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The Color Matters --- Green in Chinese Culture



Green in Chinese Culture

In one of my previous blogs, I introduced some basics of what the color red and golden represents in Chinese culture. Today, let's take a look at GREEN in Chinese Culture.

Nowadays, green means energy saving, environmental friendly, and such... and it is the same as in China. But, Green mean so much more in Chinese culture as well. Behold.



1)  More popular in tale from old times, Outlaw, Robin-hood, someone rob . In Chinese, it is 绿林好汉, direct translation in English is Good Man in Green Woods. Isn't it a more vivid description then "robin-hood"?