Why do Chinese love red crowned cranes?

There is only one partner in life, whether it is birth, old age, sickness or death or accident, loyalty is the same! Lovebirds! Longevity is comparable to human lifespan!

The world's largest wetland is the hometown of cranes in China, Zhalong Nature Reserve.

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Because there is a beautiful and true legend.

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The reason why red-crowned cranes are called Japanese cranes is that the specimens of red-crowned cranes were brought from Japan.

Because the specimen was brought from Japan, it was named "Japanese Crane", and the name in English and Latin is also called "Japanese Crane". Therefore, the word "japonensis" is included in the scientific name of Latin, and it has been used internationally. In fact, the Japanese themselves do not call "Japanese crane" noun, but "tancho", which translates into Chinese as red-crowned crane.

In 1776, a German zoologist, Statius Müller, published an article on naming various types of birds, including the name "Japanese crane".

Due to the Qing Dynasty at that time, the German did not know that the red-crowned crane originated in China, and in the same way, he could not get the specimen of the Chinese red-crowned crane. At that time, a Japanese man provided a specimen of a red-crowned crane from his own country, so that according to the rules of Linnaeus's taxonomy, the physical name could be based on the name of a person or a place. Hence the name "Japanese Crane".

Introduction to red-crowned cranes

The red-crowned crane is one of the crane species, a large wading bird that lives in swamps or shallow waters, and is known as the "god of wetlands". The body is massive, but the body is elegant. The neck and feet are long, the body is mostly white, the tips of the head are mostly bright red, and the legs are generally black.

When young, the bird's head and neck are tan, and the body feathers are white with a hint of maroon. Red-crowned cranes mostly live in groups, or in pairs, or in groups, foraging grounds and habitats are generally relatively fixed, red-crowned cranes are very intelligent, when they forage or rest, often send an adult bird to patrol, if they find danger, they will make a call to warn other kind.

The voice of the red-crowned crane is very high-pitched and loud, this is because its articulation organs are relatively special, its neck is slender, the song pipe is also long, the length can have a lead file of more than 1 meter, which is five or six times the length of the ordinary human trachea, and the end is curled, coiled between the sternum, just like the brass instrument in Western music, it can cause strong resonance when pronounced, and the sound can be transmitted to 3-5 kilometers away.

Not particularly understood. Aware. Because this bird has no feathers on its head and shows a patch of red, it is called a red-crowned crane.

I don't know, the origin of the name of the red-crowned crane is determined by its appearance, and their appearance is more distinctive.

Understand some, mainly from textbooks and some popular science materials; It is also known that because there is a bright red spot on the top of its head, it is named red-crowned crane.

Even if the red-crowned crane is a protected animal, it cannot delay the fact that it is about to become extinct.

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When the red-crowned crane flies in the air, its head, neck and slender legs are stretched straight, and the front and back are proportionate, which is very leisurely and contented, making it full of the "immortal" rhyme of the world's independence. Red-crowned cranes can live up to fifty or sixty years, which is considered the longest life expectancy in the bird world. Therefore, in the ancient poems, calligraphy and paintings of our country, there are often "pine cranes prolonging the years" graphics and inscriptions, in order to express the wish of the king a long life.

The neck of the red-crowned crane is particularly long, and the trachea is coiled between the sternum, like the structure of a trumpet. Therefore, the chirping of the crane is very loud. In the Book of Songs, it is said that "the crane sings nine gao, and the sound is heard in the sky", which is to describe the crisp and high-pitched chirping sound of the red-crowned crane flying in the clouds.

Because of this, in the folklore of our country, the immortals always take the red-crowned crane as their companion, driving the auspicious clouds to come suddenly, singing all the way forward, and the red-crowned crane is also known as the "crane".

In Chinese culture, except for the virtual phoenix, in terms of fame and popularity, there is no red-crowned crane. The crane is a symbol of longevity, and its posture is elegant and noble. In ancient poems, although it cannot be said that the amount of the car bucket, it is also common.

As soon as the cranes line the clouds in the clear sky, it will lead poetry to the blue sky. Tang Liu Yuxi Autumn Ci) is a good sentence to describe the high and refreshing autumn atmosphere. "The sound is broken outside the blue clouds, and the shadow is lonely in the bright moon.

Don Du Mu Beihe) brings people a sense of loneliness and desolation. In the seventy-sixth episode of "Dream of Red Mansions", Lin Daiyu and Shi Xiangyun wrote a couplet poem, Xiangyun's sentence "Crossing the Crane Shadow in the Cold Pond" almost stumped Lin Cainu, and after pondering for a long time, Daiyu finally came up with the "strange and treacherous" poem "Cold Moon Buries the Soul of Poetry". Linked to Daiyu's fate, readers can only sigh.

Tsurumoto is bleak, this is the feeling of the literati. The common people are not, the pine crane picture is one of the most popular stickers in the people's homes in the past, and we had it in our family when I was a child. The crane hair and childlike face are people's praise for the tough body of the elderly.

Moreover, cranes and immortals are always linked, and in the fairy picture, cranes will not be absent.

Although there is not only one kind of crane, but the "crane" or "crane" in ancient poems and paintings is recognized as the red-crowned crane. A movie "Flying Crane" more than 20 years ago, and Zhu Zheqin's song "A True Story" a few years ago have made the image of the red-crowned crane more and more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The so-called national bird must carry traditional culture and be recognized by most people.

If you really choose any national bird, I am afraid that it is more suitable than the red-crowned crane.

Fashionable people are proud to take English names, but red-crowned cranes unfortunately have an uncomfortable English name and Latin scientific name. Regardless of him, "go your own way and let others say go." "We determine the national bird, what do we have to do with foreigners?

Perhaps in the future, foreigners will think that China's national bird is the "Japanese crane", which is a bit incredible, and it is unknown whether they will take the initiative to change the name of this cute bird. Perhaps the Japanese are quite proud, and they have also left a good story for Sino-Japanese friendship. But no, it's ourselves who make trouble first, what do others have to care about?

Let's change to a different bird. But China is so big and there are so many species of birds, and it is not easy to reach a consensus. The phoenix is just a legend, and the real thing cannot be found; Mandarin ducks only belong to love, not atmospheric enough; Magpies are loved by people, and their chirping is not steady enough; The crested ibis is beautiful, but it is too rare and lacks cultural bearing; It seems unclear what Dapeng is; As for sparrows, that's just funny netizens.

The English name of the red-crowned crane (japanesecrane) and the Latin name (grusjaponensis) literally translate to "Japanese crane". English and Latin names are generally not changed, and it is inappropriate to choose "Japanese crane" as the national bird of China in any case.

In March 2003, the State Forestry Administration launched the national bird selection activity, and after nearly 3 million netizens across the country and overseas voted, among the 10 candidate birds, the red-crowned crane won 64% of the votesIn August 2006, the State Forestry Administration reported the results of the selection and made a clear recommendation to identify the red-crowned crane as the national bird of China. On March 13, 2007, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress officially accepted the proposal to recommend the red-crowned crane as the national bird.

The red-crowned crane is translated as "Japanese crane", fortunately, China has a lot of land, netizens: hurry up and choose the new national bird.

According to ancient fossil proof, the red-crowned crane originated in Chinese mainland and was found under the cave cave in Beijing, and this specimen is now preserved in the National Institute of Paleontology.

In 1776, a German published an article about naming various types of birds, including the name "Japanese crane". Due to the Qing Dynasty at that time, the German did not know that the red-crowned crane originated in China, and he could not get the specimen of the red-crowned crane, when a Japanese provided a specimen of the red-crowned crane from his own country, so that according to the rules of Linnaeus's biological classification, the physical name can be based on the name of the person or the name of the place. Because the specimen was brought from Japan, it was named "Japanese Crane", and the name in English and Latin is also called "Japanese Crane".

It has been used internationally. Even the Japanese themselves are not called "Japanese cranes", but "tancho".

In 1980, an international crane research group was held in Hokkaido, Japan, at which this issue was discussed. Professor Zheng Zuoxin, an ornithologist at the Chinese Academy of Sciences at the time, proposed that the essence of 'Japanese crane' was 'red-crowned crane', which should be changed, and later the English was changed to 'red-crowned crane'. Since then, it has been used in international academic conferences and publications, but the Latin language has not changed.