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What is the definition of striped crane?

Crane: It means to prolong life.

Together with pine trees, it symbolizes the longevity of pine cranes. With the deer phoenix tree, it means that the crane and the deer are in the same spring.

In ancient times, cranes were "under one bird, above ten thousand birds", second only to Phoenix's "Yipin Bird", and the pattern woven by the official clothes of Yipin officials in Ming and Qing Dynasties was "Crane". At the same time, the crane is the first of its kind, and it has been called "a needle bird" since ancient times, which means the first.

Yipin is the title of the highest official rank in ancient times. Below the emperor, civil and military officials are divided into nine grades, with the highest quality.

Crane is also the noblest bird among birds, representing longevity and wealth.

Legend has it that it can live for thousands of years. Crane is independent, looking forward, graceful and elegant in color.