People with this tattoo do not sit down and die, but remain persistent in all aspects of life. and Paul D’Ambrosio, East China Normal University, China Laozi, values the inseparability of yin and yang, which is equated with the female and male. By Lijuan Shen, Xi’an University of Architecture and Technology, China. With the bravery of a samurai, it awaits the inevitable blade that will take its life.Ĭoupled with the ancient symbol of yin and yang-light and dark, balance in the universe-this tattoo is one of the most powerful and symbolic images known to man. In a general way, Taoism philosophy is symbolized by the yin-yang symbol. When a koi fish is caught, it will not flop and try to flee. Today the waterfall is known as the dragon’s gate, and some believe that any fish that can jump it will still be transformed into a dragon. To reward his persistence and bravery, the gods of the river turned that fish into a golden dragon. They kept at it for hundreds of years until finally, one koi made it to the top. Some koi, however, kept trying and trying to jump over it.
Many turned back, believing it was too difficult an obstacle. They went upriver, pushing against the current until they came to a waterfall. The story goes that once there was a huge school of fish made up of thousands of Koi swimming in the Yellow River in China. Some believe, however, that long ago, they descended from dragons. Originally carp, they were bred for their rich colors. They mark one of the rare instances of domesticated fish. In Chinese and Japanese culture, the Koi fish has a deep history and symbolic meaning.
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