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Pan Tong:186 c;
CMYK: C0，M 100，Y 100，k 10；
RGB: R255，G0，B0 .
China people's preference for red has a strong cultural connotation. The scorching sun is like fire, and its color is reddish. Red is the color derived from the sun. Therefore, the ancients believed that the day was a virtue, the month was a punishment, the month was the death of all things, and the day was the end of all things (Huainanzi Astronomical Training). Everything in the sun is full of vitality and excitement. Out of attachment and worship to the sun, red, which symbolizes the sun, is also favored by China people.
Red represents warmth, enthusiasm, jubilation and auspiciousness, and has always been the basic color of China culture. In China, red symbolizes luck and happiness, which stems from the worship of the sun god and the earth god.
In China, the color of all these things is "China Red", from the clothes of newborn babies to the decorations for newlyweds when they get married, to the Spring Festival couplets posted on the doors of every household.
In China, red symbolizes luck and happiness, and is also endowed with the meaning of exorcism and luck. This is why marriage, the number one scholar and the birth of a new life, which are called the three happy events in life, are all represented in red.
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Application of China Red;
Chinese knot is one of the most representative symbols of China, representing unity, happiness and peace.
Red lanterns, every Chinese New Year holiday, are the season when red lanterns are hung high. A red lantern, beaming with red, symbolizes family reunion, prosperity and happiness.
Red Spring Festival couplets, festive red, represent the farewell of the old and the welcome of the new, and neat and concise words represent good wishes for the New Year. Spring Festival couplets are not only the symbol of China Red, but also the symbol of Spring Festival.
Paper-cutting is one of the oldest Han folk arts in China. Every holiday or wedding celebration, people will stick beautiful and bright paper-cuts on windows, walls, doors and lanterns at home, which will make the festive atmosphere more warm and reflect the ingenuity of girls.
Porcelain is also one of the symbols of China. The most famous porcelain is Jingdezhen porcelain. Since the Ming Dynasty, Jingdezhen porcelain workers have created a kind of high-temperature copper red glaze-Red Sacrifice. Demon but not bright, reddish and purplish, with deep and stable color and no cracks in the glaze. It is a treasure in colored glazed porcelain.
Red envelopes are a custom in China New Year. The most traditional red envelope is the lucky money for the Spring Festival, which is the money wrapped in red paper by elders for children during the Lunar New Year. Mainly a wish to express good luck.
References:
Baidu Encyclopedia-China Red