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「蝠」與「福」同音,正是中國人豐富的想像力和實用哲學,結合而成象徵福壽的吉祥物。常用蝙
蝠飛 翔於海上,表示福海之意。 將大量繽紛的蝙蝠掛在樹上,正如喜慶的春聯一樣,當民眾漫步於此,也 頗有祈福的意味。
Chinese characters “蝠” (Bats) and “福” (blessings), both pronounced /Fu/, are homonyms in Chinese. The Chinese people's rich imagination and practical philosophy somehow have transformed “bats” into a symbol of longevity mascot. In China, the image of the bats flying over the sea, indicating abundant blessings. So we hang a lot of colorful shiny bats on the tree crisscross, just as the bats fly cross the sea. Thus, when
people who walk past the trees, they are also blessed.