Although the outside world did not live in ancient times, there are some living habits that are very similar to those of the ancients, and sachets are one of them. Modern people don't wear sachets filled with fragrant pills, but perfume with the same effect. In ancient times, in addition to ordinary cloth bags, there were some jade carving sachets, which had different charm compared with other varieties.

Thousands of flowers and trees are left in the east wind night, and the stars are like rain. Carve BMW all over car perfume. Flute, jade pot, lantern fish and dragon lantern danced all night. Moth, snow, willow, gold thread, laughter, fragrance. The crowd looked for him a thousand times and suddenly turned back. The man was there, dimly lit. Xin Qiji's Qing Yu Anyuan Xi

Lantern Festival, also known as Shangyuan Festival, is the most lively festival since ancient times. This is the only night without curfew in the Tang Dynasty. In the Song Dynasty, the commodity economy developed more brilliantly.

In our impression, it seems that there are more lanterns and Lantern Festival. However, two sentences in the Jade Lantern Case have been forgotten by modern people, that is, "fragrance": "BMW carves incense all over the road" and "smiling with fragrance", which shows its important position in ancient life. Most of these smells that pervade people and cars come from sachets, which are important accessories of the ancients.

The ancients must live.

The sachet is also called sachet, purse, flower bag, sachet, sachet and essence. The ancients wore them as ornaments on the waist and elbows and tied them under the fan, which was cool and Xu Lai, with different smells; Or hang it beside the bed or box as an ornament. There is a saying: "Zhang Dou in the Red Louvre, sachets are hung everywhere." The Lingxiu Hall, the official residence of the imperial palace, also has this thing. The car is full of high-ranking families and their cars. "Peacock Flying Southeast" records: "Princess Tongchang came to Xian Tong for four years, riding in a Qibao car, with colorful sachets all around. Leng Xiang, exorcism incense, ruilinxiang and jinfengxiang are all stored in bags, which have been popular from the royal family to the common people for thousands of years.

Ivory, boxwood, embroidery and gold inlaid with treasures.

Although sachets made of satin cloth are the most common in ancient paintings and costume dramas, the ancients can be said to be "playing with flowers" and a practical accessory. Among them, the jade carving sachet is unique because of its precious materials and complicated production process. The jade carving sachet is open or half-opened at the top of the head and contains fragrant pills or flowers.

What should be in the sachet?

When it comes to the practical value of sachets, we have to mention the traditional aromatic culture in China. According to the ancient principle of "monarch, minister, assistant and envoy", all kinds of natural aromatic materials are made into composite aromatic products by hand, which is called "aromatic combination". The combined medicinal materials and fragrant pills are put into the sachet, which has the effects of refreshing the brain, expelling worms and perfuming the body to ward off evil spirits. Gan Long issued the order of "hanging the purse of five poisons on May 1st every year". Hua Tuo, a famous doctor, made sachets from cloves and Stemona, and hung them indoors to purify the air.

Commonly used aromatic formulas are:

It is prepare from rhizoma Atractylodis, radix Angelicae Dahuricae, rhizoma Chuanxiong, notopterygii rhizoma, radix Angelicae Pubescentis, camphor, etc. Can prevent mosquito bites, pungent smell and long duration.

Comprises Realgar, Realgar, Moschus, Borneolum Syntheticum, Rhizoma Atractylodis, Flos Caryophylli and Rhizoma Chuanxiong. It can prevent poisonous snakes, with long fragrance and strong penetration.

Contains Pogostemon cablin, Eupatorium adenophorum, Radix Angelicae Dahuricae, Fructus Amomi, Rhizoma Acori Graminei, Rhizoma Atractylodis, Folium Artemisiae Argyi, etc. It smells fragrant and can ward off evil spirits and turn turbid. But the duration is short, and it needs to be replaced every ten days.

How to use sachets in modern times?

Nowadays, jade sculptors have improved the traditional sachet according to the aesthetics and usage habits of modern people.

Not only the craft is more exquisite, but also the appearance is smaller and lighter. Sculpture is full of design sense and highly integrated with modern clothing and home environment: it can be used as a wool chain to match daily life.

I wonder if the girl in Du Yang Miscellanies gave her a sachet when she sang Green is My Heart in a skirt.