IfyoudonotknowwhattoweartoattendaChinesecelebrationsomethingredisalwaystherightchoiceonsuchoccasions．Theredcolorisalwaysassociatedwith"happinessandgoodfortune"．TheChinesepeopleenjoydecoratingtheirhouseswithsomethingred．ThebridewearsatraditionalChineseweddingdressinredonherweddingday(thoughprobablyinfluencedbythewesterncustomsshewouldwearwhiteweddingdressatthebeginningofthecelebration)．UnliketheimplicationofredtoangerdangerandtheunreasonableoutburstofemotionsintheWestsuchastheexpressionslike：bearedragtoabull;toseered;toseetheredlight;topaintthetownred;redintoothandclawetc．theredalwayscarriespositivemeaningsinChina．

Thenextcolorusedtobeveryspecialisyellowwhichissimilartothecolorofearthandsoilsinceearthandsoilwereveryimportanttopeople．YellowusedtobethefashionablecolorusedbytheEmperorsinChina．

Anotherfavoritecolorisgreenwhichrepresentslifeandenergywhileblackandwhiteareassociatedwithdeath．Don'twearablackdresstoattendtheweddingorabirthdayparty．Wearingwhiteheaddress(头饰)indicatesthatsomeoneinyourhomerecentlydies．

Probablyblackisalsoassociatedwithdarkness．TheChineseliketorefertothingsillegallydone"black"forexample"blackmoney"and"blackmarket"．And"blackheart"referstosomeonereallybad．

TheindirectmeaningsofcolorsareobviousinthecostumesoftraditionalChineseoperas．Redindicatesloyaltyandcourage;blackrepresentshonestyandfairness;yellowclothingsignifiesroyaltyandwhitetopurity．

Don'twearagreenhatonanyoccasioninyourdailylife．"Wearingagreenhat"isaChineseidiomreferringtoone'swifehascommittedadultery．Ahusbandwearingagreenhatseemstoclaimthathiswifeisanadulteress．Thereforedon'tmakeyourselfastandingjoke．