Pine crane is an auspicious combination commonly used in China-pine and cypress, proud of frost and snow, outstanding, long life and enduring winter. It is often used to celebrate birthday and symbolize longevity.

Crane, regarded as an innate thing, is noble and elegant, and has the spirit of floating fairy. People all hope that youth will last forever, and they will live a long and healthy life. Therefore, auspicious pictures with the theme of eternal youth, health and longevity are widely circulated among the people.

In fact, the red-crowned crane has four toes, the first three toes, the last toe, and the last toe is too small to touch the ground, so it can't live in trees, so it can only live in shallow beaches of lakes and swamps. Patterns and meals are also named after Song He Yannian. The Nine White Banquet, the first of the seven appetizers in the Manchu-Han banquet menu, is also called longevity dish because of its profound meaning.

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Song He's interpretation:

1, loose

Proud of frost and snow, it stands out from others. It was first seen in The Book of Songs, Xiaoya Four Dry Trees. Because of its long age, it does not fade in winter, and pine branches are used for birthday exams and longevity.

This primitive symbolic meaning of the Song Dynasty was accepted by Taoism and became an important prototype of immortals in Taoist mythology. In Taoist mythology, pine trees are a symbol of immortality, so taking pine leaves and roots can soar to immortality. Be endowed with a noble and unsociable image.

2. Crane

Taoism was also introduced into the celestial world, so cranes are regarded as natural things and become a symbol of nobility and elegance. People who know the truth ride back and forth on cranes. Later, monks also took cranes as companions, giving them the connotation of noble feelings and becoming a symbol of lofty sentiments and aspirations of celebrities. Cranes are regarded as immortals among the people, and immortals are naturally immortals.

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