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Jade ruyi pendant symbolizes good luck.

Lucky thing-"Ruyi" is a traditional handicraft symbolizing good luck. ?

When it comes to "Ruyi", people will be familiar with it. Today's meeting and correspondence will also wish each other "all the best" and "good luck", which is what people wish. Literally speaking, wishful thinking is nothing more than satisfying your own wishes. The abstract meaning is easy to understand. In fact, ruyi is not only abstract, but also concrete "ruyi". Ruyi has various sayings among the people, such as all the best, peace and happiness. And I wish those lucky people.

Seeking good fortune and avoiding evil comes from animal instinct. People's psychological activities of praying for good luck and happiness are often manifested in actions, that is, deliberately creating an auspicious environment. Some of them are represented by pictures, which are called "auspicious patterns" and are closely related to people's lives. The intriguing implication symbolizes beauty and happiness, and entrusts people's spirit and wishes.

What is "Ruyi"? You can see it in many pictures. That kind of "ruyi" is a beautiful handicraft for people to watch. If you are interested in feasting your eyes, you can go to the Palace Museum in Beijing, and you will see what you have done with precious materials in the palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

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There are different opinions about the origin of "Ruyi". It is said to be the execution of ancient civil and military officials. Li Hong, the Qing emperor, wrote a poem entitled "Swimmer's Copper Ruyi", in which he said, "It's wrong to replace a Ququan with a confidante. Who knows that the sub-family is still of high quality, and some people have enjoyed it. " It can be seen that Emperor Qianlong thought that the Shang Dynasty was satisfied, but it was difficult to find physical proof. Ruyi's original prototype was just a tickling thing for the people.

In the Han Dynasty, Ruyi, made of bone, animal horn, jade, stone, bamboo, coral and metal materials, was about one foot long, and the handle was mostly finger-shaped, but also ganoderma lucidum-shaped, heart-shaped and cloud-shaped. Finger shape has practical value and can tickle, hence the name "satisfaction".

According to the Song Dynasty poet Wu Zeng's "Notes on Changing Zhai", it is quoted from the Guide to Sound and Meaning. "If you are satisfied, the ancient people's claw sticks can also be used, or the bamboo claws with bone corners can be used as claws, and the handle can be three feet long, or the thorns are itchy and out of reach, so it seems to be human." This "tickling tool" is called "Dont Ask For Help" in the south and "Le Laotou" in the north. Ruyi's head is bent and turned back, which is endowed with the warning significance of "turning back is wishful thinking"

During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, Ruyi was widely used, which was very popular in this period and became something in the hands of emperors and dignitaries. In addition to scratching with it, it is also used to make decisions on major issues, and power is a bit like a scepter. For example, in the battle of Xuzhou, Wei Rui of the Southern Dynasties used "Ruyi" to command thousands of troops and horses, which became one in one day and won a great victory.

Ruyi is also the favorite of literati. When reciting poems, it can be used as a beat, and it can also be carried around when it is elegant and leisurely. Ruyi is still a prop of dance, so "Ruyi Dance". There is a cloud in Xiao Gang's poem "Liang Jian Wen Di": "The wrist moves like a flower (meaning beauty), and the shirt follows the wind."

Sun He, the son of Soochow, once danced in the moonlight and accidentally hurt his beloved Mrs. Deng's cheek. Although he was cured, he still left a scar on his face. Seducing harem people to follow suit has become an ancient trend.

Since the Tang Dynasty, Ruyi's production has been more exquisite and colorful, which has won people's love. In the Ming and Qing dynasties, it gradually changed from a practical product to a display for people to enjoy entertainment works of art, shortening its length and transforming the fingers on the hand into rare ganoderma lucidum and cloud shapes. The fuselage is streamlined, the handle is slightly bent, and the overall shape is beautiful and gorgeous.

In terms of materials, most of them are exquisite handicrafts made of precious materials such as gold, jade, crystal, ivory and agate, and there are also techniques such as embossing, hollowing out, inlaying and cloisonne, which are decorated with exquisite and gorgeous patterns. There are many high-quality products, such as Hanyu Tantan handle, gold hollowed-out pearls inlaid, jade inlaid, stone carving lacquerware inlaid, wooden handle inlaid, cloisonne enameled and so on, which have high artistic and appreciation value.

Ruyi has become an ornamental, a treasure, and its value has doubled. In the Qing Dynasty, Ruyi turned from folk to court, and became a precious gift for ministers to pay tribute to the emperor, and for the emperor to promote maids and choose concubines. In the palace, emperors are happy at will, which can be seen from the archives of the Qing palace, anecdotes and even royal poems and paintings. Every time the emperor ascended the throne, the ministers paid tribute to the emperor's concubine on birthdays, festivals and festive days of the queen and concubine, and so on.

The most interesting thing is that a minister once presented "99 Ruyi", that is, using nine Ruyi handles as a box and nine boxes of * * * 8 1 Ruyi handles. Some ministers around the emperor were in favor of the officials, and they also paid tribute to the rare wishes. Among the greetings collected by the Palace Museum, there are tributes with inscriptions.

It is said that Empress Dowager Cixi received 80 precious products on her 60th birthday. Ruyi is also the token and certificate of the emperor's election, and it is also a gift from the emperor to the minister's cronies. Even some foreign emissaries sometimes get wishful gifts from the emperor.

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