Signs & Symbols - line art Prominent ribs on this image from China, symbolize the spirits of the dead.

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

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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 Squatting figure from China.