In Chinese culture, fish symbolize 1) , harmony, happy marriage, and 2______________ . And fish can also help people 3) _______________ with their distant friends or loved ones. Among fishes, the carp is very popular and is regarded as a 4)______________ of power because its scales and whiskers are 5) ____________ to those of the dragon. Many painters are interested in and good at painting fish. Three paintings are mentioned here: In the first painting, the painter refuses to follow the convention and shows the 6) __________ of the happy goldfish in an unusual way. In the second painting, the 7)_________ of “boneless” techniques makes the swimming fish seem more real. In the third painting, it is obvious that a court painter is praising the emperor’s 8) __________ and 9)____________ in a skillful way through painting a 10)___________carp .