemen's disinterest because of the later monetary function, and jade is relatively more easily accepted by Confucian cultural circles.
The pursuit of jade originated in the 1980s, and was promoted by Hong Kong and Taiwan to exhibit new crafts. The theoretical basis of propaganda is mainly A Dream of Red Mansions and some ancient records of jade, such as The Book of Songs and The Analects of Confucius. In fact, there are so many records in China's ancient books that there is no need to take them seriously.
In addition to the saying that "a gentleman is like jade", the contemporary propaganda method for jade is the saying that "people raise jade and jade raises people".
In fact, according to experiments, the long-term wearing process or the so-called "plate jade" process is essentially equivalent to a very slow polishing process. In the polishing workshop of the factory, a piece of black iron can be polished into a more clearly visible plane than a mirror, but the process is accelerated by thousands of times.
At present, the price of Hetian jade is much higher than that of gold, but its reserves are far better than that of gold. The evidence shows that no Confucian cultural circle will reserve Hetian jade or other jade as hard currency in the national treasury, and it will not be recognized worldwide if it leaves the Confucian cultural circle.