中英雙語話中國民風民俗 第140期:中國玉器簡介

A Brief Introduction of Jade in China

中國玉器簡介

Jade has a history in China of at least four thousands years. Unknown to some，jade is found contained within the development of religion and civilization，having moved from the use of decoration on to the others such as the rites of worship and burial. Although other materials like gold, silver and bronze were also used，none of these have ever exceeded the spiritual position that jade has acquired in peoples' minds — it is associated with merit, morality, grace and dignity. In the funeral objects of the people of the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - 24 AD), for example, we can see only high officials were buried with jade articles.

玉在中國至少有四千年的歷史。一些未知的，玉被發現含有宗教和文明的發展，從用來裝飾到其他用途，如祭祀和喪葬的儀式。雖然也使用其他材料，如金，銀，銅，這些都沒都超過玉在人們心目中的位置——它與價值，道德，優雅和尊貴有關。在西漢人的隨葬品（公元前206年—公元24年）中，比如，我們可以看到只有高級官員有隨葬玉器。