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Amesbury is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, located on the left bank of the Merrimack River near its mouth, upstream from Salisbury and across the river from Newburyport and West Newbury. The population was 17,366 at the 2020 United States Census. [3] A former farming and mill town, Amesbury is
Yupei (Chinese: 玉佩; pinyin: Yùpèi) is a generic term for jade pendants. [1] Yupei were popular even before Confucius was born. [2]: 18 Jade culture is an important component of Chinese culture, [1] reflecting both the material and spiritual culture.
2013–21: Amesbury, Newburyport, and Salisbury: James Kelcourse [11] [12] (Amesbury) Republican: 2015 – June 29, 2022 190th 191st 191st 192nd: Elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020 Resigned June 29, 2022. 2021–present: Merrimac, Newburyport, Salisbury, and part of Amesbury Dawne Shand (Newburyport ...
Gold, silver, and jade were some of the most commonly used materials by the jewelers in Ming times. Assorted gemstones and pearls were also used frequently along with the other materials. For the members of the Royal Court, a variety of headdresses, belts, trinkets, and other ornaments worn to denote status were made from a combination of silks ...
Jade culture is an important aspect of Chinese culture, [3] reflecting both the material and spiritual culture of the Chinese people. [4]: 18 Jade is deeply ingrained in Chinese culture and played a role in every aspect of social life; [4]: 18 it is also associated with positive qualities and aspects such as purity, excellence, and harmony.
Daiqisi (黛綺絲; Dàiqǐsī), nicknamed "Purple Dress Dragon King" (紫衫龍王), is one of the three Sacred Maidens of the Persian Ming Cult and leader of the four Guardian Kings in the Chinese Ming Cult. Born in Persia, she is of Persian-Chinese heritage, with a Chinese father who was a high priest in the Persian Ming Cult and a Persian ...
The Heirloom Seal of the Realm (traditional Chinese: 傳國玉璽; simplified Chinese: 传国玉玺; pinyin: chuán guó yù xǐ), also known in English as the Imperial Seal of China, was a Chinese jade seal allegedly carved out of the Heshibi, a sacred piece of jade. [1]
Buttons of jade were utilized to differentiate the various levels of official society. [3] Jade was used to create many utilitarian and ceremonial objects, ranging from indoor decorative items to jade burial suits, reflecting the ancient Chinese belief that jades would confer immortality or prolong life and prevent decay. Jade spoons, spatulas ...