Officials in ancient times loved bamboo. Jade bamboo joints are also very good as gifts now. What is the meaning?

In ancient China, many officials had a special liking for the plant bamboo. It is hollow and straight, and its upright posture cannot be bent even by heavy snow. It easily reminds people of an upright official who keeps himself clean and graceful. For example, Zheng Banqiao of the Qing Dynasty was a typical bamboo lover. As time has developed to this day, people's love for bamboo has only increased, even to the point of wanting to wear bamboo on their bodies day and night. This is how sculptures with bamboo as the theme were born. The most noteworthy of these is probably the jade bamboo joint.

Nowadays, not only officials wear jade bamboo joints, but young students also like it very much. They wear them because it symbolizes jade's rising level and learning progress every day. At the same time, bamboo is evergreen all the year round, which is in line with the vigorous vigor of young people and is very suitable to wear. Nowadays, many parents will prepare a piece of fresh and juicy jade bamboo for their children to express their good wishes for their children's study and life.

However, although the shape looks simple, there are actually many details to pay attention to in the jade bamboo joints. Generally speaking, the common jade bamboo joints on the market can be divided into two types. One type is like the two pictures above, which directly carves out the image of the entire bamboo, and strives to restore the carving to be as close as possible to the real green bamboo. Of course, the back will not be carved with raised bamboo nodes, but will have a flat design, which makes it more convenient to wear.

The other is to carve the image of bamboo nodes on the jade plaque. This type is much more regular and flat overall, a bit like an evolved version of the jade pendant. Sometimes the carvings are of bamboo joints, other times of a complete bamboo plant. However, the choice between these two styles depends entirely on personal preference. After all, the inherent integrity of bamboo and people's good wishes remain unchanged, only the appearance is different.

Nowadays, if people want to give jade as gifts, jade bamboo joints are undoubtedly a good choice, because the symbolic meaning of bamboo is good enough, it means unstoppable and advancing step by step, and both young people and middle-aged people will like it very much. Even if it is given to women, it can create a sense of graceful, capable and slender beauty. It can be said to be a versatile accessory among all jade styles and is very practical as a gift.

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