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'good luck' design - clouds
The Chinese have a cultural preference for design that can bring good luck. This comes from the belief that all things in the universe are interrelated and interact with each other.
The symbols used during the Olympic Games in 2008 were based on that. The inside design of the Hainan Airlines 海南航空 aircraft is also a nice example. They have plenty of symbols: the color red, clouds, the Chinese character '福', ...
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