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A bi is a flat jade disc with a circular hole in the centre. Neolithic bi are undecorated, while those of later periods of China, like the Zhou dynasty, bear increasingly ornate surface carving (particularly in a hexagonal pattern) whose motifs represented deities associated with the sky (four directions) as well as standing for qualities and powers the wearer wanted to invoke or embody.
Uncut jade Bi jade annulus with dragon designs, 4th to 2nd century BCE Huang semi-circular jade pendant, 9th to 8th century BCE. Héshìbì (Chinese: 和氏璧, "He's jade annulus") or Héshìzhībì (Chinese: 和氏之璧) using the Classical Chinese grammatical possessive affix zhī was a Bì (Chinese: 璧, "jade annulus") or ceremonial jade annulus.
Yupei could be stringed together to make an ensemble of jade pendants (which would hold at the belt and could also be composed of chains of bi (璧; jade discs or jade rings). [2]: 18–20 Jade in the form of huang were also popular in the making of yupei and had a rigid and specific rules attached to its use.
Although it is generally considered to be a ritual object of some sort, the original function and meaning of the cong are unknown. Later writings speak of the cong as symbolizing the earth, while the bi represents the heavens. The square represents the earth and a circle represents the heavens.
The nine sons of the dragon is a traditional name for a set of mythological creatures whose imagery is used in certain types of decorations. The concept was first mentioned by Lu Rong in the Ming Dynasty, although similar set of creatures (not necessarily nine) is recorded even earlier.
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Bi jade-disk with a dual dragon motif, Warring States period. Chinese mythology and folklore associate snakes with dragons . Marquis of Sui's snake with a glowing pearl in its mouth is echoed in later Chinese depictions of dragons with a flaming pearl or gem under their chin or in their claws.
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