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What is gujin?

The ancient gold method is the manufacturing technology of ancient gold jewelry, and it is a series of manufacturing methods handed down from ancient craftsmen to make gold jewelry by hand, such as filigree inlay, gilding, kneading, hammering, carving, dislocation of gold and silver, stir-frying beads, and tired silk. Limited by the development of ancient science and technology, every piece of gold jewelry is carefully made by craftsmen. Later, ancient gold refers to gold jewelry made by machines instead of by craftsmen, which inherited the traditional ancient gold craft. The biggest feature of Gujin is the use of frosting technology. The surface of gold jewelry is frosted, showing a frosted texture and high hardness. Compared with the traditional gold production process, it is not easy to leave fingerprints and scratches. The ancient technology improved the hardness of gold to a certain extent, so compared with the traditional technology, the expected effect can be achieved with less raw materials in the production of gold jewelry. To put it simply, if you make a bracelet from the same raw materials, you can make it by traditional techniques or by ancient techniques.