Human beings are the spirit of all things. With their innate love for life and avoidance of death, longevity has become people's eternal pursuit. Various thoughts and practices that pursue the extension of life course and longevity culture have naturally emerged as a result of traditional Chinese architecture with unique national style. House pillars, beams, courtyards and pillars are engraved with the four beasts, dragons, phoenixes, turtles, unicorns and various lifelike pictures of longevity stars revered by the Chinese. When choosing a name for a house, you should also consider auspicious things such as Longevity Palace, Renshou Palace, Wanchun Palace, Qianqiu Palace, and Wanqiu Palace.
In addition, Chinese food also embodies longevity culture everywhere. Trillium wine, Chunxuan wine, Fushou wine, Wanshou cake, crane age, spring longevity dew, spring red pine, spring Wanshou dragon bud and longevity jade. This longevity culture is also reflected in the names of plants, such as Dieffenbachia pine, Marigold, Dieffenbachia, etc.
It can be said that in our traditional culture, the pursuit of longevity is everywhere and at all times.
Shoupao
In addition to longevity noodles, Shoupao is also a must-have item at the birthday banquet. According to legend, eating longevity peaches can make people live longer. If there are no fresh peaches due to seasonal restrictions, you can use flour to make longevity peaches. When daughters go to their parents' homes to celebrate their parents' birthdays, they often give them eight birthday peaches, symbolizing the Eight Immortals celebrating their birthdays. In some places, the custom is to give nine birthday peaches, symbolizing longevity.
Jade carving pink purple jade longevity peach