<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31356401</termId><termName>cong</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![CDATA[ Late Neolithic Chinese jade or stone tubes having a squared exterior surface and a round, hollow interior. They are usually decorated at the corners with facial features, sometimes abbreviated to concentric circles or eye-like shapes, and embellished with incised horizontal bars on the planar surfaces. An ancient Chinese text called 'The Rites of Zhou' states that the cong was used as a sacrifice to the earth. Symbolic meaning may be a counterpart to that of the "bi (ceremonial object)," which represented the heavens. Similar vessels may date to later periods.  ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:36:06</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31356402</termId><termName>cong tubes</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31356403</termId><termName>zong</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31325123</termId><termName>vessels</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31344984</termId><termName>funerary sculpture</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation><relation><relationType>RT</relationType><termId>31375900</termId><termName>bi</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>