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Numbers are used everywhere.In Chinese culture,some numbers are believed to be lucky or unlucky (1)
the Chinese characters that the numbers sound similar to. For example,the word for the number 8 sounds(2)
the word for "making a fortune".So,people consider it a very lucky number.Some people will even(3)
having 8s in their phone numbers or vehicle license plate(車牌照) numbers. The number 9 is also a lucky number (4)
its connection to the emperors of China.There were nine dragons on emperors' robes (龍袍) and Chinese myth held that the dragon had nine children.The number 9 also (5)
"long-lasting".That's why a man always proposes to a woman with 99 or 999 roses.