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  four bats and their Chinese stylized logo

 

Vietnam

The bat is a Chinese symbol for good luck. Here four bats surround the circular Chinese logo for a bat, hence in total five bats are depicted on this wooden gate in Danang.

 

In China, five bats traditionally represent fortune, longevity, good health, love, and death of a natural cause.

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