 | William Giuseppi Gulland - Porcelain - 1902 - 572 pages
...birth, and their adaptation to elements differing from that of other created beings, the Chinese believe these creatures to be interchangeable. Many kinds...scaly armour of the fish indicates it as a symbol uf martial attributes. When Kwan Chung was sent by Duke Hwau of Ts'i to invite Ning Tsi to enter his... | |
 | William Giuseppi Gulland - Porcelain - 1911 - 568 pages
...pairs, faithful to each other. It has exactly the same sound as Fu, ' Riches.' " Mayers, p. 281 : " Yü, the generic designation for fish. From the resemblance...that of other created beings, the Chinese believe these creatures to be interchangeable. Many kinds of fish are reputed as being transformed at stated... | |
 | William Giuseppe Gulland - Porcelain - 1911 - 566 pages
...pairs, faithful to each other. It has exactly the same sound as Fu, ' Riches.' " Mayers, p. 281 : " Yu, the generic designation for fish. From the resemblance...that of other created beings, the Chinese believe these creatures to be interchangeable. Many kinds of fish are reputed as being transformed at stated... | |
 | Charles Alfred Speed Williams - Social Science - 1976 - 520 pages
...religious festivals. A tank containing carp or gold-fish is generally to be found in the temple courtyard. "From the resemblance in structure between fish and...birth, and their adaptation to elements differing irom that of other created beings, the Chinese believe the nature of these creatures to be interchangeable.... | |
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From the resemblance in structure between fish and birds, their oviparous birth, and their adaptation to elements differing from that of other created beings, the Chinese believe these creatures to be interchangeable. Many kinds of fish are reputed as... 