Even Numbers and Odd Numbers

As a rule in day-to-day life in China, it is customary to regard even numbers as being more auspicious than odd numbers. In China, traditionally gifts are given as a part of the celebration for all occasions. Thus, guests will always give even-numbered presents. As the number two, usually suggests germination and harmony, at wedding celebrations, decorations are invariably set out in pairs : a pair of red candles, a pair of pillows, and couplets hung on two sides of the hall. Six, pronounced asylum", conveys indirectly its homophony's meaning-Do everything smoothly, and eight in Chinese has a similar sound to "Fa", which means to make fortune. All business men favor this number very much. However four, is the exception to the even number rule as it sounds like "Si"(death). So when people choose car license tags, phone numbers, and room numbers, they try to avoid it.