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The widespread superstitions afflicting China

Chineseย cultureย hasย aย longย historyย ofย superstition,ย whichย stillย hasย anย impactย onย the dailyย livesย andย businessย dealings of the people of China. Theseย culturallyย ingrainedย ideasย includeย theย significanceย ofย variousย colorsย andย numbersย asย wellย asย theย thoughtfulย choosingย ofย gifts. Numerousย customsย andย ritualsย areย followedย inย variousย areasย ofย lifeย toย attractย goodย fortuneย andย wardย offย illย luck.

A report in The Southย Chinaย Morningย Postย claimsย thatย inย Chineseย culture,ย numbersย haveย aย bigย impactย onย people’sย lifeย andย canย haveย aย positiveย orย badย relationship. Fourย isย consideredย unluckyย inย Cantoneseย andย Mandarinย becauseย itย isย soย nearย toย “death.” Buildingsย mayย thereforeย lackย aย fourthย levelย orย anyย additionalย floorsย denotedย byย theย numberย 4,ย whileย havingย eightย storeysย thatย phoneticallyย representย “wealth.”

Thisย conceptย alsoย appliesย toย automobileย registrationย plates,ย whereย luckyย numbersย likeย asย 888ย andย 999ย areย highlyย valuedย andย bringย highย sumsย whenย auctioned. Forย instance,ย theย numberย plateย “28”ย inย Hongย Kongย soldย forย HK$18.1ย millionย becauseย itย resemblesย theย phraseย “easyย toย prosper.”

Additionally,ย phoneย numbersย haveย meaning;ย forย example,ย theย combinationย 118ย andย 168ย isย thoughtย toย bringย goodย fortune. Althoughย someย culturesย perceiveย theย numberย 666ย asย unlucky,ย Chineseย cultureย viewsย itย favorablyย sinceย itย denotesย easyย advancementย inย Mandarin.

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Chineseย peopleย avoidย settingย outย sevenย dishesย atย aย tableย whenย dining,ย especiallyย onย specialย occasionsย whenย theย numberย 7ย isย connectedย toย endingsย andย loss. Anย evenย numberย ofย dishesย isย consideredย lucky,ย inย keepingย withย theย notionย thatย goodย thingsย occurย inย pairs. Auspiciousย datesย areย carefullyย selectedย forย significantย events,ย suchย asย weddingsย andย formalย openings,ย frequentlyย withย theย assistanceย ofย aย fengย shuiย master. Datesย endingย inย eightย areย especiallyย lucky,ย asย demonstratedย byย theย 2008ย Beijingย Summerย Olympics,ย whichย gotย underwayย atย eightย o’clockย onย Augustย 8. Theseย customsย areย aย reflectionย ofย aย strongย culturalย beliefย inย theย abilityย ofย numbersย toย affectย successย andย luck.

 

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