Traditional Chinese Motives(中国传统图案）

The Celestial Chinese Dragon is comparable as the symbol of the Chinese race itself. Chinese around the world, proudly proclaim themselves "Lung Tik Chuan Ren" (Descendents of the Dragon). Dragons are referred to as the divine mythical creature that brings with it ultimate abundance, prosperity and good fortune.

The Chinese Dragon, or Lung , symbolizes power and excellence, valiancy and boldness, heroism and perseverance, nobility and divinity, that's why in most Mandarin garment making appears so frequently the dragon motives.

Phoenix (Feng & huang) are mythological Chinese birds that reign over all other birds. The males are called Feng and the females are Huang; in modern times, however, such a distinction of gender is sometimes blurred into a single female entity, as the bird is often paired with Chinese Dragon and the dragon has male connotations.

In ancient China, they can often be found in the decorations of weddings or royalty, along with dragons. (The dragon and phoenix are considered symbols of blissful relations between husband and wife). Today, we follow the custom in apparel making by using a lot of phoenix motives.

Fu - Good Luck is one of the most popular Chinese characters used in Chinese New Year. It is often posted upside down on the front door of a house or an apartment.

The upside down fu means good luck came since the character for upside down in Chinese sounds the same as the character for came.

Lu-Prosperity used to mean official's salary in feudal China.

Its pronunciation in Chinese is the same with deer, so we can often see a deer in Chinese painting, meaning Lu.

This motive stands for the Chinese character Shou, which means "Longevity". This motif is commonly used in Mandarin garment making to bear a meaning of long life wish.

Double Happiness - A large Chinese character, on a red piece of paper or in paper cut is always put where it must strike the eyes on a young couple's wedding.

In China the peony is known as the queen of flowers, or the flower of riches and honor and symbolizes wealth and distinction. Provided the peony becomes vibrant and alive, full of beautiful flowers and green leaves, it is also an omen of good fortune. Chinese peony apparels are often made for good luck.

The peony pattern is especially suitable for exalted person.

The Latin name for Chinese chrysanthemum flower is Chrysanthemum indicum, and it is known in China as Ju Hua. The plant grows profusely throughout China and is both an emblem to the Chinese and greatly prized for its medicinal properties, particularly as an anti-inflammatory.

The chrysanthemum pattern is especially suitable for gentlewoman.

" Plum blossoms" bright colored petals are an exquisite sight in a landscape of snowy white. Because they are the few flowers that bloom in the winter, Chinese cultures associate plum blossoms to virtues such as endurance and perseverance.

The plum blossom pattern is especially suitable for tender and gentle girls.

In Chinese culture, fish means "Prosperous" and "Flourish" due to its pronunciation in Chinese (it sounds "Yu" which has a same meaning as "Prosperous"). Thus fish design is often used on garments to express a wish of promising future.

The fish pattern is especially suitable for young person.