Fish is an indispensable dish on the dinner table on the eve of the Spring Festival, because the Chinese character for “fish” is pronounced the same as that for “surplus”. Just because of this symbolic meaning, fish is also given as a gift to relatives and friends during the Spring Festival. The symbolic meaning of fish is said to derive from the traditional Chinese culture. Chinese people have a tradition of saving and they believe that the more they save, the safer they feel. Nowadays, although people have become increasingly rich, they still regard saving as a virtue worth carrying forward.