Popular Culture Review Vol. 11, No. 2, Summer 2000 | Page 15

The Custom of Chines Red Packet Exchanges 11 ......V,. HM.,- : •■ ...•'.• V' ~J J F . ' ^ 7fi^ ^^ y .f' ^ •"^ ] ■V ,••;■ - '■'' - ■■>-■ ■'^ ■• '/ ' ’ ^ 1». ^ -*ix; Figure I: A traditional red packet. The tradi tional Chinese sailing-boat and propitious words mean a blessing of smooth life. Figure 2: A red packed in the 1980s. The three Chine.se words meaning happiness, luck and wealth. 7^7%, '■\ r \ * O . ,^ v < ~ ^ ^ > - X 'X '3; V*'^* ,¥ ’s ' *L ^ T v',> . vs:' .......... Figure 3: A red packet in the 1980s with lucky colour images (Sin Hau Bank Limited). ' wi.iMiTini 1 !. . .............. +«" Figure 4: A red packet of a Chinese restaurant. (Treasure Restaurant Company Limited).