Election of China's national flower, national tree, and national bird, hope everyone will pay attention - China DOS Union Forum

Discussion is going on here, http://news.163.com/editor/031011/031011_815402.html.
The national flower, national bird, and national tree are actually spiritual symbols for all the people of a country, so I hope everyone can take part.
I also put forward my own views, hoping to offer a few commonplace remarks by way of introduction and help do this well, contributing my small part:
National flower: lotus

The lotus is a symbol of noble character, unstained though it rises from the mud. The lotus is independent, free, graceful, and bright. People in China today really need this kind of spiritual quality. Also, the lotus seed core is bitter yet holds green life within; even if buried in the soil for a thousand years, it can still sprout and bloom. This is also a portrayal of the unceasing vitality of our nation, long tempered by suffering.

National tree: ginkgo

The ginkgo is an ancient gymnosperm that has endured hundreds of millions of years of wind, frost, rain, and snow, including the trials of the cruelest ice ages, and in the end it survives in China in fruitful abundance. It is also a portrayal of the spirit of the Chinese nation refusing to yield to any hardship. Every part of the ginkgo is valuable: the seeds can be eaten or used as medicine. The leaves can be made into health drinks, and the trunk is excellent timber no less fine than pine or cypress. The ginkgo has a beautiful shape and is widely distributed; when autumn comes, the whole tree turns golden, rivaling the red maple. It can serve as the national tree.

National bird: red-crowned crane

The red-crowned crane, also called the immortal crane, is beautiful, noble, and dignified, and can well represent the nation. Although its natural distribution in our country is not very wide now, as a symbol of beauty, health, and longevity, the immortal crane has, over several thousand years, sunk deep into our souls along with our culture. Isn't cultural breadth also a kind of breadth? In fact, we still do not have any other bird with a greater influence in the hearts of our people or one that would be more readily accepted than the red-crowned crane.

Floor1　MYS	Posted 2003-10-11 00:00
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Discussion is going on here, http://news.163.com/editor/031011/031011_815402.html. The national flower, national bird, and national tree are actually spiritual symbols for all the people of a country, so I hope everyone can take part. I also put forward my own views, hoping to offer a few commonplace remarks by way of introduction and help do this well, contributing my small part: National flower: lotus The lotus is a symbol of noble character, unstained though it rises from the mud. The lotus is independent, free, graceful, and bright. People in China today really need this kind of spiritual quality. Also, the lotus seed core is bitter yet holds green life within; even if buried in the soil for a thousand years, it can still sprout and bloom. This is also a portrayal of the unceasing vitality of our nation, long tempered by suffering. National tree: ginkgo The ginkgo is an ancient gymnosperm that has endured hundreds of millions of years of wind, frost, rain, and snow, including the trials of the cruelest ice ages, and in the end it survives in China in fruitful abundance. It is also a portrayal of the spirit of the Chinese nation refusing to yield to any hardship. Every part of the ginkgo is valuable: the seeds can be eaten or used as medicine. The leaves can be made into health drinks, and the trunk is excellent timber no less fine than pine or cypress. The ginkgo has a beautiful shape and is widely distributed; when autumn comes, the whole tree turns golden, rivaling the red maple. It can serve as the national tree. National bird: red-crowned crane The red-crowned crane, also called the immortal crane, is beautiful, noble, and dignified, and can well represent the nation. Although its natural distribution in our country is not very wide now, as a symbol of beauty, health, and longevity, the immortal crane has, over several thousand years, sunk deep into our souls along with our culture. Isn't cultural breadth also a kind of breadth? In fact, we still do not have any other bird with a greater influence in the hearts of our people or one that would be more readily accepted than the red-crowned crane.

Floor2　木　可	Posted 2003-10-14 00:00
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Mm, support!!!

Floor3　如是大师	Posted 2003-10-16 00:00
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Nice