The phrase "shining symbol" is indeed correct and usable in written English.
You could use it to describe something that stands out brightly or is a metaphor for something positive. For example, "The rainbow was a shining symbol of hope after days of rain."
A student "tags" Sather Gate, a shining symbol of philanthropy's contributions to UC Berkeley's preeminence.
Others saw in his hopeful reach as a shining symbol of liberty.
Ndolo airport was once a shining symbol of Kinshasa's modernity, growth and prosperity.
TMI, he thinks, is a shining symbol of the future for nuclear power.What explains this burst of enthusiasm?
But President Obama is more than just a shining symbol of racial progress in a democracy long marred by oppression.
As a shining symbol of democracy, the United States capital is not ordinarily a place where coronations occur.
That anti-French sentiment was bolstered by what government supporters say was the excessive force used by French troops during a demonstration last week outside the Hotel Ivoire, once one of the shining symbols of this country's affluence and sophistication.
As the Brazil and Colombia teams established camp in the steamy heat of Fortaleza on Thursday, the focus was firmly fixed on the players who have become the shining symbols of their campaigns to make it to the World Cup final.
This could be one of the bold, shining symbols of our country's restored rationality and openness to the world.
They talked at length about the Capitol Building and the White House, but conveniently forgot to mention that it was enslaved Africans who actually built those shining symbols of democracy.
He secured Kenya's place as a shining international symbol of impunity.
