Saturday, August 15, 2009

Fish Tattoo

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The Qingshiqiao pet shop - Chengdu , CHINA
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PET shops in a city in southwest China are offering fish tattooed with patterns and lucky characters intended to bring their owners good fortune and happiness. The Qingshiqiao pet market in Chengdu sells a variety of ornamental "fortune fish" decorated with flowers, rainbows and characters. Tropical parrot fish are usually used for tattooing, lasers were used to tattoo the fish. An ordinary parrot fish sells for just 10 yuan ( RM6 ) while a tattooed one goes for at least 25 yuan ( RM 25 ) . A set of four fish tattooed with the characters for "Good Fortune," "Luck," "Long Life," and "Happiness" can cost 120 yuan ( RM72 ).
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