Various Traditional Chinese Motives |
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you may see many ravishing icons which appear on most of
our garments. These are Traditional Chinese Icons given
birth by a lot of wonderful legends in Chinese history
and culture. We have a few pictures below to give you a
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The
Celestial Chinese Dragon is comparable as the symbol of the
Chinese race itself. Chinese around the world, proudly proclaim
themselves "Lung Tik Chuan Ren" (Descendents of
the Dragon). Dragons are referred to as the divine mythical
creature that brings with it ultimate abundance, prosperity
and good fortune.
The Chinese Dragon, or Lung , symbolizes power and excellence, valiancy
and boldness, heroism and perseverance, nobility and divinity, that¡¯s
why in most Mandarin garment making appears so frequently the dragon motives.
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Fenghuang
(feng4 huang2) are mythological Chinese birds that reign
over all other birds. The males are called Feng and the females
are Huang; in modern times, however, such a distinction of
gender is sometimes blurred into a single female entity,
as the bird is often paired with Chinese Dragon and the dragon
has male connotations.
In ancient China, they can often be found in the decorations of weddings
or royalty, along with dragons. (The dragon and phoenix are considered symbols
of blissful relations between husband and wife). Today, we follow the custom
in apparel making by using a lot of phoenix motives.
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Fu
- Good Luck is one of the most popular Chinese characters
used in Chinese New Year. It is often posted upside down
on the front door of a house or an apartment. The upside
down fu means good luck came since the character for upside
down in Chinese sounds the same as the character for came.
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Lu-Prosperity
used to mean official's salary in feudal China. Its pronunciation
in Chinese is the same with deer, so we can often see a deer
in Chinese painting, meaning Lu.
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This
motive stands for the Chinese character Shou,
which means "Longevity". This motif is commonly
used in Mandarin garment making to bear a meaning of long
life wish.
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This
picture is about Fu (the character on the back of the deer),
Lu (the deer itself) and Shou (the character on the body
of the deer)
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Double
Happiness - A large Chinese character, on a red piece of
paper or in paper cut is always put where it must strike
the eyes on a young couple's wedding.
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In
China the peony is known as the queen of flowers, or the
flower of riches and honor and symbolizes wealth and distinction.
Provided the peony becomes vibrant and alive, full of beautiful
flowers and green leaves, it is also an omen of good fortune.
Chinese peony apparels are often made for good luck.
The peony pattern is especially suitable for exalted person.
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The
Latin name for Chinese chrysanthemum flower is Chrysanthemum
indicum, and it is known in China as Ju Hua. The plant grows
profusely throughout China and is both an emblem to the Chinese
and greatly prized for its medicinal properties, particularly
as an anti-inflammatory.
The chrysanthemum pattern is especially suitable for gentlewoman.
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Plum
blossoms' bright colored petals are an exquisite sight in
a landscape of snowy white. Because they are the few flowers
that bloom in the winter, Chinese cultures associate plum
blossoms to virtues such as endurance and perseverance.
The plum blossom pattern is especially suitable for tender and gentle
girls.
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In
Chinese culture, fish means "Prosperous" and ¡°Flourish¡± due
to its pronunciation in Chinese (it sounds "Yu" which
has a same meaning as "Prosperous"). Thus fish
design is often used on garments to express a wish of promising
future.
The fish pattern is especially suitable for young person.
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