Hand-knotted Adjustable Jade Gourd (Hu Lu) Necklace

The gourd (Hu Lu in Chinese), is an ancient Chinese symbol of longevity, a form of protection from evil/negative energy and is used to attract good fortune.ÿ It's makes an especially good mother's day gift or a gift for baby and children, but is also quite suitable for anyone else. The gourd was used by ancient Chinese as a portable water container for work and travel.ÿ It is linked closely with Tie-Guai Li, one of the Eight Immortals of Chinese mythology, whose travel gourd represents longevity and has the power to combat evil. Meanwhile the gourd has a shape of the figure 8, which symbolizes fortune, and thus is a great gift to wish good fortune upon someone. It's unisex as both woman's jewelry and man's jewelry.