Buddha's finger: homophonic with "blessing", symbolizing blessing, usually held by a lucky star.
Carp: A symbol of more than a year, usually held by Lu Xing.
Flat peach is famous at home and abroad for its beautiful shape, bright color, delicious taste, fine meat, tough and easy peeling skin, rich juice, strong fragrance and instant taste. Flat peaches are not only good in color, fragrance and taste, but also contain certain protein, fat, vitamins and various minerals. They are exported to Hong Kong, Macao and overseas for more than 100 tons every year and are favored by people. Flat peach is one of the more precious fruits, and it is a kind of peach. It is oblate in shape, with a small pit at the top. Its peel is dark yellow, with a flush at the top, and it tastes sweet and juicy, so it deserves the name of "Xiantao". Flat peach is a kind of heterogeneous peach tree with curved branches. The flat peach produced has the reputation of "fairy fruit" and "longevity peach". The appearance of the fruit is flat, the skin is dark yellow and the flesh is yellow, which is not only beautiful, but also delicious.
Flat peach is also a peach in ancient Han mythology. According to the Book of Mountains and Seas quoted by Lun Heng Ding Gui: "In the sea, there is a mountain with a new moon, and there is a big peach tree on it, which bends three thousand miles."
Related legends
The Queen Mother of the West is a fairy who lives in Kunlun Mountain in the west of China. Every year, July 18th of the lunar calendar is the Christmas of the Queen Mother of the West in Yaochi. "The Queen Mother's Flat Peach Garden has 3,600 peach trees. There are 1,200 plants in front, with tiny flowers and fruits, which have been cooked for 3,000 years, and people have become immortal after eating them. There are 1,200 plants in the middle, which have been cooked for 6,000 years. When people eat Xiaju, they soar and live forever. There are 1,200 plants in the back, with purple lines and fine nuclei, which are cooked in 9,000 years. People eat the same life as heaven and earth, and the sun and the moon are the same. "
Legend has it that the story of the Queen Mother's flat peach party and the Monkey King eating Xiantao secretly has long been sung by the people, adding charm to people's peach tasting. Folk, people use peaches to pray for blessings, and call Shoutuan Shoutao. It is always indispensable in a birthday party. In traditional New Year's pictures, longevity peach is the content of expression. For example, the combination of peach and ganoderma lucidum is called immortal longevity, and the combination of bats is called longevity, which is more common in the Picture of Offering Longevity for Flat Peach, which is intended to prolong life. Peaches are always associated with immortals and longevity because of their rich nutritional value.