14/01/2023
🧧Chinese new year is around the corner! 🧧
Did you know that in Chinese tradition, certain items can symbolise certain luck and ward off evil for the new year to come?
This Lunar New Year, Iexpress is here to help you ship all small collectibles, decorations and homeware directly from China to your doorstep.
Don't know what to buy?
Here are a small list of items and their hidden meanings!
We also have some personal favourites and their stores on Taobao you can explore!
Red Envelopes/Pockets 🧧 {红包；Hong Bao}
This tradition began in the Han dynasty, using small collectibles such as coins to ward off any evil spirits. Such coins were then wrapped in red paper, evolving into our now red pockets.
Nowadays, couples who are married must give out red pockets to the younger generation to symbolise good luck and prosperity for the Chinese New Year.
New Year Scrolls/couplets 🧨 {对联；Dui Lian}
Scrolls placed around doorways and walls all have wishful and wise messages to symbolise and wish for good luck, Wealth, health and good things to people living or working where such scrolls are hung.
Red Chinese Lanterns 🏮 {灯笼；Deng Long}
Red Lanterns symbolise life and prosperous business in Chinese culture. Lanterns are often hung in pairs on either side of the doorways to guide the good spirits and luck home.
Peach Blossoms and Floral arrangements 🌸
{桃花and年宵花 ；Tao hua and Nian Xiao Hua}
Households are often decorated with floral arrangements, especially peach blossoms to symbolise the start of a cycle for plentiful of fruit in the year to come. Peach blossoms also stand for long life, romance and prosperity.
Copy and paste stores to enter:
1) 無早生活商店 -> bunny tail red envelope
2) defasilk 旗舰店 -> thin red envelope
3) 山林曦照 -> traditional couplets with rabbit
4) Missu studio 幽幽家 -> bunny tail red envelope
5)妙语联珠 -> fruit couplets with bunny
6) 南十字星旗舰店 -> floral arrangements
