For example, the emperor himself would wear court beads of large Sunghua River pearls for great state occasions; when offering sacrifices to Heaven he would wear beads of lapis lazuli, and when sacrificing to the Earth, beads of yellow or russet amber.
以皇帝為例，在大典禮時要用東珠（大顆珍珠）朝珠；祭天時用青金石朝珠；祭地要配掛蜜臘或琥珀朝珠。