Xiao Kui Posted January 24, 2007 at 09:09 AM Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 at 09:09 AM 1. what do you call the little boy and girl everyone decorates their doors with at Spring Festival? 2. Are they a type of 门神 or are they too young to be gods? Thanks in advance for the info, and if I can think of any more silly questions I'll let you know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koneko Posted January 24, 2007 at 09:31 AM Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 at 09:31 AM 1. what do you call the little boy and girl everyone decorates their doors with at Spring Festival? The boy is known as 金童 and the girl is 玉女 . 2. Are they a type of 门神 or are they too young to be gods? See link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Door_god Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiao Kui Posted January 24, 2007 at 09:56 AM Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 at 09:56 AM Thanks so much Koneko. BTW the reason I don't consult wikipedia first before coming to the forums is it's blocked from China, which means accessing via proxy, and with my proxy in the US it's been slow to access since the infamous underseas cables were busted. I didn't see these kids mentioned in your wiki article but by the definition it gave for door gods, I guess they would make the cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koneko Posted January 24, 2007 at 11:30 AM Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 at 11:30 AM The pleasure is mine. Is Wikipedia still being banned in China? I thought it was over a while ago and people from that particular region were allowed to access to limited sections of Wikipedia. Well, you can actually combine 金童 and 玉女 to form a popular saying in Chinese, i.e., 金童玉女 which can be roughly translated into "a perfect couple; matching couple" If you google image 金童玉女 (click link below), you can see some couples (as the saying) and of course the cutie pies as you mentioned. http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&q=%E9%87%91%E7%AB%A5%E7%8E%89%E5%A5%B3&btnG=Search+Images Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skylee Posted January 24, 2007 at 02:30 PM Report Share Posted January 24, 2007 at 02:30 PM Or you can simply call them 童男童女. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quest Posted February 4, 2007 at 04:36 PM Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 at 04:36 PM Why are they dressed in 清装 though? 观音菩萨的金童玉女应该是穿仙服的..... 清朝搞到所有东西都不伦不类. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koneko Posted February 4, 2007 at 09:07 PM Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 at 09:07 PM Why are they dressed in 清装 though? Ha ha... I have even seen Mickey Mouse & Minnie Mouse dressed as 金童玉女 in 清装. Can you believe it? K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziyi star Posted February 5, 2007 at 10:19 PM Report Share Posted February 5, 2007 at 10:19 PM i've seen another type where the boy and girl are holding many things (in between money) instead. does they have the same purpose and those shown above? I can't see anything in your link Koneko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koneko Posted February 6, 2007 at 10:09 AM Report Share Posted February 6, 2007 at 10:09 AM That's weird?! I tested the link the other day before posting. Anyway, here's the picture K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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