The Heart of Manchu Loving-kindness
This page displays the Heart of Manchu Loving-kindness, a decorative item designed in Autodesk Inventor.
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Figure MH-1. The Heart of Manchu Loving-kindness, to be made with aluminum foil material, features two solid hearts intersecting at a 90-degree angle, plus two framed hearts intersecting at a 90-degree angle and forming a 45-degree angle with the set of solid heart. This structure allows the heart shape to be viewed from different angles. The solid hearts are colored pink and light blue, symbolic of femininity (or the “Yin”) and masculinity (or the “Yang”) respectively. The metallic gold color in the frames symbolizes power; the Power of Manchu Loving-kindness, the Power of Love that overcomes hatred, and the Power of Forgiveness that overcomes the temptation for revenge. In Manchu culture, gold and yellow used to be symbolic of the power of the Emperor and nowadays represents the power of the people.
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Figure MH-2. The red Chinese knots (中国结) are used on the top and bottom of the Heart of Manchu Loving-kindness. Red color represents “good luck” and “happiness” in traditional Chinese culture. According to Wikipedia, “the phenomenon of knot tying continued to steadily evolve over the course of thousands of years with the development of more sophisticated techniques and increasingly intricate woven patterns. During the Qing Dynasty (1644–1911) knotting finally broke from its pure folklore status, becoming an acceptable art form in Chinese society and reached the pinnacle of its success.”
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