Fun Facts about numbers in Chinese culture

There are numbers that are considered lucky and unlucky in Chinese culture, mostly due to superstitions and fengshui.

• Number 8 has long been regarded as the luckiest number. With the pronunciation like 'Ba' in Chinese, it sounds similar to the word 'Fa', which means to make a fortune or to be well-off. The most popular example of this belief is probably Beijing Olympic Games. The opening ceremony commenced exactly at 8 minutes and 8 seconds past 8 pm on the 8th August, the 8th month of the 8th year of the 21st century.
• Number 4 is considered unlucky number as it is pronounced like “Si”, death in Chinese. So Chinese people tend to avoid number 4 when buying a house, choosing license plate, phone numbers, etc.