| Right, but the Japanese are the greatest 'borrowers' mankind has ever known. Their early links to China and it's religions, customs and written language were all exported to Japan thru cultural exchange and trade.
What is interesting is how the myths , regions and customer were integrated into Japanese culture. It is not unlike how christianity was evolved from paganism, Roman and Greek myths.
So the Carp and the symbolism is very much Japanese although it is definitely based in Chinese culture. - JR |