Bauhinia, also known as red-flowered Bauhinia or red-flowered lamb's-foot, is the regional flower of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Bauhinia is often used to compare with kinship, symbolizing brotherly harmony and family prosperity.

The meaning of Bauhinia comes from an allusion: Legend has it that during the Southern Dynasty, Tian Zhen, a magistrate in Jingzhao Yin, and his brothers, Tian Qing and Tian Guang, split their family, and when all other properties had been properly divided, they finally realized that there was still a Bauhinia tree in the yard with sparse branches and leaves, and flowers that were not easy to deal with. That night, the three brothers discussed the bauhinia tree cut into three sections, each divided into a section. Early the next morning, the three brothers went to cut the tree and found that all the branches and leaves of the tree had withered, and all the flowers had withered. Seeing this, Tian Zhen couldn't help but sigh to his two brothers, saying: "Man is not as good as wood. People are not as good as wood. Later, the three brothers combined their families again and lived in harmony. The tree is quite humane, and then revitalized, and the growth of flowers and foliage.

Bauhinia blossom, a branch, a turn, such as dye, such as painting. In the midst of the upheaval, the wandering heart has a lot of attachments. The wind blows the bauhinia, falling flowers countless. Let the melancholy poet see things and miss their relatives. The former companion of the hand and foot love like no place to return to the falling flowers like a gone. Bauhinia has always been a symbol of family and beauty, flesh and blood.

Bauhinia is also known as red-flowered Bauhinia or red-flowered goat's foot armor. It is a tree of the family Succulentaceae and the genus Goat's Nest. Branches more, branchlets slender. Leaf blade has rounded, broadly ovate or kidney-shaped, the top are split into two halves, like sheep's hooves. Flowering period between winter and spring, the flower is as big as palm, slightly fragrant, five petals evenly arranged in whorls, red or purple-red, very beautiful. Bauhinia is evergreen and luxuriant all year round, quite resistant to soot, especially suitable for street trees. The bark contains tannins and can be used as a tanning material and dye. The roots, bark and flowers can also be used as medicine. Bauhinia is also an important landscaping tree. It has great ornamental value.