Ring Avoidance

1. As a symbol of avoidance
As a symbol of avoidance, the cultural significance of rings has already been touched upon when discussing the origin of ring names earlier. However, at that time, more attention was paid to the cultural phenomenon of "rings used as taboos", without pointing out the reasons behind this phenomenon.
The reasons behind the phenomenon can mainly be explained by borrowing knowledge from folklore.
The "Chinese Ancient Customs and Culture Series: Folk Taboos" mentions that there is a "blood taboo" in China. The article cites Qing Dynasty scholar Cha Daning's "Local Customs and taboos": "Secularity“
But avoiding taboos is enough. Why choose the "ring" as a symbol of avoidance without explicitly stating it? This is probably related to the gender taboo in ancient China. The "Chinese Ancient Customs and Culture Series: Folk Taboos" taboos the custom of openly speaking about lunar events, which naturally makes the concubines shy of speaking up and can only be expressed implicitly by "wearing a ring" and allowing female historians to write about their sun and moon.
It is worth mentioning that there is another way to express this taboo, which is to "point the pill on the face". The "de" in Liu Xi's "Shi Ming Shi Jewelry" refers to this. It is said that what women wear on their faces is not for decoration, but a special mark in court life The annotation volume of the "Four Part Series" also proves that "ring" had a meaning of "avoiding" at that time.
The above sections focus on the explanation of the ring as a "taboo symbol for women during lunar events". For women during pregnancy, this avoidance may be aimed at better giving birth to dragon seeds and ensuring safe birth and rest.
The meaning of "avoiding" in this layer of the ring is more commonly seen in the court. The culture carried by folk rings is more about "serving as a token of marriage", which will be discussed in detail in the fourth point later.
2. As a reward
3. As a keepsake of marriage
As is well known, a ring can serve as a token of marriage, but few people can provide a definitive answer to the question of "when was the ring given this cultural significance and gradually established.
4. The mysterious color of the ring
A ring not only represents "appreciation" and "avoidance", but also has another meaning.