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

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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 phoenix is the emblem of femininity and the peony represents wealth and position. The phoenix is the legendary bird that rises from the ashes and symbolizes rebirth.

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 The Pacific Part of a Han Dynasty star map showing what we call the Plough or Ursa Major. 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

Signs & Symbols - line art The Pacific Mysterious carving of a snake copulating with a tortoise from a Han Dynasty tomb. 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 Chin

Signs & Symbols - line art China Frog image from a Chinese ceramic.