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The Introduction of Classic Chinese Tattoos
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.
Keep on clicking and read more!
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