Chinese Buddha Statue
Old chinese wooden statue
Chinese bracelet
Ethnic minority bracelet
Chinese puppet
Old chinese puppet china
Chinese boxe
old chinese wooden boxe
Chinese Padklock
Chinese decoration items, china locker
Bronze bouddha
chinese decoration statue
Chinese earrings
Ethnic minority earrings jewelry
Small chinese buddha
chinese wooden buddha, chinese decoration
Chinese Kakemono
Chinese painting, china decoration
Ethnic Hairpins
Chinese minority Hairpins jewelry
Chinese cricket boxes
Small chinese bone cricket boxes
Chinese Opium Lamp
Old chinese opium Lamp
Chinese traditionnal Crikets and Birds Boxes - Chinese Decoration
Crickets are very important in the Chinese tradition. They symbolize happiness and longevity. They are usually raised for fighting. Crickets also represent the eternal cycle of life. The Chinese custom is to offer a cricket in his Chinese cricket cage when someone moves into its new home.
Chinese birds and Crickets cages in Chinese Culture
During the Tang Dynasty, the cricket was no longer used for its singing, but it became an insect fighting utilized for gambling. Since that day the Chinese perpetuate this tradition. In order to transport their crickets, the Chinese use cricket cages that can be made of wood, bone or metal. As the result of the prohibition of gambling in China, this tradition was lost in the middle of the twentieth century.
