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Chinese Fish Painting
In China, "fish(鱼)" and "surplus(余)" and "jade（玉）" are homonymic words (all sound "yu"), so fish represents affluence and abundance. China artists often draw the auspicious fishes drawing as carp and goldfish, as "carp(鲤)" and "benefit(利)" are homonymic words in Chinese, and … Continue reading
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Chinese Fish Painting
The words for fish and abundance are pronounced the same in Chinese (鱼,yu) so the fish in the Chinese culture symbolizes wealth. As they multiply rapidly and sometimes swim in pairs , fish also symbolize harmony, marital happiness and reproduction. Chinese … Continue reading
