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Why is red a symbol of China?

Chinese Red Chinese Red (also known as the reddish color) Chinese Red, the cultural totem and spiritual convert of the Chinese, traces its origins back to the ancient pious worship of the sun god. The sun symbolizes eternity, light, vitality, prosperity, warmth and hope. Chinese red is the soul of the Chinese people, the evolution of the custom of Shanghong, recorded in the heart of the Chinese people's journey, after generations of inheritance, precipitation, deepening and abandonment, the essence of tradition gradually transmuted into the undertones of Chinese culture, permeated with a strong and positive into the world, symbolizing enthusiasm, progress, unity and the character of the nation. Chinese red absorbs the most vital elements of the sunrise; picks up the most gorgeous and fascinating light of the evening sun; steams up the extreme temperature of the blazing fire; gathers the most thick and active components of the blood; blends in the most delicate emotions of the acacia beans; and dyes the maple leaves with the most mature late autumn imagery. ...... Chinese red (also known as reddish-red) is the red of the three primary colors, which is the main color. The color tone derived from the Chinese red series: delicate durian red, deep jujube red, gorgeous vermilion red, simple and turbid clay red, rust red, bright cherry red, bright and elegant carmine red, shy scarlet and warm orange red. Chinese red and blue, glazed yellow, acacia green, the Great Wall gray, ink black and jade white constitute a colorful landscape of traditional Chinese colors. Chinese red means peace, good luck, festive, fortune, health and longevity, dignity, harmony, reunion, success, loyalty, bravery, prosperity, romantic, sexy, warm, rich, euphemistic; means that everything goes well, drive away diseases and disasters, turn bad luck into good fortune, give up evil and promote the good ...... Chinese red is dense with the antique flavor of the Qin and Han Dynasty; the continuation of the pomp and ceremony of the Tang and Song Dynasty; inherited the brilliant Wei and Jin vein; flow of the unique style of Yuan, Ming and Qing charm. With its rich cultural connotations, it is coiled into an intricate Chinese knot, highly summarizing the endless history of the Dragon's heir. From the red walls of the vermilion door to the mahogany cabinets; from the children's intimate bibs to the Chinese red-themed weddings; from the belts and tassels of the Lunar New Year to the longevity peaches of the birthday girl's birthday suit; from the red strips of cloth hanging on the lintel of the entrance to the full moon of the child to the "full moon round"; from the embroidered balls of the dragon lanterns to the ornaments of the gongs and oboes; from the red headbands and scented pouches of the girls to the red headbands of the Yangge Songs. From the embroidered balls of dragon lanterns to the ornaments of gongs and suona; from the red headbands of the daughters of the women of the boudoirs to the dancing silks of the rice-planting songs; from the ribbon-cutting of the opening ceremony to the greeting cards of the new year; from the sealing clay engraved with power to the brocade flags of the records of merits and honors; from the hanging of lanterns at Chinese New Year festivals to the Spring Festival couplets, inverted blessings, and window decorations posted in every house; from the red packets of the New Year's red envelope for "squeezing the waist of the belly" to the firecrackers to welcome the new year; and from the famous "red, green, yellow" Tang three colors to Jingdezhen's most prestigious "sacrificial red" porcelain ...... Chinese red so that the farming culture as the basis for the family consciousness as the core, after how many generations Subtle cultivation, y embedded in the soul of the Chinese people, become a well-deserved amulet of life, guarding the ideal territory of the unity of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism. Chinese red is everywhere, all the time. Chinese red and the Olympic Games Red is the color of Beijing, but also a symbol of China. Red palace walls, red lanterns, red weddings, red spring couplets, from ancient times to the present, life in Beijing is full of red decorative themes. Red, constitutes the color with which people identify Beijing. Red is the color of passion and sports; red is the color of joy and peace; red is the color of folklore and culture; red is also the main color of the color of the emblem of the Beijing Olympic Games. Chinese Red Porcelain (referred to as Chinese Red) Chinese Red is famous for its exquisite porcelain making skills, which spread all over the world before the appearance of the Four Great Inventions. Red is the favorite color of the Chinese people, and it is also the most popular color in the world. Red porcelain carries good fortune, honor, and has been a prized possession for royalty since ancient times. Today, China Red Porcelain applies the technique of red porcelain to daily life utensils, so that red porcelain, which could only be enjoyed by the royal family in ancient times, enters into the lives of our modern people. From design to research and development, each product of Red Porcelain is created by professional designers who carefully select materials, conceptualize, and combine different ideas to create crafts. Whether it is the appearance or the connotation, you can see the designer's ingenuity, so the product has a high artistic value and ornamental value. We have a group of avant-garde and highly personalized professional team. We take the information base and requirements provided by the customer as a starting point for overall program planning, with new ideas and unique methods of careful design, fine work, the customer's image will be displayed in a variety of products in the red porcelain. Strong design capabilities, a high degree of responsibility, standardized management, reasonable prices and perfect service is the red kiln porcelain has always pursued. Not only that, more importantly, it proves to the world once again that the Chinese nation has a long history of glorious ceramic culture and then the leading position in the international unshakeable. Now, the Chinese red into the master artists indoor elegant play, into the countries collectors deliberately seek the treasure.