[0:00]These walnuts only turn smooth if you have the patience to play with them for years. Because during the Qing Dynasty, play walnuts were used by court musicians to train their fingers. Over time, they became a daily habit for scholars, officials, and people who could afford to slow down. So one person carried them everywhere, another played them quietly at home. Another passed the same pair down for generations, meaning the walnuts stayed with people. And by repeating the same motion thousands of times, they absorb natural hand oils. So the surface slowly hardens and the color deepens from brown to red. To a jade-like stone and the sound changes to a sharp clear ring like porcelain tapping together.

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[0:00]These walnuts only turn smooth if you have the patience to play with them for years.
[0:00]Because during the Qing Dynasty, play walnuts were used by court musicians to train their fingers.
[0:00]Over time, they became a daily habit for scholars, officials, and people who could afford to slow down.
[0:00]Another passed the same pair down for generations, meaning the walnuts stayed with people.
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