Analysis on the main characteristics, cultural value and artistic value of China jade articles in pre-Qin period.

China is known as the "Jade Kingdom", which not only has a long mining history, but also has a wide geographical distribution and abundant reserves. Kunlun-Qilian Mountain, Northeast-Inner Mongolia, Qinling Mountain, Tianshan-Altai Mountain, Yinshan Mountain, Himalayan Mountain and Southeast Coast are the main metallogenic belts of gem resources in China. At present, more than 70 kinds of jade/kloc-0 have been found, including 9 kinds of high-grade jade such as nephrite and jadeite, and others are middle and low-grade jade, Yin Zhangshi and colored stone. The most famous ones are Hetian jade in Xinjiang, dushan jade in Henan, Xiuyu jade in Liaoning and turquoise in Hubei, which are also called the four famous jade in China.

Jade culture in China is accompanied by the production of jade. It is Chinese jade that has formed its own unique jade cultural system in the process of tens of thousands of years' development and evolution, and jade is gradually endowed with more and more cultural connotations, mainly including: production tools or weapons. According to literature records, the Neolithic sites such as Yangshao culture in the Central Plains, Dawenkou culture in the Yellow River valley and Liangzhu culture in the Yangtze River valley have unearthed jade tools such as chisels, spears, axes, shovels and spinning wheels, and some of them have traces of use, indicating that they have been used in production or war. In the middle and late Neolithic period in China, jade ritual vessels occupied an extremely important position. Primitive ancestors believed that jade had the function of communicating with gods. The sacrificial system of "Li Tian and Cang Bi, Li Jue and Huangyan, Dong Li and Qinggui, Li Nan and Zhang Chi, Li Xi and White Tiger, Bailey and Huang Xuan" was inherited by emperors in feudal society. Decorations. The custom of carrying jade ornaments began in the Neolithic Age. The earliest known jade ornaments were used in Xinglongwa Culture 8200 years ago. During the Yin and Shang Dynasties, jade ornaments were also very common. There were a large number of hair ornaments, headdresses, neck ornaments and waist ornaments in the tombs of men and women in Yin Ruins. During the Warring States period, there appeared a group of jades. During the Qin and Han Dynasties, wearing jade articles became a common fashion. After the Han dynasty, especially in the Ming and Qing dynasties, the types and forms of decorative jade became more and more abundant, and the production was more exquisite. A symbol of power, status and wealth. Among the jades unearthed in Xinle, Liaohe River Basin and Hemudu, Yangtze River Basin, there has been a phenomenon of using jades to show power and rank. Jade is not only a symbol of power and rank, but also a display of wealth. Bury. Burying with jade began in the Neolithic Age. By the time the imperial power dominated in Qin and Han dynasties, under the influence of filial piety and heavy burial, jade burial with thousands of years of history was becoming more and more perfect. Mascot. In ancient China, jade has long been regarded as an auspicious thing. After the Ming Dynasty, Yu Pei jade ornaments with various auspicious patterns were particularly common, reflecting people's desire to pray for good luck. A symbol of moral integrity. Since the end of the Spring and Autumn Period, with the change of social system, the ruling class advocated "a gentleman is better than jade" from the social concept in order to maintain social stability, consolidate state power. As a symbol of moral integrity, jade has attracted more and more attention. A synonym for good things. Because the intuitive beauty of jade has always been loved by people, "jade" has become a symbol of all good things, and modifiers with "jade" as beauty abound in ancient documents.

The Chinese nation has attached great importance to morality since ancient times. No matter how rich or poor, jade is regarded as the representative of China culture, the cornerstone of national culture, and the embodiment of sentiment and morality. Jade culture is an important part of China traditional culture, which has penetrated into the blood of China people. It is an extremely valuable cultural resource left by the Chinese nation with a history of 7,000 years of civilization. Jade culture has high historical, artistic and scientific archaeological value.

Historical value: China jade has a long history of development. The earliest unearthed jade articles are three green serpentine knives unearthed from Xianrendong ancient human cave site in Xiaogushan, Haicheng County, Liaoning Province, dating back to1.20,000 years. The emergence, development and evolution of jade articles run through the cultural history of China, which is synchronized with the 7000-year civilization history of the Chinese nation. China's jade culture, with its long duration, rich content, wide scope and far-reaching influence, is unmatched by other cultures in the world, and its achievements and brilliance are no less than those of the Great Wall of Wan Li and the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Shihuang.

Artistic value: Jade often shows the social beauty of "divine beauty" (texture) plus "artificial beauty" (craft), which is the fusion of heaven and earth and exquisite craft. Jade is warm and delicate, and it is considerate to appreciate; Its color sense is pure and flawless, and if it is rewarded, it will purify the soul; It sounds crisp and pleasant, and it purifies the soul as soon as you listen. The combination of these aesthetic elements can not help but make people sigh that jade is the essence of heaven and earth, and then produce mysterious beauty beyond reverence and admiration. This mysterious aesthetic feeling is interrelated with religion, which deepens the unique aesthetic trend of people's love and respect for jade. It is extraordinary and mysterious. Jade in the "Jade Age" is the Chinese nation's own art, and the unique jade culture in China is formed by the perfect character in the minds of ancient ancestors. It has the highest cultural taste, reflects the historical and social features most comprehensively and profoundly, and has become the cornerstone of China's traditional culture and a wonderful work of world culture and art..

Scientific archaeological value: Since the Neolithic Age, jade, as an important material and cultural relic, has formed an enduring jade cultural tradition in the history of Chinese civilization. The research, appreciation, appraisal and collection of jade complement each other. This is an elegant cultural activity with a strong academic atmosphere. It is this persistent activity that pushes the study of jade and jade culture in China to a higher stage.

Jade cultural tourism resources are an important part of developing jade cultural tourism. Culture is the soul of tourism development, and cultural tourism is the key to improve the quality and taste of local tourism. In the historical inheritance of various cultures in China, jade culture has been handed down from the cradle of civilization without interruption. For thousands of years, the Chinese nation has thrived in this vast land of East Asia. In prehistoric times, it painstakingly constructed China's own "Jade Age" and profound jade culture, and formed a unique national style in the transformation of nature. The national is the world, and the distinctive personality and rich inside information of jade culture have laid a deep material and cultural foundation for the development of jade culture tourism resources. Characteristics are the soul of tourism, and the characteristics of tourism resources are the basis of developing characteristic tourism and the key factor of tourism attraction.

Developing jade culture tourism resources is conducive to promoting Chinese jade culture. Jade culture is an important part of our national culture, and it is the sum of material wealth and spiritual wealth with jade as the main content created by our working people in long-term social practice. Jade has become a symbol of noble personality and a representative of a beautiful image through the careful carving of countless skilled craftsmen and the beautification of Neo-Confucianism. It is integrated with traditional culture and etiquette, which can reflect the local style and customs systematically and completely, and has high historical, cultural and artistic value. Carrying forward jade culture is the need to inherit and carry forward China's excellent traditional culture, and it is also the need to boost local economic development.