There are many images which are meant
to give good blessings in China. In the festival or celebrations, people like decorating
their houses and device, for the blessing of a happy life and to celebrate the festival.
The images of blessing in China started in Zhou Dynasty around 3,000 years ago.
Until today, the images of blessing are still an important content of the Chinese
life.
The content of images of blessing are quite broad, but here we introduce several
kinds that are more popular.
Shuangxi - double happiness. It means happiness and luck. It is normally
used in weddings.
Shou - longevity. It has been designed and prettified to be symmetrical,
which means health and long life.
Fushou shuangquan - luck and health. It has the image of a bat and the word
shou. In Chinese, the pronunciation of the bat is similar to that of luck,
therefore it has the meaning of luck and long life.
A symmetrical image with two you. The you means having and wealthy
in Chinese. In the counties of China, people post image on utensils for storing
food, meaning a good and fruitful harvest.
Baiji is also called panchang. It can be imagined as the endless,
which have the similar pronunciation as jie in Chinese. Meaning of baiji
is endless luck in life.
Wufu pengshou - Five bats bring long life. There are five bats surrounding
the word shou. Taking the pronunciation of the word bat, it means five different
kind of good aspects: long life, wealth, health, virtue and happy endless.
Sihe ruyi - Four s-shaped wands are enclosed and connected with each other
on four sides, symbolizing everything goes as one wishes.
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