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  1. As early as the old stone period, people began to use stone decorations to beautify their lives. In the middle and late stages of Neolithic, a large number of stone tools, jade and treasure jade crafts appeared, such as sauce, turquoise, etc. to make beads, rings, pendants, bracelets, etc.
    It turquoise referred to as "pine stone", named after it looks like a pine ball and nearly loose green, and the color of the turquoise is different, mostly blue, light blue, green blue, green.
    The green texture is not very uniform, the color is deep and light, and even contains light -colored stripes, spots and brown -black iron wires. The degree of density is also large. The pores are loose, and they are dense and hard. After polishing, the soft glass luster to the waxy luster.
    It turquoise is like glazed porcelain. If there are irregular iron wires, its quality is worse. The value of white turquoise is lower than the blue and green. In the block, there are iron "black lines" called "iron green pine".
    If of the Yangshao cultural sites from 6500 to 4000 years from Dahe Village, Henan Province, there are two green stone fish -shaped ornaments.
    The Qijia cultural site in Linxia Hui Autonomous Prefecture, Gansu Province found that there are embedded turquoise beast face jade, 36.6 cm long, 6.7 cm high, and 0.8 cm thick. The jade material is green, made of Hetian Moyu, a single -sided hole, and the cricket is bent on the shape of the moon.
    This inlaid with two round turquoise, the eyebrows are the bottom. The shape of the mountain shape is the appearance of the mouth, and the inside is inlaid with irregular square turquoise. The four sides are left to the frame, and the hole is a single -sided opening. Because the long -term wear of the holes has been worn to the oblique hole. This jade is inlaid with turquoise. Such craftsmanship is really incredible.
    In green pine produced in northwestern Hubei Province, it is known as "Jingzhou Stone" or "Xiangyang Dadu" in ancient times. Hubei turquoise has a large output and excellent quality.
    It, the turquoise on the mountain of Yungai Mountain is named "Yungai Temple turquoise" with Yungai Temple on the top of the mountain. also. Jiangsu, Yunnan and other places also found green pine.
    The two mi of Yanshi, Henan Province is the location of the Xia Dynasty capital in my country. Here is a green dragon -shaped device, which is composed of more than 2,000 pieces of green pine chip. The thickness is only about 0.1 cm.
    It also embedded green pine bronze medals, bronze error gold embedded green pine 貘 貘 and so on. It is also an important utensil in the Xia Dynasty. For example, the summer is embedded with turquoise graphics, which is 16.5 cm high, 11 cm wide, and shield shape. It is a good -looking frame, and then hundreds of square or irregular turquoise sticky into the eyebrows.
    This is located on the chest of the deceased, and it is likely to be a wearing jewelry. It was found that the earliest and most exquisite inlaid copper wares were found. It can be said that its discovery created a precedent of inlaid copper.
    Molying the green pine ivory cup in the tomb of the Shang Dynasty, and made of a hollow ivory root section of the cup. The luxurious mouth is thin, the middle waist is slightly beam, and the ground is slightly smaller than the mouth.
    This body segmented and carved fine patterns and deformation patterns, and embedded with turquoise, as the shape of the upper and tails, decorated with the noodles and beast heads, and also embedded with turquoise. Round tenon connects it with the cup body.
    has two pieces of embedded green ivory cups with a slightly similar volume. 30.5 cm high, made of ivory roots, looks like a luxurious mouth and thin lips, and the middle waist is slightly beam. On one side of the cup body, there are high dragon -shaped hands such as the cup body. The carved patterns are carved with fine patterns and are quite decorative.
    Ge is the most common one of the weapons of Shang and Zhou dynasties. It was called "hook soldiers" in ancient times. It is a weapon for hook killing. Its length is different depending on the needs of offense and defensive. The blade is long, the front is pointed, and both sides of the end are inlaid with turquoise inlaid with the eulsion; the beast is vertical and short; the inside is curved, there is a circle on the top, and both sides of the end are shallowed.
    It in Yimen Village in the south of Baoji City, Shaanxi Province, there are two early spring and autumn tombs. One of the tombs found a large number of gold wares, jade, iron, bronze, and some agate and turquoise string.
    The groups of turquoise strings, 40 pieces, all of which are natural stone -shaped. There are no obvious processing marks, different sizes and shapes, and they have drilling. The color is relatively uniform, delicate and soft, delicate and soft, with spots and brown -black iron wires. It is mainly green and green, with dark green spots. The biggest is 3.8 cm long and 2.9 cm wide; the smallest is 0.7 cm long and 0.6 cm wide.
    Ip, the early Warring States Pine -pine Monason Fang Beans found in Shanbiao Town, Jixian County, Henan Province, covered with the sellers and made a square shape. Flat. The whole body is decorated with cloud patterns, mixed with turquoise. Yixian Shanbiao Town is the Wei State Cemetery. It was also found that a piece of copper silk inlaid with green beans in the Tomb of the Xinshan battle of Changqing, which was 27.5 cm high and the caliber was 18.5 cm. For a ritual.
    The hemispherical disk, thick and thin on the handle, inherit the flat round feet. There is a bowl cover on the plate, and the cover is flattened, but it is immediately set.
    The geometric hook lightning lines made of red copper wire and turquoise.
    The hooks are linked to the belt tied by the ancient nobles and literati samurai. The buckle is used with a hook. It is mostly made of bronze, and it is also made of gold and jade. The technology is quite sophisticated.
    It, in addition to the carving pattern, it is also inlaid with turquoise, some are gold or silver gold, and some are mixed with gold and silver in copper and iron. The hook originated from the Western Zhou Dynasty, and the Warring States Period to the Qin and Han dynasties became popular. The Wei, Jin, and Northern and Southern Dynasties gradually disappeared.
    If the Warring States gold embedded green copper hooks found in Changsha, Hunan Province, 17.5 cm long and 0.2 cm wide. For belt accessories. The hook body is flat, the hook neck is narrow and thin, and the duck shape is the first. The back is decorated with cloud patterns, inlaid with turquoise.
    The tomb in Qin and Han dynasties began to be buried in various town tombs, and some of them were inlaid with turquoise. This kind of monster is the animal image in the myth of bronze sculptures.
    If inlaid turquoise monsters, 0.48 meters high, inlaid with turquoise, and embossed phoenix bird patterns, dragon patterns, vortex and other patterns. There are many corners on the monster's head, with a long tongue, terrible. There is one seat on the back of the main monster, supporting another small monster on the seat, a small monster mouth a dragon, dragon head, struggling.
    The Tang Dynasty was the most prosperous period of bronze mirrors in my country, and it was often embellished with turquoise to make the bronze mirror more exquisite.
    If in the Tang Dynasty inlaid green pine snails folding branches and bronze mirrors, 20.5 cm in diameter, round, plain, round buttons, and the buttons with snails with a circle of pearl patterns, the overall pattern is carved into a folding branch inlaid in the mirror in the mirror. On the back, there are turquoise inlaid in the middle. The mirror is large, the pattern is full, and the craftsmanship is superb.
    In the Ming Dynasty, turquoise was widely used on various jewelry supplies, such as the 12th year of Zhengde (1517 AD), which was found by Mrs. Xu Fu, the tomb of Mrs. Xu Fu outside the Taiping Gate in Nanjing For centimeters, the head diameter is 3.8 cm. Gold. The pin is round.
    This top is made of flowers, 6 petals are wrapped with gold silk, and a circular golden tray is in the middle. The golden trap is made around with golden silk.
    It during the Qing Dynasty, my country called Gourd in the Gem of Heaven, which is considered auspicious and happy relics. It is often embedded in various daily utensils. For example, in the middle of the Qing Dynasty, the bronze gilt gold embedded turquoise wrapped the west lotus pattern incense, 17 cm high, and the fragrance of the fragrance was based on the golden silk, and the greenstone and the coral were composed of patterns.
    It along the mouth to the tibia, the decoration of the tibios of the tubes, the lotus pattern, the lotus petal pattern, the west lotus pattern, and the Ruyi pattern, the ears of the two beasts are gold. The cover is covered with branches and flower patterns, covering the newly carved cloud bat pattern. The whole device is gorgeous, the color is gorgeous, and the craftsmanship is superb.
    This snuffs began to be popular, and various snuff bottles came into being. Among them, it was made of precious turquoise. For example, the green pine mountain stone flowers snuff bottle, which is 6 cm high and the abdomen width is 4.8 cm. The cigarette pot is green, the whole body is blue -green, and there are iron lines. Flat -rounded shape, the flat belly is carried on both sides of the yin line and the rock flowers, and filled the gold in the yin line. The cigarette pot is equipped with a light pink hibiscus stone cover with a tooth spoon inner.
    Guwu is a religious utensil in the Qing Dynasty. Most of Gauson is equipped with Buddha statues, protective statues or amulets. It is a Buddhist natal that is carried with you.
    Guwu's texture has gold, silver, copper and other metal Gawu, as well as wood.
    It, such as Qianlong gold embedded turquoise Gawu, also known as "Buddhist nest", the height is 13.5 cm, and the thickness is 3.2 cm. It is a piece of Gulu inlaid with pure gold and green stone, and there is a tantric statue in the interior. The 艺 box is used to decorate the exquisite patterns.
    It in ancient times, people associated it with religion. Tibet respects the turquoise. The Mongolian area likes to embed the turquoise on the knife, hat, and clothes. It is a sacred decorative supplies for religious rituals.
    Guctive turquoise is mainly used to make arc surface rings, chest ornaments, earrings, etc. For general quality, it is used to make various styles of necklaces, bracelets, clothing, etc.
    The people with large degrees are used for carving crafts, and they show good and beautiful content, such as Buddha statues, fairy, fairy cranes, fairy, landscape pavilions, flowers, birds, fishes, beasts and other beasts.
    has occupied an important position in Tibet since ancient times. It is used for the crown of the first Tibetan king, used as a donation of the altar and the gifts presented by the monks who live to the high position and the tribute to the neighboring country. Among the jewelry worn by the ancient Lhasa nobles Main materials.
    The Tibetan necks are wearing or tied to a green necklace that is regarded as a soul. An ancient legend narrates the relationship between turquoise and soul: According to the will of God, the subject of the Tibetan king is not allowed to throw any piece of turquoise into the river, because it may leave his body because of the soul.
    It green pine is also often filled in gold, silver, and copper. Tibetan and Mongolian compatriots particularly love to set up turquoise knives and decorations.
    It, many Tibetans use turquoise for daily hair accessories. Nomad women comb their hair into 108 petals, and the petals are decorated with turquoise and corals. For married women in southern Tibet, the turquoise skewers on the hair are essential. It expresses her wish for her husband's longevity, and it is considered disrespect to her husband without wearing any turquoise on her hair.
    In on the one hand, blue is considered auspicious and attributed many special powers to this blue or blue gem. Moreover, green pine debris can be used as paint. Tibetan doctors also use turquoise as a medicine for most Tibetan women. They also make green pine beads with other valuables such as corals, amber, and pearls. Some women are proud of wearing a 7 cm long green stones with two coral beads.
    In this jewelery, for the husband who goes out to business, it means that the net worth is safe. Men's ornaments are relatively simplified. Usually, a few turquoise beads are skewed around the neck with corals, or a turquoise bead is tied to the earlobe. In the western Himalayas, turquoise and other valuable objects are sewn directly on women's dresses or children's hats. Sometimes the front plackets of the entire coat are decorated with metal slices, shells, beads, buttons and turquoise of various materials. It is said that the turquoise jewelry on the child's hat also has the effect of protecting the child's soul.
    At the same time, some Tibetan compatriots believe that wearing a green ring to bless the journey. Dreaming of turquoise means the beginning of auspicious and new life. The turquoise wearing it on the body becomes green is a sign of liver disease. Some people say that this shows the function of turquoise suction jaundice.
    This container became an important jewelry and jade in Tibet at that time. Each Tibetan has one or more containers to install a written deed of religion. Protective objects such as cloth or pocket religious statues from the high -ranking monks' clothes.
    This containers can be a flat -striped bag, but it is more carved with exquisite gold and silver boxes, and it is rarely decorated with turquoise.
    Sometimes a piece of green pine is placed in the middle, and sometimes many flawless turquoise and diamonds, golden red rocks, and emeralds are arranged on the gold ancestral objects alone.
    is worth mentioning that in the Lhasa area and central Tibet, a special type of body guardian is popular: in the mandala -shaped box that is dedicated to this place, there are two gold and silver with two silver and silver. A cross -square is usually decorated with turquoise in the entire box.
    Net in any piece of jewelry and jade in Tibet may contain turquoise. Gold, silver or bronze and white copper rings are very common. There is a very special rings in a typical saddle, which is usually very large. Tibetan men wear it on their hands or hair, and women like small rings.
    No matter which Tibetan group, women or men, they love earlobe. Women's earlobe is paired, and men only wear one earlobe in the left ear. The earlobe worn by the nobles of Lhasa is daunting. A large earlobe made of gold, turquoise and pearl has been dragging from the ears to the chest.
    The flower -shaped earrings worn by women in central Tibet on grand occasions, the entire surface is green. It may be more appropriate to call it "ear shield", because these earrings are carefully placed in front of the ear, and on the hair or on the Internet. There are many other ornaments decorated with turquoise, such as hanging and chain, milk barrel hooks, apron hooks, chest ornaments, back accessories, hair accessories and metal flower rings.