Dragon and fish
In this garden fountain of the Chinese Fukian assembly hall at Hoi An, the large, coiled dragon represents power while the fish represents scholarly knowledge. (Learn more)
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Other animals in the assembly hall garden also symbolize qualities admired and desired by this Fukian Chinese community.
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Photographs by Margery Freeman · Text by Lorraine Aragon
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