The moral of crane

In the traditional culture of China, cranes are regarded as auspicious things, meaning wealth, longevity, elegance, purity and beauty. Crane is a symbol of benevolence, righteousness, honesty and tolerance, and it is also a symbol of noble character and noble sentiment in the minds of China literati.

Crane is often endowed with some beautiful meanings in China's legends and literary works:

1. Seeing the dragon before seeing the crane: In ancient legends, the crane is the companion of the dragon, so seeing the dragon before seeing the crane. Crane symbolizes nobility, is a symbol of good fortune, and has the same meaning as dragon.

2. Crane: In Taoist and Buddhist cultures, crane is considered as an extraordinary creature and a beautiful symbol in the theory of Xiandao.

3, lucky money into treasure: cranes also have the meaning of lucky money into treasure, which is regarded as a beast that can bring good luck, wealth and auspiciousness.

4, stand out from the crowd: cranes also symbolize a high degree of integrity and superiority, metaphor people in behavior, talent, morality and other aspects have excellent quality and charm, unique in the crowd.

In a word, cranes are very important and precious resources in China culture, with rich traditional cultural connotation and far-reaching influence.

Species distribution of cranes:

There are 15 kinds of cranes in the world, which are distributed in other continents except South America and Antarctica. Cranes originated in the Western Hemisphere and later spread to Asia (9 kinds of cranes), Africa (6 kinds of cranes) and Australia (2 kinds of cranes). There are two kinds of cranes in North America.

Cranes: Red-necked cranes, grey cranes, red-crowned cranes, white-pillowed cranes, white cranes, sandhill cranes, white-headed cranes, American cranes, Australian cranes, black-necked cranes and meat cranes. Crane is a vertebrate, crane order, crane family, and a large wading bird. There are nine species in China, namely, red-crowned crane, grey crane, demoiselle crane, white crane, white-naped crane, white-headed crane, black-necked crane, red-necked crane and sand hill crane. Among them, the most famous is the red-crowned crane, the most widely distributed is the gray crane, the largest individual is the red-crowned crane, the smallest is the demoiselle crane, and the rarest is the dune crane.