→　：：Burial Jade The burial jade articles are jade objects specially prepared in ancient times for the purpose of preserving corpses . What is known as "With gold and jade in the nine apertures in the body , the dead will never be decayed ". According to these funeral jades unearthed from the tombs of Guo State , the different burial jades were used on basis of status , rank and social position of the dead in Western Zhou Dynasty