Male · for the home
Tianlu
The male is called Tianlu. Wear it or place it in a home or office where people live and work. This is all we invite.
Tianlu is not Bixie
The market treats them as one. They are not. Inviting the wrong one has real consequences. Explaining this is the reason Tian Lu Zhi Jia exists.
Female · tomb guardian
Bixie
The female is called Bixie, traditionally used to guard tombs. Keeping Bixie in a home people live in is what sent our founder into more than ten difficult years.
The market often uses one casual name — “Pixiu” — for both. They are not the same: the male is Tianlu, the female is Bixie. Learn to tell them apart before you invite. We will show you with the pieces themselves.
The difference between Tianlu, Pixiu and Qilin →How to tell Tianlu from Bixie
Why jade
Jade is “the beauty of stone”. Jade culture is more than 7,000 years old and unique to China. Jade cannot be manufactured. The old saying is “man nourishes jade, jade nourishes man”: jade holds energy. We invite only natural jade Tianlu — it has a living quality of its own, and it is fine enough to keep as hand-carved art.
- ▸True jade means nephrite (Hetian and related) and jadeite.
- ▸Our pieces start as Myanmar jadeite and Xinjiang Hetian rough.
- ▸Each is hand-carved in Guangzhou; no two are the same.
- ▸The Chinese character 宝 (“treasure”) is a roof over jade — jade in the home is treasure.
A brief history
In the Han court this creature was an imperial treasure. Emperor Wu of Han called it the “imperial treasure”. The male was later named Tianlu — fortune given by heaven; the female, Bixie — to dispel harm and to guard tombs. Early jade examples were unearthed from Western and Eastern Han tombs. Legend says the beast served the Yan Emperor and the Yellow Emperor in war and was titled the Tianlu beast.
What people have long invited Tianlu for
This is culture and symbol — not a religious rite, and not a feng shui shop.
Guard the home
Protect the owner
Resolve harsh energy
Turn fortune
Invite wealth
Blessing for children
Support longevity
Steady a marriage bond
How to choose a Tianlu
- · Natural jade is best; it has a living quality of its own.
- · It must be fully three-dimensional, lifelike, and luminous.
- · Choose one with a wide, skyward roar and a commanding stance.
- · It must be purified, or outside energies may remain.
- · Tianlu has an animal nature; it is not meant for “kai guang” (a blessing rite).
- · Do not say “buy”. Say invite, or 结缘 (jie yuan).
- · It belongs to no religion and conflicts with none.
Purification and first touch
Tianlu sees and senses clearly, and it knows people. It must be purified so that energy which is not its own is cleared. After purification, the first person to touch it is its only owner. No one else should touch it. Do not give it away.
How to cleanse a jade Tianlu
If a jade Tianlu invited from Tian Lu Zhi Jia is accidentally touched by someone else, put some tap water in a glass jar — just enough to cover the Tianlu. Stir in sea salt until it is saturated (you should still see salt at the bottom). Soak the Tianlu for more than 72 hours (three days and three nights), then take it out and rinse with clean water.
Every Tianlu invited at Tian Lu Zhi Jia is 100% natural jade, purified, and untouched after purification.
Wearing and placing
Worn on the body
This piece is personal. Even a spouse or child should not touch it.
Displayed at home
A larger Tianlu protects the household. Family may touch it; helpers and visitors may not. A clear display case is the simplest safeguard. Place it in the living room, not a bedroom.
Height
Never on the floor — at least table height. Never higher than the owner. You are the master; Tianlu answers to you. Stand and look down toward it.
Facing
The head should face a door or window, looking out — never a wall, toilet, bedroom or kitchen.
Who may invite Tianlu
Tianlu has existed since the Western Han. It belongs to no religion and no race. Anyone may wear or place it. For those who do not follow a religion, jade Tianlu is often the most natural choice.
The Tianlu family
Those who invite Tianlu here share one field of energy, and support one another. The same field does not clash; wishes take form more readily.
Why people travel here
- · We do one thing in depth. Most shops do a bit of everything, with slogans.
- · Every question is answered until you understand. Then you decide. No pressure.
- · 100% natural jade, purified, untouched after purification.
Did you invite the right one? Tianlu and Bixie
Did you invite the right one? Tianlu and Bixie