A symbol of Heaven? A Chinese jade bi disk
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A symbol of Heaven? A Chinese jade bi disk

What can a jade disk crafted in Neolithic China tell us about the cosmos? These circular disks may be connected to early Chinese views of the universe that consisted of a square Earth and a round (circular) canopy that represented Heaven.

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