Many daily necessities of the ancients were carved from jade, and only Yu Pei could wear them often. The "beautiful jade" in Fan Qin's poems refers to the charm of jade or literary grace. The ancient people loved Yu Pei not because of the preciousness of jade, but because of its character. Therefore, there is an old saying that "a gentleman never leaves his hand without a reason".
Historical development: Jade has a special position in the history of China civilization. Yi Tong, the Five Classics, said that jade is "warm and shiny, close to wisdom; Sharp and harmless, like benevolence; Restraint without scratching is similar to righteousness; The defects inside must be visible outside, and some are like letters; Just like falling, just like a ceremony. " Confucius said, "The beauty of jade is like the virtue of a gentleman."
He believes that jade has the virtues of benevolence, wisdom, righteousness, courtesy, joy, loyalty, faith, heaven, earth, morality and Taoism. There is a saying in the Book of Songs that "a gentleman is gentle as jade". The ancients endowed Meiyu with so many human qualities that people still call a modest gentleman "gentle as jade".
"Why kindness? Meiyu is decorated with Luo Wei. " "Ying Luo" is a ribbon that ancient women tied around their waist when they got married to show that someone belongs, so there is a saying in The Book of Songs that "the knot is 90 meters". It describes the mother's reluctance to tie a knot with her daughter when she gets married. This is called "knot" and later became synonymous with ancient marriage. In Qing Dynasty, Wen Ren interpreted "the beautiful jade adorns the tassel" as "tying the tassel with jade to show gratitude" in Notes on Ancient Poems. The jade that ancient women gave to the right person was decorated with tassels, and I knew it very well.