Origami Phoenix and Dragon
Designed and Created by Me
Spanking 3 weeks in the folding process this work represents the unity between diverse differences between people and ideas.
Phoenix.
The Phoenix is a symbol that represents life and rebirth in the west, but in the East the Phoenix was the symbol of the Empress, the Yang to the Ying, black to white, and was there to balance the other out.
The Dragon
The Dragon represented power, and kingship in China. The Dragon represented the emperor, the Ying, and the white to the black.
Together.
Together the Dragon And Phoenix represents the balance of good and bad, power and weakness, light and dark, and the Ying and Yang. The idea of balance was important to the Ancient Chinese, because without it they believed that the world world plunge into the darkness or the light, thus destroying the world.