One of the most legendary stories about Chinese jade comes from a small province of China about 2,500 years ago. This story begins with a man who is famous from Chu's will. Bian He found what he thought was a rough jade on the hill near his home. His discovery was very exciting, and he ran to the king of Chu, the ruler of Chu, to show off his discovery.
The result is not so exciting. I believe that he was deceived by King Li and ordered the leg of the crane to be amputated. The next ruler, King Wu, is about to take office. Hehe was not discouraged by his previous results, approaching the new king with rough stones. King Wu also believed that he was beaten falsely and ordered that the last leg of Shihe was cut off. When Chu Wang Wukong passed away, after the King of Wen came to power, the obsessive discoverer approached his new king with his discovery. This time, the new king listened and believed in the crane.
King Wu ordered his sculptor to cut into the stone immediately. They discovered the impact of the millennium on China in the future. To the sculptor's surprise, the rough stone is actually one of the highest quality white jade ever discovered. This white jade was carved into a disc and named "He Shizhen" to commemorate the crane, literally translated as "his jade plate." Later, this precious jade plate was stolen from the Kingdom of Chu and sold to Zhao. This year is 283 BC. One of the most famous stories about jade tells that a piece of jade that can be placed in the palm of a hand has been traded in 15 cities. This is the true record of the event.
Zhao Zhaowang of Qin wanted the jade plate and proposed to exchange Zhao city to 15 cities. Zhao's Minister Lun Xiangru received an exchange of He's. Lun went to Qin to conduct a transaction and soon discovered that Zhao Xiang Wang did not intend to raise his negotiation price. Minister Zhao overtook the jade, and somehow successfully stolen the disc and returned it to Zhao Wei. About 60 years later, another story tells He Shibi.
This year is 221 BC. China's six belligerents were unified by China's first emperor, Qin Shihuang [he unified the country]. Since then, the Qin Dynasty has begun. Qin Shihuang inherited the infamous jade plate and quickly ordered it to be carved into the emperor seal. Entering the jade plate engraved with "taking the task from heaven, the emperor may live a long and prosperous life." This seal was soon known as the seal of the Chinese Empire and passed many Chinese dynasties in the next 1500 years. The seal is seen as a legitimate signal of the mission of heaven. Through possession, the holder is regarded as the legal ruler of China. It is unclear how the Chinese seal was lost, although it was reported to be between 907 and 960 AD. The rest are history.
Orignal From: The legend of He Shizhen and the seal of the Chinese emperor
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