Bats and peonies, peaches and toads: happiness symbols in Chinese art

Five Symbols of Happiness: Well-Wishing in Chinese Art exhibition from a collection of the State Hermitage opened at the Hermitage-Kazan Centre. Nearly 300 exhibits that arrived in the capital of Tatarstan cover several centuries of the ancient civilisation. Bats and peonies, peaches and toads – everything, fortunately, becomes clear at the exposition.


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