什么是五帝钱？What is Wudi Qian?

五帝钱有大五帝钱与小五帝钱之分。大五帝钱，指的是秦半两、汉五铢、唐朝的开元通宝、宋朝的宋元通宝和明朝的洪武通宝。大五帝钱材质属于青铜。

Five emperors'money is divided into big five emperors' money and small five emperors'money. Money of the Great Five Emperors refers to the Tongbao of Kaiyuan in the Tang Dynasty, Songyuan in the Song Dynasty and Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty. The material of Dawudiqian belongs to bronze.

但现在说的五帝钱一般是指小五帝钱。指“清代五帝钱”是清朝最兴盛的五位帝王（顺治、康熙、雍正、乾隆和嘉庆）在位期间所铸造的古钱。即是顺治通宝、康熙通宝、雍正通宝、乾隆通宝和嘉庆通宝。

But now the term "five emperors'money" generally refers to "five emperors' money". The term "five emperors'money" refers to the ancient money forged during the reign of the five most prosperous emperors (Shunzhi, Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong and Jiaqing) in the Qing Dynasty. They are Shunzhi Tongbao, Kangxi Tongbao, Yongzheng Tongbao, Qianlong Tongbao and Jiaqing Tongbao.

五帝钱的历史The history of five emperors money

五帝钱距今已经有300年左右的历史，材质属于黄铜，颜色呈现为黄色，广为传世，经万人之手，大量流传下来。今天，这些五帝钱对于我们来说是一件装载着历史记忆的文物，或者是一件可以收藏的艺术品。但对于过去的人来说，五帝钱是他们旺财、祈福的一个精神寄托。

Five Emperors'money has a history of about 300 years. Its material belongs to brass, and its color is yellow. It is widely handed down by tens of thousands of people. Today, these five emperors'money is for us a cultural relic loaded with historical memory, or a collection of art. But for the people of the past, the five emperors'money is a spiritual sustenance for their prosperity and blessings.

中国古代民间一直有用古钱币驱邪的习俗。史载，将方孔通宝钱不拘大小，以红线悬于颈间，用来抵御灾邪。当时，人们通常会将五帝钱放在门槛下，用来化煞祈福，但如何放置也是有讲究的。

Ancient Chinese people always used ancient coins to exorcise evil spirits. Historically, the money of Fangkong Tongbao, regardless of size, was suspended between the neck with a red line to resist evil. At that time, people usually put the Five Emperors'money under the threshold, which was used to change bad luck, but how to place it was also exquisite.

一般来说，人若站在门内，面对大门，那按左到右的顺序：顺治、康熙、雍正、乾隆、嘉庆五帝钱放在大门的门槛下。为在明清时期，以左为尊。同时要求古钱字头对着门外，字脚向内及钱面向上，有皇帝名为字面。

Generally speaking, if a person stands in the door and faces the gate, the order is left to right: Shunzhi, Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong and Jiaqing five emperors put money under the threshold of the gate. In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, Zuo was respected. At the same time, the ancient money is required to face the door, the foot is inward and the money is upward, and the name of the emperor is literal.

如果大门不能做门槛，古人也将五帝钱串好，挂在门槛上。或者是挂在门边或者大门的上方也可以。当然，古人并不仅仅只放在门槛下方，也会放在其他地方或者悬挂在物品上。不同的情况，有不同的摆放方法，需要根据具体情况，进行放置。

If the gate could not be used as a threshold, the ancients also tied up the five emperors'money and hung it on the threshold. Or hanging on the edge of the door or above it. Of course, the ancients not only placed under the threshold, but also on other places or hanging objects. Different situations, there are different placement methods, need to be placed according to specific circumstances.

为什么五帝钱会成为古人驱邪祈福的象征？Why did the Five Emperors'Money become the symbol of exorcism and Prayer of the ancients?

这主要是由于，顺治、康熙、雍正、乾隆、嘉庆五帝处于中国国力最强声的年代。时代相连，国运昌盛，社会安定繁荣，帝王独尊，百姓乐业，钱币铸造精良，流通时久。得“天、地、人”之精气，故古人认定五帝钱便能镇宅，并兼具旺财功能。

This is mainly due to the fact that the five emperors Shunzhi, Kangxi, Yongzheng, Qianlong and Jiaqing were in the most powerful age in China. The times are connected, the country is prosperous, the society is stable and prosperous, the emperor is sole, the people are happy to work, the coins are well minted and circulated for a long time. Because of the essence of "heaven, earth and man", the ancients believed that the Five Emperors'money could be used as a town house with the function of prosperous wealth.

另外，中国古钱具有很强的文化属性，自秦始皇统一币制，中国钱币就形成了“外圆内方”、“天人合一”的定制。铜钱外圆内方，外圆代表天，内方代表地，中间的皇帝年号代表人，“天、地、人”三才具备，因而具有扭转乾坤的象征力。这其中蕴含着中国古代天圆地方的宇宙观和哲学思想，是古代阴阳八卦学说的具体体现。

In addition, Chinese ancient coins have strong cultural attributes. Since Qin Shihuang unified the monetary system, Chinese coins have formed the customization of "outer circle and inner square" and "harmony of heaven and man". Copper coins represent the inner side of the outer circle, the outer circle represents the heaven, the inner area represents the place, and the middle emperor's year number represents the person, "heaven, earth and man" only possesses, thus having the symbolic power of turning the tide of heaven and earth. It contains the cosmology and philosophical thoughts of the ancient Chinese heavenly circles and places, and is the concrete embodiment of the ancient theory of Yin-Yang Eight Diagrams.

所以说五帝钱，是“帝”物，是“俗”物，也是我们民族的祥瑞和文化。当然，这更是人们祈求美好的心理展现。到了今天，我们不再以此五帝钱来祈福，因为我们相信，内心富足的人自有吉相，也自有好福！

Therefore, the five emperors'money is the "emperor" thing, the "vulgar" thing, and also the auspicious and cultural of our nation. Of course, this is the psychological manifestation of people's desire for beauty. Today, we no longer use the five emperors'money to pray for blessings, because we believe that the hearts of rich people have their own good fortune, also have their own good fortune!