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Why do honest officials hang beads around their necks? What wisdom does it contain?

Speaking of the beads worn by honest officials, everyone is very familiar with them, and they can often be seen in costume dramas. Is this just for the sake of beauty, and the emperors and ministers are doing it to lead the trend? There must be a lot of knowledge in this. What is the role and special significance? Let's have a look.

It is said that the beads brought by ministers and emperors are not ordinary beads. This bead is called Zhu Chao, and it is also a string of beads worn on Qing Dynasty costumes. In fact, this is an item worn in Qing dynasty costumes, and it is also very particular in quantity. There is 108 Zhu Chao No.1 * *, but there are no 27 beads, and a bigger bead will be placed behind it, and this bigger bead No.1 * * has four, and its name is ramet. According to the color of Lamian Noodles, we can know the minister's position in the DPRK.

Zhu Chao is made of oriental pearls, pearls, corals, emeralds, amber, beeswax and other valuables. Bright yellow or golden yellow is the best color. Those who can wear beads are all civil servants above grade five or military attaché above grade four. If there is something wrong with wearing them, it may lead to fatal disaster.

In the Qing Dynasty, this habit was formed, because the emperor of the Qing Dynasty began to believe in Buddhism, so all kinds of ministers and officials with high positions would wear beads, and this bead became the emperor's reward for ministers and a symbol of every ministerial position.

There is still a lot of knowledge about Zhu Chao, so it is difficult to introduce it all at once. Knowledge is endless, and we need to explore it slowly.