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Hebao, the pinyin for Chinese embroidered pouch, is derived from
the original name of an ancient food and turns out to be a bag for
containing things. There are three shadows of meaning for embroidered
pouch: 1. It refers to a bag woven out of satin and cloth. It has
a thick inner layer, and is embroidered outside. It is widely spread
among people and servers as a gift for expressing friendship and
souvenir in social life. It can be used in daily life as mirror
bag, fan bag, watch bag, card bag, tobacco bag and wallet, etc.
Girls make it for practicing embroidery. There goes a custom in
Suzhou of Jiangsu Province that girls begin to learn embroidery
and make various pouches at the age of about seven. When married
a girl gives the pouches she has made to the relatives and friends
of her husband's family on the occasion of wedding. They act as
the gifts and a manifestation of her deftness in handiwork. Secondly,
on the Dragon Boat Festival, Chinese people have the custom of inserting
Chinese mugwort to exorcise the five poisonous creatures while girls
make the embroidered pouches. In the pouch there are mugwort leaves
and perfumed grass, so it is also called "perfumed pouch."
It is attached to the front of clothing or hung around the child's
neck. It can also be hung on the hooks of a bed net. Thirdly, it
is a credit symbol for love. It is mainly given by the female part
to the male part. 2. It refers to a kind of paper cutting. The paper
is cut into pouch shape and can be used as the embroidery base or
directly pasted onto the window paper. 3. It refers to a kind of
folk song. Especially in the north, this kind of song is narrative
and an expression of love. It varies little in music but is abundant
in lyrics. In conclusion, the latter two shadows are the derivations
of the first. Popularized by the folk song, the unique cultural
meanings of the Chinese embroidered pouch is enhanced.
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