What is Zhu Chao?

"Zhu Chao", a string of beads worn on Qing Dynasty costumes. Zhu Chao, developed from beads, consists of * * * 108. It is made of pearl, coral, jade, amber, beeswax and so on. Decorated with bright yellow, golden yellow, stone blue and other colors, hanging from the neck to the chest.

There are four beads on each plate, the one hanging on the chest is called "Buddha's head", and there is a drooping "shadow cloud" on the back. There are three strings of beads on each side, 65,438+00 on the left and one on the right, each named "Ji Nian". There is a difference between men and women. The two strings on the left are male and the two strings on the right are female.

Morning beads symbolize the four seasons, 108 beads represent twelve months of the year, twenty-four solar terms and seventy-two hours, four Buddha heads and shoulders symbolize the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, and the Buddha heads and clouds hanging behind them symbolize "the beginning of unity", and three strings of turquoise twists represent the first, middle and last days of January, totaling 30 days. "

A court official can only be used if he has five civil servants and four military attaché s, Ministry of War, Imperial Guard, Ritual Department, imperial academy, Taichang Temple, Guanglu Temple and Split Temple, and five officials and wives. Among them, Dongzhu and bright yellow tapestries can only be used by emperors, queens and queens.