{"product_id":"peach-blossom-ruyi-knot-bracelet","title":"Peach Blossom Ruyi Knot Bracelet","description":"\u003cp\u003eRuyi (如意) means as you wish. It is the name of a sceptre, a knot, and a whole category of Chinese ornament.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe original ruyi was a curved sceptre carried by officials and monks, with a head shaped like a lingzhi (靈芝) mushroom or a stylised cloud. It was given as a gift to say exactly what the name says: may things go the way you want them to. The knot version compresses all of that into cord.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe peach blossom is more specific. \u003cstrong\u003eTaohua (桃花) is romance luck, and unlike most Chinese charms this one is unambiguously about attraction and finding someone.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRed cord, which is the protective colour, and also the colour of the thread that in the legend ties two people together before they ever meet. Fine and dainty, so it layers well with whatever else is already on the wrist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor anyone actively looking. \u003cstrong\u003eChinese charms are usually circumspect about what they are for. This one is not.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLooking after cotton cord\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCotton fades and softens with wear and will eventually give out. That is the intended life of a cord, and the traditional response is to tie on another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe obvious thing to give a friend who has just started dating again, and it says the thing you would be too polite to say out loud.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterial:\u003c\/strong\u003e Braided cotton\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSizing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Adjustable\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eKnot:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ruyi (如意) knot with taohua (桃花), peach blossom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNote:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand braided, each one slightly different\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Earth Tibet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52407388111150,"sku":"200001034:5740#A","price":43.52,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/4807\/7102\/files\/peach-blossom-ruyi-knot-bracelet-3.webp?v=1787650460","url":"https:\/\/www.earthtibet.com\/products\/peach-blossom-ruyi-knot-bracelet","provider":"Earth Tibet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}