A symbol of "Double Happiness"(囍) is something that cannot be missed during a Chinese wedding- whether it may be a traditional one or among those which have a more contemporary set-up.
It is usually printed on the invitation with the use of golden hot stamps. The symbol of Double Happiness is a declaration that the bride-to-be and the groom-to-be will be united. The symbol, which is composed of two standard Chinese characters used to signify "happiness", means that the couple and their families will now be "together".
Each of the characters that denote happiness is written as "xi" in Mandarin. In the case of the Double Happiness sign, the two "Xi" characters signify the happiness of the newlywed couple that are about to spend their lives together. Pronounced as "shuang-xi", the sign generally stands for marital happiness. Note that the Double Happiness sign is not used in regular Mandarin writing, but is only observed for marital union invitations and declarations.
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Sixty five-year old craftsman Wang Sanbao, a resident of Xibei village, Yongjia county, east Zhejiang province, concentrates on a crutch he is making. He produces crutches in designs of Chinese zodiac animals.
[Photo by Wenzhou Daily]
Every nation has it's own civilization,own handicrafts and traditional arts. Chinese handicraft is having own oriental artistic glamour."Chinese Fabric Art" is one of these.
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China's traditional handicrafts, of the material, include bamboo, wood, porcelain, lacquer, enamel, textile, paper, plant, leather, jade, stone, and others. They are carved, shaped, painted on, plaited, cut and scissored, chopped and fined, forming their distinct expertise and artistries, which keep growing and constantly turn out newly in the soil of the unlimited imagination of people.
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