Chinese Symbol Tattoos Gallery

In ancient Chinese society, the symbol tattoos' users were split into two groups.

One were using tattoos to worship their spiritual Gods and the other group actually were prisoners, as the ancient Chinese government was using tattoos as a method to disgrace criminal offenders.

Later on, Chinese symbol tattoos began to grow its popularity in people's self organized association and even ancient Chinese gangster organizations.

The Chinese classical novel "Shui Hu Zhuan" tells the stories about those tattooed Chinese Robbin-hoods sometime about 600 hundred years ago. Read more in Chinese tattoo story

In term of the traditional Chinese cultural value, "Loyalty", "Piety", "Graciousness" and "Righteousness" are the greatest words for tattoos as these words were favored by ancient Chinese people and regarded as a kind of virtue of a human.

But what are the most popular Chinese symbol tattoos people are searching now in the West? Well, quite different, and we have listed some of them in our Tattoo Gallery.

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Today, the technique for Chinese tattoo design has improved dramatically, and people's acknowledgment of tattoos has also changed. The tattoo is no longer a sign or id for a specific association or Chinese mafia organization. After centuries of development, today tattoos have become more and more acceptable to Chinese society

In recent years, the Chinese symbol tattoo have even gained its popularity from people both in the east and west. Sometimes, it was regarded as a dazzling symbol of the fashion and trends by many young people in the West.