Title
Chinese wedding invitation card
Year/Period
Late 20th century
Region
Singapore
Object Type
wedding invitation cards, invitations
Dimension
Image size: 16.5 x 17.9 cm
Accession No.
1998-00624
Collection of
NLB Type
Document
This is a Chinese wedding invitation card inviting the recipient(s) to a wedding banquet at Empress Restaurant. The Chinese phoenix and dragon featured on the card are believed to be the perfect couple, representing ‘ying’ and ‘yang’ and are emblems of the empress and emperor respectively. The phoenix and dragon also symbolise success, prosperity and a happy marriage.
