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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The spiritual symbolism of the peacock has been recognised in every corner of the world for centuries – even longer, perhaps! From Asia to the Middle East, Africa, Europe and the Americas. There are myths and legends involving the symbolism of the peacock.

At the root of all of this is the peacock’s spiritual essence. How we as human beings identify with what it embodies. For much of history, the peacock was a symbol of the nobility and particularly of royalty. As a result, many kings in Europe would purchase a peacock or two for their estate.
1、象征权利
因为孔雀美丽并且具有美好的品德，多被绣在人们的官袍之上，作为一种权利的象征。不少人在家中选择有孔雀花翎或者是孔雀图案的花瓶、画，都是在期望能够得到权利，官运畅通无阻。
2、美好爱情
孔雀除了象征权利以外，还象征着爱情。因为白孔雀的头部是白色的，正符合人们对于白头到老的美好期盼，因此孔雀在情人眼中，也就成为了美好爱情的一种象征，希望爱情能够圆满。
3、优美才华
孔雀自身十分美丽，带有一种高贵之感，在神话中也是一种美丽与才华兼具的象征。因此在我国，孔雀还象征着优美与才华，是对美丽女性的赞美，和对学富五车的才子的称赞

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