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| Chinese Paper Cut-Five Venoms and Tiger |
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| This Chinese Paper Cut showing the beliefs of the Chinese on protecting their child from evil spirits. Children are made to wear tiger-themed hats and shoes. The tiger is believed to be able to drive off demons. |
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| Chinese Tiger pillows |
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| Tiger pillow are widely used by Chinese children. Tiger is taken as the king of the forest. He can protect children from dangers. It usually acts as a pillow or a toy near the pillow to guard the child. |
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| Tiger Themed Gold and Silver Products on Boosting Sale |
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| 2010 is the Chinese year of the tiger. Tiger themed gold and silver products are enjoying a boost in sales as the Spring Festival approaches.For Chinese people, the tiger is a symbol of unstoppable power. As the year of the tiger approaches, sales of tiger themed gold and silver products are proving to be unstoppable themselves. |
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| Tiger Shoes for Year of Tiger |
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| "Tiger Shoes", traditional Chinese cloth shoes for children, in Taoshan Township in Hanshan County, east China’s Anhui Province. |
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| Bronze Mirror with Dragon and Tiger Pattern |
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| This bronze mirror has a spherical knob on a round base. Above the knob are a dragon and a tiger arranged face to face. Below the knob is an inscription with three characters "Huang Yang Zuo", a scene of a winged-human and a kylin. |
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| Tiger Tally |
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| During the Han and Three Kingdoms periods the fu held by high-ranking officers were usually made of bronze and separated from the shape of a tiger. |
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| Discovering the Deeper Meanings Behind Tiger |
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| The Chinese are excellent philosophers and observers. As such, they understand the deeper meanings of animals, and utilized the characteristics of each creature to represent traits they wish to call upon in their own lives. |
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| Tiger in folk art |
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| The tiger is a popular theme in chinese folk art.One may encounter numerous images of tigers in almost all forms of folk art:paper-cuts, embroidery,sculpture, new year prints and others. |
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