A wedding top embroidered with dragon and phoenix motifs

The Chinese phoenix and dragon featured on the wedding top are believed to be the perfect couple, representing ‘yin’ and ‘yang’, and are emblems of the empress and emperor respectively. The phoenix and dragon also symbolise success, prosperity and a happy marriage.

 

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