Jade Cong Liangzhu Culture Jade Cong Neolithic Jiaohua Period High Ancient Jade Ancient Jade Gods, Humans and Animals Face Patterns

introduce: The Liangzhu Culture jade cong dates back about five thousand years and is mainly distributed in the Taihu Basin of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River in China. It belongs to the late Neolithic Age culture in China. The jade cong is a ritual vessel for worshiping heaven and earth, carrying the culture of the unity of heaven and man. The shape of the jade cong, which is round on the inside and square on the outside, with a round hole in the middle, shows that the jade cong is square on the outside, symbolizing the earth, and round on the inside, symbolizing heaven. It is the embodiment of the ancestors’ cosmology of “a round sky and a round earth”. Jade Cong uses it to communicate with the gods between heaven and earth. Most jade congs were found in large, elaborate tombs and were probably owned by emperors and nobles. This jade cong is in the shape of a square cylinder, with a round inside and a square outside, with a height of 6.1 cm. The upper and lower ends are rounded, with a diameter of 5.5 to 6.1 cm. There is a counter-drilled round hole in the center, with a diameter of 4.4 cm. Weight 250 grams. The facial patterns of gods, humans and animals on the surface of jade congs from the Liangzhu Culture are the "divine emblems" of tribal beliefs, often represented by "divine eyes" with big eyes and small eyes. The divine emblem pattern shows the worshiped god of the Liangzhu people, their divine ancestor. This jade cong is thick and has two sections. It is slightly shaped like a square cylinder with a larger top and a smaller bottom. Today, it is still not easy to carve jade with a variety of tools. What's more, five thousand years ago, prehistoric jade craftsmen used chalcedony, honed stone and some quartz Stone and other high-hardness materials to carve jade objects. A "divine emblem" pattern decorated There are no less than a hundred lines that need to be carved repeatedly, so how many years of concentration are needed to complete a jade cong, just because of one thought, it is the best gift to God! Liangzhu jade congs contain extremely high historical, religious and cultural values and are among the best among ancient jades. This Liangzhu culture jade cong has a deep color and a very warm texture. It is square on the outside and round on the inside. The circular hole in the middle of the jade cong is drilled from both sides using a pipe drill method. The color is very soft and natural, and the color is endlessly changeable, completely consistent with the unearthed characteristics, such as the traces of polishing of the jade sand, cracking after polishing, polishing after polishing, soil erosion and soil bite, and The colorful and natural colors are very open! This kind of visual experience is something that current fakes cannot have. This is also the uniqueness given to jade cong by time, which cannot be forged using modern technology. https://youtube.com/watch?v=_W_tGTRIfWE&feature=shares