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What is Japan's national treasure?

The national treasure of Japan is Zhu _. Zhu _ is a national treasure animal and has always been regarded as a god bird by the Japanese royal family. Zhu _' s Latin scientific name "NipponiaNippon" is literally translated as "Japan's Japan", and the bird name is named after the country name, which shows Zhu _' s importance to this country. Zhu _ is a rare and beautiful bird with white feathers, bright red crown, long black mouth and slender feet, which is called the "Oriental Pearl" among birds.

According to the ancient Japanese secretary, Zhu _ is a bird representing Japan. 1952, Japan designated Zhu as a "special natural relic". 198 1 At the beginning of the year, all the remaining five wild animals were captured for artificial reproduction, but all lost their reproductive ability. The last captive Zhu also died in June 2003.

Since then, Zhu _, which originated in Japan, has been completely extinct. The existing Zhu _ is a gift from China, and the Japanese cherish these guys. There is a train on the Shinkansen called "Zhu _".

Crested ibis, known as crested ibis and crested ibis in ancient times, is unique to East Asia. Once widely distributed in eastern China, Japanese, Russian, North Korea and other places, the population declined sharply due to environmental deterioration and other factors. As a national treasure of Japan, it is still very representative.