In Chinese culture, the peony symbolizes wealth, prosperity, and good fortune. Often referred to as the "king of flowers," it is also associated with love and romance, making it a popular choice in wedding decorations. The flower's lush, full blooms are admired for their beauty and are thought to bring happiness and success. Additionally, the peony is celebrated in various traditional art forms and is featured in festivals and celebrations.
There are many themes in The Jade Peony, such as Chinese Culture, relationships, sexism.. and the list goes on.
A red peony means live giving.
The Jade Peony is about Japanese living in Canada in the 1930s and 40s.
In the Victorian language of flowers, peony was interpreted as bashfulness or sometimes as shame.
The National Flower is the Peony
chicken eyes
Bamboo
Wind chimes symbolize much in The Jade Peony, but I think they mostly symbolize the culture and how the modern "Chinese-Canadian" family's culture is being lost, but the Grandmama is educating the boy (Sek-Lung) on how to build a wind chime (but also teaching him about culture). Evidence is that the two issues the family discussed were GMMa and Sek-Lung went out and dug around for wind chime materials, and the second issue was the "scientific, logical world" and how learning the language was sort of useless. Also, GMMa and Sek-Lung went to find the wind chime materials and that's when his "real education" was (according to him). How I phrased it doesn't make much sense... sorry about that. Wind chimes symbolize culture, and how Grandmama is passing down the culture by building and leaving a wind chime behind.
The white cat in "The Jade Peony" by Wayson Choy symbolizes comfort, protection, and unity within the Chen family. It represents a connection to their Chinese heritage and traditions, serving as a source of emotional support during challenging times.
White peony is a mild Chinese tea made from unopened tea buds.
In Chinese culture, the color black is associated with the element water, cold temperatures, the direction north, the planet Mercury and the season of winter.
The classic Chinese blood tonic is a mixture of rehmannia, dang bui, cnidium, and white peony.