Shoutao symbolizes happiness, health, good luck and longevity. It is usually used as food material to celebrate birthdays. People often give it as a gift to the elderly. It is a very suitable gift and a good blessing for the elderly.

Shoutao, in the original fairy tale, refers to peaches that can prolong life. Later, people celebrated their birthdays with fresh peaches, peaches made of flour or painted peaches. This kind of peach is also called "Shoutao". Because peaches have a better meaning, they are the most suitable birthday gifts for the elderly. The old man is also very happy to receive such a "birthday peach" gift.

Birthday for peach has become one of the traditional folk customs in China, and its connotation has exceeded the nutritional value of peach itself. More importantly, it symbolizes the younger generation's good wishes to the elderly and filial piety to their parents. It is a virtue inherited and carried forward by the Chinese nation for thousands of years, which can be fully reflected by sending peaches.