Signs & Symbols - line art China The stag and the pine tree both represent longevity.

Signs & Symbols - line art China The monkey King and the pig God.

Signs & Symbols - line art China The cock symbolizes courage and reliability

Signs & Symbols - line art China This papercut employs two magpies to offer double happiness.

Signs & Symbols - line art Pictographs of the Shang Dynasty, China. boar The earliest recorded Chinese dynasty (1760-1520 BC)

Signs & Symbols - line art Pictographs of the Shang Dynasty, China. ewe The earliest recorded Chinese dynasty (1760-1520 BC)

Signs & Symbols - line art Pictographs of the Shang Dynasty, China. stag The earliest recorded Chinese dynasty (1760-1520 BC)

Signs & Symbols - line art China In China the dragon has the positive attributes of spirituality and is a link with heaven. The Chinese Emperors took this legendary creature as their personal emblem.

Signs & Symbols - line art China The tiger was used by military officers as a symbol of fierceness and courage.

Signs & Symbols - line art China The lion not only represents strength and courage but it is also imbued with a playful and mischievous nature.

Signs & Symbols - line art China Han Dynasty Rosettes. The Han Dynasty lasted from (206 BC-AD 220) and was the second great dynasty of china. This period had so profound an effect on Chinese culture that the Chinese word for someone who is Chinese means

Signs & Symbols - line art China Han Dynasty Rosettes. The Han Dynasty lasted from (206 BC-AD 220) and was the second great dynasty of china. This period had so profound an effect on Chinese culture that the Chinese word for someone who is Chinese means

Signs & Symbols - line art China Abundant Harvest