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Separately, green hats are associated with infidelity and used as an idiom for a cuckold. [13] This has caused uneasiness for Chinese Catholic bishops, who, in ecclesiastical heraldry, would normally have a green hat above their arms. Chinese bishops have compromised by using a violet hat for their coat of arms. [citation needed]
The Qingniao (traditional Chinese: 青鳥; simplified Chinese: 青鸟; pinyin: qīngniǎo; lit. 'Blue (or Green) Bird (or birds)') were blue or green birds which appear in Chinese mythology, popular stories, poetry, and religion (the Chinese are somewhat ambiguous in regard to English color vocabulary, and the word qing may and has been translated as "blue" or "green", or even "black").
Chinese name; Chinese: 四象: Literal meaning: Four Images: ... Blue-green: Wood: Young yang ⚍ ... In the game's 2018 Chinese New Year (Year of the Dog) event ...
Chinese jade refers to the jade mined or carved in China from the Neolithic onward. It is the primary hardstone of Chinese sculpture. Although deep and bright green jadeite is better known in Europe, for most of China's history, jade has come in a variety of colors and white "mutton-fat" nephrite was the most highly
It is also one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations, which are the astral representations of the Wufang Shangdi. The Azure Dragon represents the east and the spring season. [1] It is also sometimes referred to as the Blue-green Dragon, Green Dragon, or the Blue Dragon (蒼龍 Cānglóng).
Various folk cultures and traditions assign symbolic meanings to plants. Although these are no longer commonly understood by populations that are increasingly divorced from their rural traditions, some meanings survive. In addition, these meanings are alluded to in older pictures, songs and writings.
Xiaoqing (Chinese: 小青; lit. 'Little Qing'; Little Blue or Little Green) or Qingqing (Chinese: 青青) is a green or blue snake spirit and one of the protagonists of the Legend of the White Snake, one of China's "four great folktales". [1]
Most of the time, green was the desired color, reminding the Chinese of jade, always the most valued material in Chinese culture. Celadon glazes can be produced in a variety of colors, including white, grey, blue and yellow, depending on several factors: the thickness of the applied glaze, the type of clay to which it is applied,