Stories of Chinese Cultures, Symbols, and Beliefs

An Interesting Story About The Twelve Chinese Zodiac Animals

November 15, 2011

Story about the twelve Chinese zodiac animals We all know cats chase rats when cats see them, but you ever wondered why cats do that? Why it has to be rats not other animals? The Chinese had an explanation for this. When the world was first shaped, the Heavenly God announced to all kinds of [...]

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The Chinese Character “福 fu” Pasted Upside Down means Good Fortune has Arrived

September 27, 2011

With the arrival of Spring Festival, all households in China will paste up large or small Chinese Character 福 fú (happiness) on their doors, windows, walls, lintels, and box frames. It has become a traditional practice for Chinese people to put up the Chinese character 福 fú for the purpose of greeting the arrival of [...]

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Animals And Symbols

September 26, 2011

FISH Fish are one of the most ubiquitous items in Chinese paintings, gardens, and interior decor. Most of Chinese hotel, restaurants, and families keep a fish pond or tanks they contain beautiful gold fish or brightly colored koi. And during holiday celebrations, you can always find fish as a main entree. The popularity of dish [...]

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Cheongsam: Everlasting Oriental Charm

September 21, 2011

From international movie star Gong Li, wearing a red cheongsam at the Cannes Film Festival, to Maggie Cheung who was dressed in several delicate traditional cheongsams in the film In The Mood For Love, beautifully dressed Chinese women of graceful bearing have provided audiences worldwide with a visual feast. Cheongsam, a close fitting dress with [...]

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The Flourishing “Chinese Red”

September 20, 2011

In such movies as Red Lanterns and Hero, China’s famous director Zhang Yimou cleverly used red lanterns, red costumes, red silk and other red symbols, creating a strong atmosphere of Chinese art, a striking sense of oriental beauty, and intense visual pleasure. In China, the color red signifies prosperity, growing affluence and good fortune. In [...]

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Chinese Numbers And Its Meanings

September 14, 2011

In many Western countries, there is often no 13th floor in hotels or residential buildings. Thirteen has been considered an unlucky number for centuries. Additionally, the number 6. 666 has a connection to the devil. That’s right, Chinese are superstitious about few numbers as well. FOUR The number 4 (四 sì) is an unlucky number [...]

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A Farmer Waiting for More White Rabbits

September 12, 2011

Once there was a farmer, who did not like farm works. One day, he felt very tired and went to rest under a big tree in the edge of the farm field. He looked at other people were working hard and in his mind thought: “If no need to do a number of farm works [...]

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