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Is it appropriate to drive a crane west when a young man is dead?

The death of young people can be called premature death, unfortunate death, unfortunate death and so on.

Riding a crane to the west is riding a crane to heaven. Extended meaning is a taboo sentence about death. It contains the meaning of respect and blessing for the deceased. In ancient China, cranes were usually regarded as a symbol of longevity and compared to flying cranes in the west. As an auspicious bird, cranes are accompanied by immortals. Therefore, there are euphemisms for death, such as going west, visiting immortals, dying in the west, becoming immortals and so on. Taoism prefers crane, so the word should come from Taoism. Traveling westward with cranes originated from Taoist language. In Taoism, some immortals float on cranes, symbolizing longevity, and immortals ride on cranes, showing the elegance and elegance of Taoist immortals. In traditional pictures in China, there is a saying that cranes prolong life. Cranes and pine trees represent longevity, and bats and deer represent luck.