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Reunification Palace (dragon carpet) |
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In the middle
of the carpet is a circle with at
the centre a
Chinese symbol for
bat
(fig.),
which in Mandarin is called
fu
(fig.)
and hence a
homophone of
foo, which
means
‘good luck’.
Around it are two
phoenixes
(fig.), the ancient Chinese symbol of the Empress,
which together with the dragon represents imperial power
(fig.).
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