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What are the symbols of the child and butterfly on the jade tablet?

Children: Ancient children are used as motifs to wish for many children and good fortune. Butterfly: Long ago, butterflies have been appreciated for their beauty of body, shape, color and love, and have been recited through the ages. Butterflies are the most beautiful insects, known as "flying flowers", "the beauty of the insect country", is a symbol of elegant culture, traditional Chinese literature often double flying butterflies as a symbol of free love, which expresses the people's desire and pursuit of free love. Butterflies are loyal to their lovers.  Butterflies are loyal to lovers, only one partner in life, is one of the representatives of the insect world fidelity, butterflies are regarded as auspicious and beautiful symbols, such as the butterflies are often used to symbolize sweet love and marriage, showing the pursuit of human goodness and beauty. Because butterflies have the same sound as "venerable", butterflies are also used as a reference for longevity. In fact, most of the themes in Hetian Jade have a clear theme, which may come from a point of story, a legend and support people's rich thoughts and feelings. Pendants on the rich pattern, mostly take longevity, blessings, the meaning of happiness, the general pattern of figures, animals, flowers, plants, text and some other patterns.

Common:

Buddha, Guanyin: the Buddha in the pendant, often take the shape of the pot-bellied Maitreya Buddha. It is actually shaped by the image of a monk called Chebi. According to historical records, Chebi is the Five Dynasties Mingzhou (now Ningbo, Zhejiang Province) people, often holding a tin staff, hanging a bag, in and out of the towns and villages in the tour of begging, so people called him "bag monk". Legend has it that he was fat, dressed casually, words and deeds unrestrained can predict the good and bad luck, know the rain, mysterious and unpredictable. Later Liang Zhenming three years, Chebi sat down, later thought he was the reincarnation of Maitreya, tower worship. Therefore, it has become the embodiment of the relief of all troubles.

Guanyin, on the other hand, is regarded as the god of salvation from suffering and is seen as the embodiment of compassion. Guanyin is the most popular and widely worshipped deity in China. People wear this kind of ornamental pendant in order to borrow the power of Buddha and God to bless themselves and pray for peace and happiness.

Longevity: The NJW is a symbol of longevity and happiness. Longevity is the embodiment of longevity in China, and modern jade carvings often use it as a material to send people's aspirations for a long and healthy life.

Child: Ancient children are used as motifs to wish for more children and more happiness.

Dragon and phoenix: the dragon is the most representative of China's auspicious beasts, the phoenix is the most representative of China's auspicious birds. Auspicious meaning. Legend has it that the phoenix represents women and the dragon represents men in Chinese folklore. They are paired together to symbolize an auspicious marriage.

Fish: "Fish" and "Yu" harmonize, indicating wealth. For example: Yearly surplus (fish), lucky surplus (fish) and so on.

Bat: "Bat" and "Fu" harmonized, meaning happiness. For example: Bat with a string of coins.

Toad: Since ancient times represents wealth. Commonly, Liu Hai plays the golden toad, implying prosperity and happiness.

Monkey: "Monkey" and "Hou" harmonized. Horses and monkeys together, meaning that the horse immediately marquis, the meaning of the official title. There are also two monkeys together, meaning "generations of marquis".

Zodiac: Zodiac is also known as the elephant pendant, as an amulet can bless peace and happiness.

Botanical decorations: Botanical decorations are often combined with animal decorations, resulting in rich patterns and symbols, such as: Lunar New Year, pine and crane to prolong the life, etc. There are also separate botanical decorations. There are also separate plant decorations, such as: bamboo, on behalf of the section of high; flowers, on behalf of the blossom of wealth; plum, orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum flowers in the four gentlemen, on behalf of the character of human temperament. Text and patterned decorations: commonly used text and patterned decorations are life, happiness, fortune, fortune, happiness, long life and other words, and yin and yang gossip divination jewelry. Allegory of good luck and peace.