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(n) 10)________carp.