Koi is the most prized fish in the feng shui world. A decorative variety of carp, koi come in several bright colors such as red, yellow, blue, white and sometimes black. The typical number for Koi fish in a feng shui aquarium is 9 (8 brightly colored koi and 1 black koi fish). The black fish is there to neutralize bad luck.

You can also find feng shui cures with 2 koi fish, this being a feng shui cure to attract love and fidelity. There are also paintings with any number of koi fish in a stream, which is used to represent a fresh flow of abundance. Still, best numbers are considered either 9 or multiples of 9. Such as 99, 36, 999 etc.

“鱼的寓意有很多，因为 “鱼” 和 “余” 同音，也常被寓意为年年有余，在古代鱼象征着富贵。
1. “鱼” 与 “余” 谐音，所以鱼象征着富贵。民俗岁末祭祖中讲究供鱼，取年年有余鱼之吉利，则是对鱼的一种图腾崇拜。
2. “如鱼得水” 用来描述工作和生活和谐美满、幸福、自在。鱼水。比喻夫妻相得，或者男女情笃。
九鱼图是具有吉祥如意寓意,自古“九”就有长久之意。“鱼”则为万事如意。九条可爱的锦鲤在水中嬉闹,寓意着长久的吉祥如意，红色的鱼有旺运之说.

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Nearly 2249 years ago, the first Emperor of China Qin Shi Huang placed eleven families in Suzhou, China to create handmade Silk Art for the imperial families. A descendant of one of the original families, Forest Qing Zhang, King Silk Art’s founder and President, built our family’s company into a global business. King Silk Art is now based on California, US.

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The home of the House of Zhang and the birthplace of Silk Art is a city called Suzhou, located in the deltas of the Yangtze River in Southeastern China, about 60 miles west of Shanghai.

Suzhou has a history of more than 2,500 years, dating back to the late Shang Dynasty. Marco Polo called Suzhou “The Venice of the East“. An old Chinese saying calls Suzhou a “Paradise on the Earth“. Centuries of tourists have praised the beauty of Suzhou’s nature, classical gardens, bridges, waters, traditional operas, and the soft tone of the dialect. Suzhou is still a favorite tourist destination with a rich history and a fascinating present.

Over the years, Suzhou has evolved into a modern industrial city. With a total area of nearly 8500 square miles and a population of just over 6 million, Suzhou is a major manufacturing, technology, investment and exporting base in China.

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There are many hypotheses regarding history of the domestication of the horse. Horses first appeared in Paleolithic cave art around 30,000 BC. These were wild horses that were hunted for their meat. However, it is disputed exactly how and when the horse first became domesticated.

马的精神，是忠诚，是高贵，是奔驰，是不可征服。马的神韵，则是马在与人类同生死、共荣辱的历史中所表现出来的一种奉献美的史诗。纵观历史。马，从远古的沙场尘烟中驰骋而来，雄浑、高昂、豪迈。几千年来，马用自己的力量和赤诚经历了血与火的洗礼，随人类的发展流动为一种精神，成就了源远流长的神韵。马，是保家卫国、惩恶扬善、匡扶正义的英雄征战疆场、驰骋翱翔的翅膀。从人类的发展中去追溯马的精神，更能感受到马是人类最亲密、最友善的朋友的真正含义。

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“Peacock symbolism: Vision, Self Expression, Spirituality, Awakening, Integrity, Freedom, Guidance, Protection, & Watchfulness. In Greco-Roman mythology the Peacock tail has the “eyes” of the stars. … The Peacock represents resurrection, renewal and immortality within the spiritual teachings of Christianity.

“孔雀是百鸟之王，是吉祥鸟，从古到今，孔雀在艺术、传说、文学和宗教上久负盛名，孔雀是最善良、最聪明、最爱自由与和平的鸟，是吉祥幸福的象征，孔雀也可看为是绶带鸟，绶与寿谐音，表示长寿之意。”

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