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What does colorful goldfish mean

What does the colorful goldfish mean? In traditional Chinese culture, goldfish symbolizes happiness, wealth, good fortune and other good wishes. It is loved by people because of its soft body, swinging limb fins and dignified appearance. Goldfish swimming in the pool water, light spirit posture is intoxicating, is a common element of the literati painting and garden landscape.

The colorful goldfish is also the pet of keeping interest lovers. Its billion dollars of beautiful colors and quiet personality, won the love of many people. Keeping goldfish at home and enjoying the quiet time can not only add interest to life, but also cultivate emotions, reduce stress, and more beneficial to mental health.

In some literary works, colorful goldfish also often appear. For example, in the representative novel "Dream of the Red Chamber", Lin Daiyu adopted a tank of colorful goldfish as a symbol of her desire for wealth and prosperity and identification with the family and the country. And in the movie "The Palace of Heaven", the colorful goldfish also appeared many times, it is accompanied by many gods and goddesses, carrying an intense plot and a profound moral, and became a rare Chinese classic animated film.