Jia Baoyu was born with jade. What kind of cultural symbol was jade in ancient China?

A Dream of Red Mansions is a literary work that everyone is very familiar with, and everyone is familiar with its protagonist. Jia Baoyu is the son of the Jia family. He was favored since childhood and was born with jade in his mouth. This jade later became his amulet. Then why was Jia Baoyu born with jade in his mouth? Why not gold or silver?

This is about what kind of culture jade represents in China. Jade culture represented by jade is an important part of China traditional culture. To describe a person's character, it will say "gentle as jade", and to evaluate a person's integrity, it will say "Better to be a broken jade than a broken one", and there are sentences like "Turn an enemy into jade". In a word, jade represents the excellent side of China traditional culture.

Besides, jade has different meanings in other aspects, just like Jia Baoyu was born with jade, because he was a waiter and fairy in the Red Defect Palace in his previous life. In real life, there is also a tradition of wearing jade to protect yourself. People believe that jade can protect its owner in the dark, and if it breaks, it will block a disaster for the owner. Jade is also a representative of human identity. In ancient times, it was a symbol of status and a part of the ritual system, which had certain significance in social order.

In a word, jade has different special significance for China people. It is said that gold is valuable and jade is priceless, and jade is definitely not just a gem. Besides A Dream of Red Mansions, there are other works that show the uniqueness of jade. Among all kinds of jade in China, Zhonghe Tianyu should be the most famous.