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Images of Blessing

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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