The connotation of auspicious fish pattern in Chinese traditional apparel

摘要

The cultured values of apparel in Chinese minorities decorated with fish patterns and fish shapes were discussed. The fish patterns'auspicious implication and symbolization were explained. The research showed that the popular fish patterns were endowed deeply with Chinese people'procreation and ancestor worship connotation, which expressed greatly Chinese people's strong recalling toward their forefathers, and their expecting for their offspring's honor, wealth and status in their future lives. Fish patterns and accessories are the exhibition of people's inner heart and preying for their happier lives with safe, health, luck, rich, opulence and offspring's prosperity.