Qhov tseem ceeb ntawm Beads

Cov hlaws muaj lub ntsiab lus tseem ceeb hauv Suav teb thaum ub, raws li lawv feem ntau hu ua "pearl jade". Cov kab ntawm cov hlaws tuaj yeem pom muaj nyob rau hauv ntau lub ntsiab lus thiab cov kws pab tswv yim paj huam uas tau dhau los lawm, xws li "cov hlaws hlaws" thiab "tuav jade thiab tuav hlaws". Cov tsos ntawm cov lus no tsis tsuas yog qhia cov neeg thaum ub txoj kev hlub rau cov hlaws dai, tab sis kuj tseem lees paub tias hlaws thiab jade feem ntau sib koom ua ke thiab ua ke.
Nws yog qhov nyuaj heev, yog li nws tau tso siab rau nws qhov hnyav. Siv pearl jade li lub npib sab sauv, kub li lub npib nruab nrab, thiab riam ntaub li lub npib qis. Qhov no qhia tau hais tias nyob rau hauv lub qhov muag ntawm cov neeg thaum ub, tus nqi ntawm pearls thiab jade tshaj cov kub, thiab cov npoj yaig kuj tau ua pov thawj tias cov pearls thaum ub thiab jade pendants tsis yog tus kheej kho kom zoo nkauj, tab sis kuj yog cov cim ntawm kev nplua nuj, xwm txheej, thiab lub zog.
Peb paub los ntawm cov ntaub ntawv archaeological uas hlaws tau tshwm sim ua ntej tib neeg kev vam meej. Hauv ob lub pas dej uas tau txhawb nqa tib neeg kev vam meej, yuav luag txhua qhov chaw muaj cov silhouette ntawm cov hlaws dai. Los ntawm Yangshao kab lis kev cai, Hemudu kab lis kev cai mus rau Xiajiadian thiab Sanxingdui ruins, hlaws dai ua los ntawm cov ntaub ntawv xws li jade, agate, turquoise, thiab lwm yam. Tsis tas li ntawd, tus naj npawb ntawm cov hlaws tsis tau pom thiab qib ntawm cov khoom siv tes ua siv tau ua rau peb xav tsis thoob, muab ntau yam qhia rau peb kom nkag siab txog keeb kwm thiab kev loj hlob ntawm tib neeg kev vam meej. Tab sis raws li tau hais nyob rau hauv preface, hom hlaws no tsis yog ntau yam hauv peb niaj hnub sau thiab ua si.