Whatever the source, auspicious designs were visible almost everywhere on the objects of daily use and the architecture of traditional China, and they played an even more important role at weddings, at the birth of a child, at New Year's, and on other special occasions.
這種種來源的吉祥圖案，在中國人的日常用品、建築中幾乎隨處可見；在結婚、生子、過年、賀壽等特別的時日裡，更扮演重要角色。