Why do you want to hang beads on the chest of the robes of the Qing Dynasty?

The beads hanging on the chest of the imperial robe of the Qing Dynasty were called Zhu Chao, because the emperors of the Qing Dynasty believed in Buddhism. All emperors, empresses, civil servants and officers with five or more products, as well as guards and Beijing officials can wear Zhu Chao as a gift from the emperor.

Zhu Chao symbolizes the four seasons, 108 beads represent twelve months of a year, 24 solar terms, 72 hours, four Buddha heads symbolize the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, with Buddha heads and dark clouds hanging behind them, meaning "the beginning of one yuan", and three strings of turquoise twists represent the first, middle and next ten days of January, totaling 30 days.

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In ancient times, the hierarchical system was strict, and officials of different levels used different materials. The materials used to make Zhu Chao are Dongzhu, Emerald, Coral, Emerald, Amber, beeswax, etc. , and decorated with bright yellow, golden yellow and cyan.

Chao Guan, all civilian military attaché s with more than five grades, subordinate officials such as Ministry of War, Guards, Ministry of Rites, imperial academy, Taichang Temple, Guanglu Temple and Split Temple, and officials with more than five grades can only be used. According to the size and status of official products, the colors of beads and tapestries are different.

The emperor wears a plate of oriental pearls when wearing royal robes, while the queen and empress dowager wear a plate of oriental pearls when wearing royal robes, and two plates of red coral pearls are hung on their shoulders to show their special status. The emperor wears beads, but also wears different textures and colors according to different occasions:

Wear lapis lazuli beads to worship the sky, amber or beeswax beads to worship the ground, red coral beads to worship the sun, turquoise beads to worship Yue Bai. Beads of different textures and colors symbolize the sky, the earth, the sun and the moon.

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