Is China Red a big red or a vermilion red?

Chinese Red is Vermilion Red.

Vermilion Red, or Chinese Red, is a color that is one of the colors of red, between red and orange. The purest form of vermilion comes from China, hence the name China Red.

Vermilion, also known as China Red, is a color (English: Vermilion, also spelled Vermillion) that is one of the colors of red, between red and orange. It is an opaque cinnabar and made of color, from ancient times has been used, for powdered rouge. However, the pigment is made of mercury sulfide, which is toxic like all mercury compounds.

Because vermilion was the right color in ancient times, the emperor used vermilion for his royal approval, the royal buildings were decorated with vermilion on the palace walls, and the official or rich families often painted their doors vermilion, which is how the saying "vermilion door stinks of wine and meat and the road freezes with dead bones" came to be. In the five elements of yin and yang of the Han Dynasty, the red color symbolizes the Vermilion Bird, referring to the south.

Introduction to Vermilion

Vermilion is the name of a traditional Chinese color, between orange and red. It is made from an opaque form of vermilion. It has been used since ancient times as a rouge for applying powder. It is also known as Chinese red. It is a symbol of China's red-hot color.