高古玉蝉：

玉蝉，自汉代以来，皆以蝉的羽化比喻人能重生。将玉蝉放于死者口中称作含蝉，寓指精神不死，再生复活。把蝉佩于身上则表示高洁。所以玉蝉既是生人的佩饰，也是死者的葬玉。

玉蝉:1.蝉鬓的美称。 2.首饰。 3.指冠饰。即貂蝉。 4.植物名。即石蝉花。以其花似蝉，故名。蝉的造型很早就被中国人选用为佩饰。古人注重玉蝉，生以为佩，死以为含，因而有将此类玉蝉称为"王含"者，应视为丧葬玉一类，而不同于其他形状的玉蝉。

玉蝉，自汉代以来，皆以蝉的羽化比喻人能重生。玉蝉放于死者口中称作含蝉，寓指精神不死，再生复活。把蝉佩于身上则表示高洁。所以玉蝉既是生人的佩饰，也是死者的葬玉。

古代含在死者口中的葬玉，因多刻为蝉形，故名"玉蝉"。据徐广称:"蝉，取其清高，饮露不食，"《史记屈原传》:"蝉，蜕于浊秽，以浮游尘埃之外，不获世之污垢。"《说文》:"蜕，蛇蝉所解皮也。"是知，玉含作蝉形，似是借蝉的生理习性赋予死者特定的意义，意即人死后，不食和饮露，脱胎于浊秽污垢之外，不沾污泥浊水，这是战国以来死者含玉蝉的用意。

玉含蝉，是汉代普遍流行的作为用于丧葬的一个种类，以为它能为生者避邪，为死者护尸，甚至食之可以成仙得道。由于当时社会环境的不断改变，促使玉器的防治、宗教意义为之大增，方士又竭力提倡玉的神秘和力量，这种思想实际上是人的一种心理过程，同时不可避免地掺入了包括避邪在内的封建迷信的内容。因有这些原因的存在，于是盛行用玉雕琢的具有护符意义的玉含蝉，即被看成了一个活生生的实体，成为"人与神这两个世界之间的联结"，也就是说，死人含蝉，亦表示其肉身虽死，但只是外壳脱离尘世，心灵未必死去，不过作为一种蜕变而已。

蝉在古人的心目中地位很高，向来被视为 纯洁、清高、通灵的象征。随着时间的推移，人们又赋予蝉更多的含义。如以一玉蝉佩在腰间，谐音"腰缠(蝉)万贯"，以一蝉伏卧在树叶上，定名为"金枝('知了'的谐音)玉叶"，也有人将佩挂在胸前的玉蝉取名为"一鸣惊人"(取蝉的鸣叫声)。

玉蝉一般可分为三种:一、冠蝉，用于帽饰，无穿眼;二、佩蝉，顶端有对穿眼;三、含蝉，在死者口中压舌，刀法简单，没有穿眼。

Jade CICADA: Jade Cicada, since the Han Dynasty, the emergence of the CICADA metaphor can be reborn. The jade cicada placed in the mouth of the dead called the CICADA, implied that the spirit of immortality, rebirth and resurrection. Holding a CICADA on your body is a sign of nobility and purity. Therefore, jade cicadas are not only the accessories of strangers, but also the burial jade of the dead. JADE CICADA: 1. It's a nice nickname for the CICADAS. 2. Jewelry. 3. Finger crest. Diaochan. 4. Plant name. The stone CICADAS. The flower is like a CICADA, hence the name. The shape of the CICADA has long been chosen by the Chinese as an ornament. The ancients paid attention to jade CICADA, living to wear, death to contain, so there will be such jade cicada known as the "King with" , should be regarded as a funeral jade CICADA, and different from other shapes of Jade CICADA. Jade CICADAS, since the Han Dynasty, the emergence of CICADAS are a metaphor for people can be reborn. Jade cicada placed in the mouth of the dead called with Cicada, implied that the spirit of immortality, resurrection. Holding a CICADA on your body is a sign of nobility and purity. Therefore, jade cicadas are not only the accessories of strangers, but also the burial jade of the dead. In ancient times, the burial jade contained in the mouth of the deceased was named "Jade CICADA" because of its CICADA shape. According to Xu Guang, "CICADA, take its lofty, drink not the dew, " in the biography of the historian Qu Yuan: "Cicada, exuviate in the dirty, to float outside the dust, do not get the dirt of the world. " It seems that CICADA's physiological habits give the dead a specific meaning, that is, after death, do not eat and drink dew, out of the filth, do not touch muddy muddy muddy muddy muddy muddy water, this is the dead contain jade CICADA intention. Jade CICADA, is the Han dynasty generally popular as a kind of funeral, that it can for the living to avoid evil, for the dead to protect the body, and even eat can become immortal Tao. Due to the changing social environment at that time, the prevention and treatment of jade and the religious significance of jade increased greatly, and alchemists also tried their best to promote the mystery and strength of jade. This kind of thinking is actually a psychological process of human beings, at the same time, it inevitably mixed in with the contents of feudal superstition, including avoiding evil spirits. Because of these reasons, the jade cicada with amulet meaning, carved with Jade, is popular, that is to say, it is regarded as a living entity, and becomes "the connection between the two worlds of man and God" , that is to say, the dead person contains CICADAS, it also means that although the body is dead, but only the outer shell from the Earth, the mind is not necessarily dead, but as a kind of metamorphosis. The CICADAS held a high place in the minds of the ancients, and were always regarded as symbols of purity, nobility, and spiritualism. As time went on, people gave more meaning to the CICADAS. If a jade CICADA wears in the waist, homophonic "waist tie (CICADA) million" , to a CICADA lying on the leaves, named "Kaneeda" (homophonic of 'CICADA') jade leaves" , some people will wear in the chest of the jade cicada named "a shock" (take CICADA call) . Jade CICADAS can be generally divided into three kinds: first, crown CICADA, used for hat ornaments, no eye; second, wearing Cicada, the top has a pair of eye; third, with CICADA, in the mouth pressure tongue, knife method is simple, no eye. Oh, Shit