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Colors in Chinese Culture

Dec 20, 2018
1 min

Cyan in Chinese Culture

Cyan is a lucky color in Chinese culture, which represents hope and honor. In Chinese mythology, Cyan Dragon is in charge of the east...

ChinaFetching

Dec 20, 2018
1 min

Pure White in Chinese Culture

Pure white is an ambivalent color in Chinese culture. The Chinese character of white, from Oracle Bone Script to current one, has been...

ChinaFetching

Dec 7, 2018
1 min

Bright Yellow in Chinese Culture

Bright yellow used to be royal’s color in the history of China, exclusively. However, it was originally a popular color for everyone....

ChinaFetching

Nov 28, 2018
1 min

Ink Black in Chinese Culture

In ancient China, ink black was considered as representative of the sky, the most mysterious and honorable place. Therefore, it had been...

ChinaFetching

Nov 14, 2018
1 min

Cinnabar Red in Chinese Culture

Since Oracle Bones originated in the Shang Dynasty (1600 B. C. — 1046 B. C.), Cinnabar had been used to color or directly write those...

ChinaFetching

Sep 8, 2018
1 min

Colors in Chinese Culture

Can color, a common aspect of our daily lives, tell us story of history of China? Are those colors we seeing everyday representations of...

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