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---------------- Circumference: Phoenix & the Dragon ---------------- An old, 2-inch Chinese coin-charm (left: reverse made to look like money to bring good luck), purchased at a fleamarket, in New York City. What looks like a heron and a lizard, fish bones and a beach, probably represents a Phoenix and Dragon, a classic emblem for a Chinese amulet of this type. According to a website named, Coins of Ancient China, "The dragon represents royalty, rain, and spring. The dragon admonishes greed and avarice. The phoenix is the fabled bird that is burned and renewed from the ashes. In china, the phoenix is known as 'Feng-Huang.'   'Feng" is the male phoenix and 'Huang' is the female phoenix. The phoenix represents the Empress, beauty, warmth, prosperity and peace. The ancient Chinese believed that the dragon presided over the Eastern Quadrant of China and the phoenix ruled the Southern Quadrant."

Camera: Canon PowerShot A610 | Exp. bias: 0 EV | Focal Length: 7.1875mm (=35mm)

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