Chinese people like the red color a lot. China used to be called the “red country” in the past. Even now Chinese people like to refer themselves as “chi zi”, meaning the “red descendent”. Traditionally, red represents the motherland and authority. Official uniforms of the Tang Dynasty were red. In the Qing Dynasty, different shades of red were used on the official caps to show different ranking. Even nowadays, headlines of the official documents are still printed in red, and they are called “red head documents”. Red is also s highly-regarded color among ordinary people as red represents happiness. For example, the word “double happiness” used for weddings is red. The bride wears red clothes, which is different from the white gowns of the West. During Chinese Spring Festival, people will give hong bao, or red envelops with money inside to the children as well wishes. Couplets hanging on both sides of the doors are written in red. Even the outfit of Zhong Kui, the door god whose portrait is hung on the door, is red. The word red equals prettiness. The expression hong yan means “red color”, is a synonym of a beautiful girl. Red is also one of the most frequently-used words used in the names of Chinese women.