Due to the different imperial edicts in different dynasties, the imperial edicts are basically divided into granting orders and imperial edicts. Single-color imperial edicts generally grant orders to officials below the fifth rank, which are called granting orders; while colorful orders generally grant orders to officials of the fifth rank. Officials above are called imperial edicts. The colors of imperial edicts above the fifth level are divided into three colors, five colors and seven colors. The imperial edicts of the Qing Dynasty were written in Manchu and Chinese. The contents recorded in the imperial edict are mostly official titles and deeds, as well as official positions bestowed upon them. The value of imperial edicts involving historical events is great. The value of imperial edicts is generally evaluated from several aspects. Firstly, the value of an earlier edict is definitely higher than that of a later one. Secondly, any edict that involves major events and important historical figures in history , the value is higher than that of ordinary imperial edicts; thirdly, some imperial edicts were written by the emperor himself and are of higher value; some were ghostwritten by great calligraphers at that time for the emperor, and they also have a certain artistic value of calligraphy, which is higher than that of Hanlin Academy The imperial edict filled in by the editors is of higher value.
Values ??range from a few thousand dollars to hundreds of thousands. It is necessary to go to an authoritative institution to verify the regulations of the Qing Dynasty. Those awarded to the prince, crown prince, prince Fujin, and princess are gold books, and those awarded to the prince and prince Fujin are gold-plated silver books. County King Baylor's is a dragon-edge scroll. The imperial edicts issued to officials above the fifth rank have rich colors and shading patterns, and can be divided into three colors, five colors, and seven colors; for officials below the fifth rank, the color is pure white. The fabric used in these imperial edicts is jacquard brocade woven by "Jianning Weaving" specially for the imperial palace to issue imperial edicts. The colorful imperial edicts issued to officials of fifth rank and above contain colors such as gold, red, coffee, ocher, and orange. The brocade background has patterns such as cranes, lions, and cirrus clouds. They are gorgeous, graceful, and luxurious. The edicts are all 33 centimeters wide, the longest is 500 centimeters, and the shortest is about 300 centimeters.
The two ends of the imperial edict are woven into two jacquard flying silver dragons, and the four seal characters "Feng Tiangao Ming" are dignified and simple, which makes people feel majestic and solemn. The imperial edicts of the Qing Dynasty were all written in Chinese and Manchu. The Chinese characters were written from right to left, and the Manchu characters were written from left to right. The date was written on the middle panel, and was stamped with the "Treasure of Making Imperial Orders". The content of the imperial edict was drafted by the Hanlin Academy, and was finalized by the cabinet ministers before being filled in and issued according to grade. Writing was undertaken by the best "Shujishi" selected by the emperor from among the Jinshi. Since the imperial edicts were completed by top cultural experts from drafting to copying, these edicts are not only rich in historical data value, but also have great artistic appreciation value. The conciseness and conciseness of his writing are almost to the point where adding a word would make it seem cumbersome, and subtracting a word would make the meaning unclear. His Chinese calligraphy is in dignified small regular script, graceful, round and elegant, with an oddly balanced layout, ups and downs, and abrupt handwriting and strokes, just like relief sculptures. His style has not diminished despite the vicissitudes of life.