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 Frog sign with a symbolic snake, China.

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 China Birds and floral forms symbolizing happiness

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

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

Signs & Symbols - line art Africa Pre-historic rock painting from northern Africa. Early hunters in this area had a mystical reverence for the lion.

Signs & Symbols - line art Australia Cave Painting of Dancers.

Signs & Symbols - line art A horse from the Chou period in China. The feudal age of China. In this period the nobility recognized the king as the "Son of Heaven"

Signs & Symbols - line art China The lion dance