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    The colour "Blue" in Chinese Culture

    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 symbolizes immortality. Dark blue is also a color for somber occasions like funerals and deaths.

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    blue symbolizes the small shiver that happens sometime when you pee.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bawang View Post
    blue symbolizes the small shiver that happens sometime when you pee.
    my sifu said that the secret of immortal practice was never to do that...

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    Chinese sash colours tend to stick with the colours that correspond with 5 phase/ 5 elements.

    white/gold/green/red/black

    which each correspond to

    wood/metal/earth/fire/water


    ...and so on. Cosmologically speaking, there's not much there on Blue.
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    Look at old symbolism you see in Chinese culture.

    Blue Dragon: Ching Long

    White Tiger: Bai Hu

    These were the images seen in many temples.

    I would infer the meaning would be strong, wise, etc using the color blue based on this.
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    Wouldn't Ching Long be Green Dragon Dale?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dale Dugas View Post
    Look at old symbolism you see in Chinese culture.

    Blue Dragon: Ching Long

    White Tiger: Bai Hu

    These were the images seen in many temples.

    I would infer the meaning would be strong, wise, etc using the color blue based on this.
    isn't it Green Dragon? ("ching" meaning green / young and relating to the Liver / Wood phase)

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    The concepts of green and blue were sometimes conflated into the idea of a single color. I remember reading that about 40 years ago in an old book about Chinese symbols.
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    Qing

    Qing (青 ching in Cantonese) can be translated as green or blue. Usually it means green. Sometimes it even means black.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GeneChing View Post
    Qing (青 ching in Cantonese) can be translated as green or blue. Usually it means green. Sometimes it even means black.
    Really? The "black" one would be a pretty esoteric kind of reference wouldn't it?
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