As the saying goes, "it is difficult to buy gold and jade with money", and there are not many people who know this kind of skill.

Speaking of gold-inlaid jade jewelry, it first originated in the Han Dynasty in China, and during the Han Dynasty, the royal nobles began to use gold-inlaid jade products. It can be said that the origin is very early. And it is precisely because of the early origin of gold and jade that it has been endowed with many beautiful meanings.

Historically, the first appearance of gold inlaid jade is related to "He's Bi".

In the Spring and Autumn Period, Bian He found a piece of jade, King Wen of Chu ordered the jade worker to dissect the jade, and found that it was a piece of rare treasure jade, in order to highlight the name of Bian He, King Wen of Chu named this jade "He's Bi". He's Bi is warm in winter and cool in summer, and mosquitoes and flies are not close within 100 steps, which is a rare treasure of great value.

After Qin unified China, "Heshi Bi" was acquired by Qin Shi Huang. He made it carved into a jade seal, engraved with the book of Li Si "ordered by the sky, both longevity and Yongchang", and then carved with the pattern of five dragons, exquisitely clear, ingenious and heavenly, the first emperor is in love with it, regarded as a divine object.

After the Han Dynasty destroyed Qin, "He's Bi" fell into the hands of Liu Bang, and Liu Bang passed it down from generation to generation as a jade seal for twelve generations.

At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Mang usurped the throne and wanted to coerce the Empress Dowager Xiaoyuan to hand over the jade seal. The Queen Mother didn't comply, and in a fit of rage, she took out the jade seal and threw it on the ground, knocking off a corner.

Wang Mang saw that the jade seal was damaged, sighed repeatedly, and hurriedly recruited skilled craftsmen to repair, the craftsman was also smart, and came up with a strange trick of using gold to inlay the missing corners, and after repairing, it was more and more dazzling, so it was called "gold inlaid jade seal", which is the origin of "gold inlaid jade".

It's a pity that this rare national treasure "gold inlaid jade seal" changed hands several times later, and it disappeared in the Three Kingdoms era. However, the production process of gold inlaid jade has been passed down, and from the court to the people, there are various gold inlaid jade ornaments and even gold inlaid jade chopsticks among the dignitaries. Since ancient times, there is a saying that "there are eyes but no gold and jade", which is a metaphor for short-sightedness and loneliness.

In the combination of gold and jade, "gold" symbolizes the strength of men, and "jade" symbolizes the softness of women, so the combination of gold and jade also represents the combination of men and women.

In the combination of "gold" and "jade", there are also the following auspicious sayings:

"Golden branches and jade leaves" originally described the beauty of flowers and trees, and later referred to the descendants of the royal family, and now it is also a metaphor for people who are noble or delicate and weak; The typical talented and beautiful woman is called "golden and jade good fate"; Gold inlaid jade also has the meaning of "full of gold and jade", symbolizing wealth and talent.

Don't look at the "gold inlaid jade" handicrafts can be seen everywhere today, but even a few decades ago, there were still not many craftsmen who could make gold and jade.

Due to the extremely delicate and complex craftsmanship of gold inlay with various gemstones, there are few works handed down since the Han Dynasty, and craftsmen who can make gold and jade boutiques are also rare.

During the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, the Qianlong Emperor couldn't put down the jade artifacts that were paid tribute by foreign countries, and immediately ordered: the gold inlaid jade is only owned by the palace, and it is not passed on, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs is ordered to imitate it.

The jade masters in the palace used their wisdom and sweat, combined with the court skills of Qianlong Gong, and finally created a gold-inlaid jade that symbolizes the royal family. Gold and jade ushered in the most prosperous period in Chinese history.

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