What does the jade wall do?

The functions of the jade wall are as follows: according to the records in ancient literature and the speculation of future generations, one is a sacrificial vessel, which is used to worship heaven, gods, mountains, seas, rivers and stars. The second kind is a ritual vessel, which is a gift from heaven or a symbol of status (as Zhou Lichun said in "Official Zong Bo Dian Rui": the son holds the foreign jade, the man holds the Pu Bi, etc.). The third is accessories.

A kind of oblate jade with a hole in the middle is one of the traditional jade ritual vessels in China and one of the "Six Sites". From the archaeological unearthed objects, the ancients did not strictly stipulate the ratio of the aperture to the body when making jade articles. Therefore, today we are used to calling round vessels with wide sides and small mouths as jade, and those with narrow sides and large mouths as rings. Generally, the name "Jing" is no longer used.

Jade culture in China contains profound traditional China culture and is an important part of China culture. Jade culture with jade as the carrier profoundly reflects and influences the traditional ideas of China people and permeates people's daily life. To collect and identify ancient jade, we must grasp its different style characteristics in different historical periods.

Jade articles in Shang dynasty are mostly in series, and from Spring and Autumn to Warring States, moire, valley and cattail are the main patterns, and some of them are plain patterns. During the Tang, Song and Yuan Dynasties, concave hanging patterns, chest nail patterns, animal face patterns and Hua Niaowen appeared. Jade articles in Han Dynasty followed the Warring States style with slight changes. Jade is still dominated by white, blue and jasper, but the wall shape is enlarged, and the combination decoration is more popular, and some of them are decorated with auspicious words.