In the long historical process, silverware and Naxi culture are perfectly combined, which reflects the national inclusiveness of Naxi's "great integration". The ancestors of Naxi nationality integrated the cultural characteristics of Han, Tibetan, Bai, Yi, Naxi and Mongolia, and gave consideration to practicality, and developed their own silverware, such as engraving "good luck and happiness", "long life and wealth" and "all the best" in Chinese, Tibetan and Dongba characters on silverware. Creative patterns are engraved with "fish" (meaning "more than a year"), "auspicious flowers" of Dongba, "dragons and phoenixes" and "rich peony flowers" of Han nationality, "eight treasures" of Naxi (the instrument of crossing the sea by the Eight Immortals) and "auspicious flowers" of Han nationality. In terms of modeling creativity, Naxi-style silver chopsticks (meaning "having a baby soon"), combs, hairpins, kirin, etc. were developed, while ethnic minority decorations such as "silver belt" (Dai) and "headdress" (Miao) were simultaneously integrated with Naxi cultural elements; The "six-square pot" which combines the "Mongolian" culture means "great harmony"! Before the Naxi elderly die, people will wrap a small piece of pure silver, a few grains of rice and a few pieces of tea in red paper, then cut off one end of a bamboo chopstick, clamp a red envelope and put it in the old man's mouth. It means to bless the dead all the way and be able to have food and clothing in another world. Don't be afraid, move forward on the bright road.

Silver Lijiang-Love

Naxi people advocate free love. After the relationship between "Fat Brother Gold" and a "Fat Girl Gold" is determined, the object of "Fat Brother Gold" is often a silver collar, which means "bondage". Wearing a "fat golden girl" means that "the famous flower is taken" and others can no longer covet it. At the same time, I also hope that the "fat golden girl" can be faithful, stop "turning around" and wait and see.

Yinqi Lijiang-Marriage

Naxi people attach great importance to the use of silverware in weddings. Common dowry includes silver bracelets and silverware, and there is a saying that "you can't marry without silver".

When "Fat Brother Jin" got married, she gave the bride a silver bracelet twisted with 16 silver thread. 16 The silver line represents the numbers 9 (male) and 7 (female). Yin and Yang become one, and then they are twisted together and will never be separated. Michel platini and the godmother of the newlyweds presented silver bowls and chopsticks to the children, wishing them a safe life and food and clothing.

Silverware Lijiang-efficacy

Silver has antibacterial and bacteriostatic effects. At present, more than half of the airlines in the world have used silver filters, and the water in swimming pools in many countries is also purified with silver.

Naxi people have long known that silver has the functions of "distinguishing poison", "sterilizing" and "diminishing inflammation". In Lijiang, if you visit Naxi people's house, you will find that the buttered tea presented to you is in a silver pot. The ancestors of Naxi people discovered a long time ago that fresh buttered tea in silver bowls would not go bad for a few days, thus gradually forming the Naxi people's dietary tradition and style.