Pair of Mandarin Ducks

Place these love charms in your Nien Yen (Romance) direction is said to ensure a joyous, stable and solid marriage.

A standard wedding gift, mandarin ducks are well-known by many married couples. They’re also great for improving your love luck as a single person looking for a mate. Their presence is believed to lessen chances of divorce, infidelity and other types of marital or romantic distress.

Mandarin ducks are monogamous and mate for life. The male is a great protector of the nest site while the female keeps it warm. If one loses a partner they display great sadness and grief. For this reason they are such great symbols of love and are always portrayed in pairs.

In Chinese Mandarin Ducks in a pair they are referred to as Yuan-yang. This phrase is also used to describe an ‘odd couple’ because mandarin male and female ducks look so different from one another. But an unlikely pair does not in any way mean that they are less suited for each other! It simply means that two different flavors or individuals are coming together to create something beautiful and unique like everlasting love. 

The presence of mandarin ducks near you fosters a loving environment where heartaches are lessened and mutual support between partners is encouraged. The use of their imagery is common in Chinese weddings because of their symbolism of fidelity and long lasting love.

A Chinese proverb for the most ideal loving partnership involves these ducks, describing a successful and long lasting coupling as: “two mandarin ducks playing in water.” A beautiful image for the flirtatious and joyous nature of love.

Here are some feng shui placements for a pair of mandarin duck:

1. Display the mandarin ducks in your Romance direction or Nien Yen aspect (according to your Kua number as in the feng shui kua theory) to support your loving relationship, pursuit of a partner or marriage. This placement is said to stabilize or attract a joyous relationship for many, many years. 
2. Place a pair of mandarin ducks by your bedside for married couples. This is said to encourage the strength and endurance of your bond and discourages the potential of external circumstances to harm your connection with one another.
3. Place the two mandarin ducks beside your bed facing one another if you are single and trying to attract a partner. This is believed to aide in summoning a worthy and devoted partner to join you in life.
4. Loosely tie a red string around the neck of your mandarin ducks to symbolize “tying the knot.” This is said to prevent infidelities and philandering of either husband or wife. It will foster loyalty, helping you and your partner to stay together and secure in your bond.

According to feng shui bagua 8 life aspirations formula:

1. Place the Feng Shui mandarin ducks in the southwest zone (or romance sector) of the living room, bedroom or office. This will generate love luck for your romance, pursuit of a partner or marriage.