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Chinese Zodiac Animal Lock Key
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Material : Copper Brass
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Remark : A very beautiful lock for your collection. You will get a key same as one of the 4 keys (see the picture below)or a different one.
According to relative documents and culture relics, Chinese locks' history is about 5000 years long. Even during the New Stone Age, the embryos of lock appeared in the Yangshao Culture. They were called "Gu cuo", "Shi cuo" and were made of exquisites. "Xi", a tool used to untie the ropes could be referred as the earliest key in China.
At first, locks had many different names in Chinese: "Mu", "Bi", "Suo", "Yao", "Qian", etc. And they were made of bamboo or wood. Its origin lies in bolt. About the Spring Autumn Period (770-476 B. C.) and the Warring States (475-221 B. C.), Lu Ban the master carpenter added some ingenious mechanism into padlocks. From the Eastern Han Dynasty (A. D. 25-220), people began to make splitting spring padlocks. In Tang Dynasty (A. D. 618-907), locks were usually made of gold, silver, copper, iron, or wood. And in Ming Dynasty, locks were divided into four categories: broad padlocks, pattern padlocks, necklace padlocks and shackle padlocks. After the development during Qing (1644-1912), the Republic of China (1912-1949), locks became more delicate and complicated and full of connotation of culture. They bear many good wishes, such as ranked top in the imperial examination, longevity and richness, blessed with many descendants by kirin, prosperity brought by the dragon and phoenix, and so on. Some locks were made in the shape of fish, because people think that fish sleeps with eyes open, and so it guards the house at any time. Ancient locks are also a symbol of fortune, there is such a saying "Use donkey to carry the key and horse to carry the lock", that means to be very rich. And locks are also esteemed to be the representation of health, and many other good wishes.
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Satisfaction guaranteed. We refund or exchange the item if it's damaged or lost. The item should be returned within 30 days. Please contact us by email before return the goods. The shipping fee and insurance is not refundable.
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