Friday, November 27, 2009

China



China's flag colors involve red and yellow. In China, red is the color of good luck and is used as a holiday and wedding color. Chinese babies are given their names at a red-egg ceremony. It is the color of happiness and strength. Also Red represents fire, reaching upwards, corresponds to the south as dictated by the traditional Chinese cardinal points, and coincides with the warm season of summer. The color yellow is most straight-forwardly translated as 黃 huáng, remembering that light orange often qualifies as 'yellow' to the Chinese, as do some shades of brown. Yellow is the name of the ancestor of the Chinese nation (黃帝 Huángdì 'The Yellow Emperor') and to say "yellow flower" (黃花 huánghuā) is to say chrysanthemum.The chrysanthemum represents virginity.(http://everything2.com/title/Chinese+colors)

Overall, The chinese use color as symbolism and reflective to their ancestors history. It is not so much as how the color of their flag represent their culture but how the colors symbolize certain meanings. However because yellow shines with optimism, enlightenment, and happiness, when you take a look at Chinese culture, their still is a very large part of ancient China still involved with their current culture. It is very calm and peaceful, like the tea ceremonies, peaceful and exert happiness and good living.



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