Red envelopes, also known as lucky money in the traditional sense, are money wrapped in red paper by elders for their children during the Lunar New Year. It is said that during the Ming and Qing Dynasties, most lucky money was given to children with red ropes. After the Republic of China, it was wrapped in red paper. China people like red because it symbolizes vitality, happiness and good luck in China culture. Now it generally refers to a red paper bag wrapped with money; It is used to give gifts when celebrating. It also refers to giving bonuses and bribing others' money. In Cantonese-speaking area of China, red envelopes are called "giving profits", which are small gifts made by putting money in red envelopes.
In developed industrial areas, the company will issue "red envelopes for starting work" to all employees during the Spring Festival. Generally, after the Spring Festival, on the day when the enterprise restarts, all employees and subordinates pay New Year greetings to the business owners, and the business owners send red envelopes to the employees and subordinates. In the red envelopes, there are banknotes such as 8 yuan, 18 yuan, which symbolize the number of lucky and wealthy people, making everyone happy and lively, symbolizing a good start, harmony and prosperous business.