The material of the imperial seal

Lantian Jade.

Chuanguo Jade Seal: referred to as "Chuanguo Seal", it was engraved with Lantian jade by the Prime Minister Li Si of the Qin Dynasty on the order of the First Emperor. It is the certificate of the orthodox emperors of China.

It is four inches in diameter and has five dragons on it. The front is engraved with the eight seal characters "Ordered by Heaven, and you will live forever" written by Li Si as a token of "the imperial power is granted by heaven and is orthodox and legal".

After the Qin Dynasty, emperors of all dynasties regarded this seal as a talisman, treating it as a rare treasure and an important weapon of the country. If you get it, it symbolizes your "order from heaven", while if you lose it, it means you "have run out of energy".

Extended information:

Since the advent of the Chuan Guoxi, it has begun a legendary experience. Legend has it that in 219 BC, when Qin Shihuang was patrolling south to Dongting Lake, a sudden storm arose and the boat he was riding was about to sink.

The First Emperor threw the imperial seal in the lake to worship the gods and calm the waves, so that he could cross the lake safely. Eight years later, when he was traveling to Pingshu Road in Huayin, someone stood in the road holding a jade seal and said to the attendants of the First Emperor: "Please return this seal to Zulong (Qin Shihuang's generational name)." After that, he disappeared. The jade seal passed down from the country returned to Qin.

During the war at the end of Qin Dynasty, Liu Bang led his troops into Xianyang first. The ruler of the Qin Dynasty, Ziying, dedicated the "Emperor's Seal" to Liu Bang. When Liu Bang established the Han Dynasty and ascended the throne, he wore this imperial seal, known as the "Han Imperial Seal". Since then, the jade seal has been kept in Changle Palace and became a symbol of imperial power.

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