Zhuang Brocade Guardian Charm Hand‑Sewn Ethnic Protection Hanging Tassel Ornament

In a Zhuang legend, the sun’s fire-seed was lost beside the Chengbi River, leaving the world without light. A young guardian set out to recover it and returned the sun to the sky on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. The charm’s unusual silhouette remembers that act: four outstretched limbs gather around a central form, holding the sun-seed close. Hand sewn from patterned brocade, it carries the story forward as a small emblem of guardianship, blessing, and renewed light.