Why We Need “9 Treasures” in Chinese Wedding

For many who are not familiar with Chinese traditions, wedding is more than just a union of 2 hearts. Every detail is planned and arranged extensively, bearing special meanings. Thus in Chinese culture, besides gold jewellery, we can always see a delicate classic jewellery box containing miniature pendants. It is actually the most important “9 Treasures” dowry box!

Made from 999 pure gold, “9 Treasures” consists of 9 auspicious ornaments intricately crafted based on the essence of Chinese customs in traditional wedding. “9 Treasures” is not merely a dowry ornaments’ box, it encapsulates blessings for long lasting marriage, and everlasting love for the bride.

Do you know what the 9 lucky ornaments we meant are?

1.            All-Well Scale

Once used by the groom to draw aside the veil of his bride in traditional wedding, it is now one of nine treasured items gifted by parents to daughter, symbolizing the beginning of a blissful marriage.

2.            Union Mirror

Representing union, perfection and grace of bride, the mirror embodies wishes of a sweet marriage, as well as enduring youth and beauty of the bride.

3.            Happiness basket

Originally used to store food, Happiness Basket defines wealth and abundance of groom’s family. Bride who is married into the family is expected to live off well without worries.

4.            Prosperous Scissor

Scissor is traditionally one of the 6 essential items in Chinese wedding, to make clothes for the entire family. Scissors for a bride is a wish that she will lead an abundant and fruitful life with her husband.

5.            Abundance Abacus

Call it a Chinese calculator if you like, and abacus works just as same. Having an abacus indicates that parents hope the newlyweds will be able to plan and manage their finance well thus prosper in their union lives.

6.            Devoting Pairs

Devoted as the name suggests, this pair of embroidery shoes signifies that the couple will stay with each other to in good or bad times harmoniously – till forever.

7.            Auspicious Comb

Have you heard of this saying during the night of “hair dressing” for the bride, “one combing for everlasting, second for togetherness, third for legacy”? Therefore comb plays the role of bonding between a husband and wife, which holds them together with endless love.

8.            Everlasting Ruler

A measuring tool which Chinese people believe would be able to measure happiness in marriage too, ruler here means many generations, constant happiness, and blessings for a successful career.

9.            Fortunate Box

The ninth ornament in “9 Treasures” gold dowry is Fortunate Box, which traditionally were used to carry bride’s dowry to the groom’s house, along with the good luck of bride to her husband’s family.

Whatever wishes, blessings or auspicious meanings “9 Treasures” hold, at the end of day we still need the couple to be united as one heart and make things real.  As parents, “9 Treasures” is part of things they can do best for their daughter before she steps into a new stage of life. This is why the tradition of buying “9 Treasures” gold dowry box remains even after centuries.

We are pretty sure your daughter can feel your unconditional love, and if you would like to get one, visit our first and only Chinese wedding jewellery boutique in Malaysia (Click here for location).