Chinese Cricket Baskets

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During the Tang Dynasty (618 to 906 CE), people began keeping crickets and katydids for their singing. In spring, the insects represented prosperity, fruitfulness, and vitality, and conversely, in the autumn, loneliness and sadness. advertisement
At the close of summer, concubines of the emperor kept the tiny creatures in small gold cages near their beds. The song was said to reflect upon life of the concubine; she had material wealth, but a life of waste and emptiness. >>> More info