The colour "Blue" in Chinese Culture

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Originally Posted by TenTigers

That ain't da fukin blues, man.
That's more like a Chinese Bruce Springstein.

This is Chinese Blues.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhEbh...eature=related

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzdv6BJJgbk

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Originally Posted by Minghequan

Hi,

Can anyone tell me the value and or significance/meaning of the colour "Blue" in Chinese culture, ranking etc?

I am very interested in this form a cultural and Martial Arts level and would appreciate any and all information and discussion.

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Blue sounds like "Lahn Sih" in Mandarin. I don't know of any significance.

1. Blue procelain was and still is the best quality.

Jin Tai Lan was the best.

qing hua ci is blue flower procelain etc etc.

2. Blue sky is the greatest. lan tian.

Blue sky is very deep and wide.

Judge bao is called Bao Qing Tian.

Qing is the bluest of blues. or purest blue or deepest blues.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBpKP...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHGCz...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQzEN...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSvAN...eature=related

:)

There are 7 colors in the rainbows.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVTFOL5SyEo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eM9e2MN9iAw

:cool:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQBIPn_cnM0

lots of colors.

:)

yes. blue white and red.

the choices of three colors are actually learned or borrowed ideas from the french republic flag.

and the Russia republic adopted the three colors, too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BlOA4mLIwq8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOAtz8xWM0w

:cool:

1. cultural themes in Taiwan's celebrating the 100th aniversary of founding of ROC.

ask that where to go in the future

must know that where we come from first

find answers in our roots (culturally)

forge our future based on our roots.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-daO0n6Hh8

2. PR China

shining girl militia from beijing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vA4T...eature=related

while Russia abandoned the red flag in 1989.

China still dons the red flag

even thou market economy gradually took the place of socialism since 1978 or 10 years ahead of Russia.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNOkJcduIK0

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President Obama visited China.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVj49...eature=related

State dinner

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qUfX...eature=related

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An American boy living in Beijing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Sz1E...eature=related

wow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfTeC...eature=related

Russian as Chinese anchorwoman.

Wow.

Alles gut.

C'est bon.

Great.

:)