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Traditional Chinese Wedding Grand Gift List "Grand Gifts" is a set of elaborate gifts to be presented to
the bride's family by the groom's family. All gifts should come in
even numbers, meaning "good things double"...
Some gifts on the list are seasonal, or not readily available in
some parts of the world. As long as you present some of the
gifts on the list in even numbers, it is a wonderful gesture that
shows respect to the bride's family.
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Li Shi Money. The amount is
determined by the groom's family, usually contains the number 9,
such as $99, $999, etc.
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Jewelries, such as gold
dragon-phoenix bangle. Two families discuss the design and cost
before purchase.
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Two pairs of dragon-phoenix
cakes, and certain amount of Chinese and western cakes.
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Dried seafood and mushroom and Fat Cai. Fat Cai is a must as it
symbolize fortune and prosperity. Seafood to be presented in four,
six or eight items, which include sea cucumber, clam, shrimp,
squid, shark fins, etc.
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Three poultries. Two pair of raw chicken, two males and two
females; 2 to 4 kilograms of pork, shoulder-cut, meaning
"double fly".
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Fish. Two pair of fish to
bring "fish smell", same pronunciation as "lively
air."
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Coconut. Two pair of coconut, which pronounced as "ye zi",
same as "grandfather and son."
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Wine or
liquor, four bottles together.
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Four Peking Dried Fruits, dragon eyes, leechy, chestnuts,
shelled peanuts, contained in a red, wooden decorated box named
Tie Box. Other items in the Tie Box include lotus seeds, lily,
cypress leaf, sesame, red beans, green beans, red dates, and red
string, Li Shi money, dragon-phoenix candles a pair, and red
banners one set.
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Raw fruit, certain amount, to
indicate "sheng", a word to express liveliness.
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Bin Lang,
two pairs.
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Tea, two cans. Tea is planted
with seeds. Tea as a gift implies that the family will have more
seeds after the wedding.
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