Manchu sachet

Sacks, also known as sachets and flower sacs, are decorations hung by Manchu women to hold spices and fragrant flowers. There are many kinds of sachets, such as jade carving, gold tired silk, silver tired silk, point emerald inlay and silk embroidery. Generally made into round, square, oval, Japanese horn shape, gourd shape, pomegranate shape, peach shape, waist shape, square shape, etc., most of the capsules are hollow in the middle of two pieces, and some are hollow, but they must have holes and air permeability to emit fragrance. The sachet is about ten centimeters long, five centimeters wide and two centimeters thick. At the top, there is a silk sash that is easy to hang, and at the bottom, there is a tether silk ribbon or jewelry tassel with a hundred knots. In the spring and summer when flowers are in full bloom, Manchu women collect white orchids, jasmine flowers and tortoiseshell flowers, put them in sachets and hang them on their bodies to smell their fragrance. When there are no fragrant flowers in winter, put spices and herbs and hang them on your body to refresh yourself. Especially in the dog days of summer, putting purple gold ingots in the sachet can not only prevent summer heat and plague, but also prevent mosquitoes and insects. In order to prevent diseases and keep fit, the elderly generally like to wear plum blossoms, chrysanthemums, dolls riding fish, dolls holding cocks, double lotus flowers and other shapes, which symbolize birds singing and flowers fragrant, all the best and family harmony. Children like birds and animals, such as tigers, leopards, monkeys on the pole, fighting chickens and chasing rabbits. Because of the exquisite and beautiful production technology, Manchu women not only hang sachets on their bodies, but also hang sachets in their own bed curtains, which not only plays a decorative role, but also can edify and purify the air, which is very beneficial to physical and mental health.
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