In the Neolithic age rings have been produced, which has a history of thousands years. As time goes by, no matter its name, texture, shape or cultural significance has been changed profoundly. According to the existing documents, ring in ancient times referred to as “hoop”, and rings in the name of “ring”, is a thing happened in Yuan dynasty. It originated in the utility, and then gradually shifted to a symbol of aesthetic and wealth, and it also has been given different cultural significance. Or taboo, or appreciate, or embodiment of mystery, or as a token of marriage.

As a kind of fashion jewelry, ring has been widely accepted by people after thousands of years of wind and rain’s baptism. Now it plays an important role in our modern life, or as a decoration, or as a token of marriage, or simply to show the wealth. It is this common ornament that people do not have so much research, we just see it aufgezeichneted in apparel and custom books.

According to Western traditions and customs, the luck God gives you is shown on the left hand, therefore, in western countries rings are usually worn on the left hand. No rings that means that you are still single. Early western medicine thinks, the left hand ring finger among the ten fingers is the mostly close to the heart, so the marriage ring should be worn on the ring finger of the left hand, so as to reflect the divine status of love, and it is still popular today. If you wear a ring on your left hand middle finger that means you are falling in love now; while if you are wear it on the index fingers that means you are unmarried or want to get married. Ring worn on the pinkie means you are single or you are a gay. There isn’t so many meaning about wearing rings on the left hand, only one point you should pay attention to is if you wear it on the third finger, you may be seen as a nun. In the western aesthetic concept, ring worn on the thumb is very strange, not only in appearance, but also may bring inconvenience to hand movement, so Westerners seldom worn rings on the thumb. In China, most people are not generally wear rings in the thumb, only some people who have a lot of money, power wear thumb rings on the thumb finger. Ring worn on the thumb can be said a Chinese characteristics.