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Five Relations (Wu lun)

Symbolized by five pairs of birds this stands for the five ethically important Confucian relations i.e. between father and son, husband and wife, elder brother and younger brother, friend and friend, and between the Emperor and subjects. These values are fundamental to the Chinese society and have remained important even after the overthrow of the Qing dynasty.

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